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doller from Genua to London, And otherwise … doller from Genua to London, And otherwise referring himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
deposition and the rules of arithmetick for the casting up of summes hee saith<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the 15th hee saith that the said Thomas Andrew and Richard<br />
Clutterbuck were and are merchants of greate trading, and soe well knowne<br />
and accompted to be. and saith that hee cannot estimate their dammage<br />
(in the not delivery of the said pepper according to the bill of lading) sustained<br />
by them over and above the rate the said peppers would at Genua have<br />
yeelded more then the said hasilgrave sold them for.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the partie producent
Repeated before doctor Clarke and doctor Godolphin.
John Andrew:/ [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 5th of September 1654.
William M[?ourten] Esquire against}<br />
[?Spencer]. Clements ffrancklin}
Examined upon the libell given in this cause.
'''Clements dt. [?XX 2 alys]'''
'''Richard Lee''' of London gentleman aged 34 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first second 3. 4. 5 and 6 articles of the said libell hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the arlate William Mourten Esquire (the producent)<br />
commonly called Sir William Mourten, and Jeremiah harrison, and is very<br />
well acquainted with them both and that hee this deponent was the last yeare present<br />
in [?Queenes] Creeke in yorke river in Virginia at the plantation of the said Jeremiah,<br />
harrison and had severall times speech with the said Jeremiah harrison<br />
about the tobacoes in question being desired by Sir William<br />
Mourten the producent (or by major henry Norwood as agent for the said<br />
William Mourten Esquire) to speake with the said harrison thereabouts,<br />
and saith that in or about the moneth of January last past being<br />
with him the said harrison at the said place of his plantation, and<br />
showing him the accompt (nowe left by this deponent for the information<br />
of this Court) the said harrison then and there confessed to this deponent<br />
that hee had received the three dozen of shoes and three servants<br />
mentioned in the said [?XXXX] of Major henry Norwood, and that there then rested due from<br />
him the said harrison to the said William Mourten upon the accompt for<br />
the said shoes and servants for the ballance of the said accompt foure<br />
thousand five hundred thirtie eight pounds weight of tobaccoe, and<br />
acknowledged the said accompt to be true and a true copie of the originall<br />
thereof, And further saith that the tenn hogsheads of tobaccoe mentioned<br />
in the said sixth article were in or about the beginning of the moneth of<br />
ffebruary last past (as hee remembreth the time) shipped by the said<br />
Jeremiah harrison himselfe aboard the shipp ''James'' (Nathaniell Cook<br />
master) then riding in yorke River aforesaid, for this port of<br />
London, for his owne accompt, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent<br />
was there present and heard him treate with the said master about the<br />
freight said master about the<br />
freight +
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