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for his account at the Canaaryes and to be … for his account at the Canaaryes and to be transported<br />
from thence to this Port of London, The premisses he<br />
deposeth for that he this deponent was present and saw<br />
the said Bewly subscribe to a note and therby undertake<br />
and ingage for the said 45 Tonns, And further he<br />
cannot depose saving that every freighter of the said shipp<br />
was to pay 4 ''li'' and upwards per Tonne, the<br />
certain rate he saith he cannot now remember,
To the fourth fifth, sixth, seaventh and eight<br />
Articles he cannot depose./
To the last he saith his former deposition is true./
To the Interrogatoryes. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he commeth now<br />
to testify by the meanes and procurement of Rowland hill<br />
of the producents, And to all the rest of the Interrogatory<br />
he answereth negatively.
To the second Interrogatory he answereth that the agreement of<br />
affreightment interrate was concluded [?XXX] and drawne up<br />
into wryting at the three Cranes in the Poultrey London<br />
and that the said agreement was made by John hill then<br />
there presente on the behalfe of the said Mr humphry hill<br />
(his brother) who then lay sicke in bed, on th'one part and<br />
John Bewley the party in this cause, William ffisher and<br />
others the ffreighters of the sayd shipp the ''Swan'' on th'other<br />
part, and that he this Rendent with another of the said<br />
ffreighters (but whom he doth not now remember) twice repayrd<br />
unto the said Mr humphry hill who then lay sicke at his<br />
house in Saint hellens in Bishop=gate street London about<br />
and concerning the drawing to a certainty of the sayd agreement<br />
of affreightment and to have the allowance or ratification of<br />
him the said humphry hill unto what was agreed upon<br />
between the ffreighters and the sayd John hill, And<br />
he answereth that the said humphry hill did confirme and<br />
allowe of the said agreement, and that thereupon the sane<br />
was drawne up into writing, unto which the said John<br />
Bewly as alsoe this Rendent and the other ffreighters did subscribe<br />
and theren undertake for their respective parts, And further hee<br />
cannot answeare
To the third, fourth and fifth Interrogatoryes he cannot<br />
answeaare/
Repeated before Doctor Claerke.
George Robinson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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On the nineth of July 1655 [CENTRE HEADING]
'''3.'''
'''Richard Webb''' of the parish of Saint Michael Royall<br />
London merchant, where he hath lived and in Saint [?XXX]<br />
in the [?UnitXXey] about 15 yeares, aged about 40ty yeares<br />
a wittnes produced and sworne and being examined<br />
deposeth and saith as followeth./
To the first, second and third articles of the sayd allegation<br />
he deposeth and saith That in or about the moneth of [?March]<br />
1652/3 arlate he this deponent together with the arlate [?John]<br />
Bewley the party in this suite, William ffisher, his this Rendents<br />
precontest George Robinson and some others did take to freight<br />
the arlate shipp the ''Swan'', of the arlate humphrey hill [?XXX]<br />
and John hill his brother, And he saith that upon the<br />
making he saith that upon the<br />
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