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producent having such notice, sent into se … producent having such notice, sent into sewerall places in the West of<br />
England to enquire if any such goods were brought up, whereupon hee<br />
shortly after received advise from One Ambrose Jenning living at or<br />
neere Penryn in Cornwall, That hee the said Jennings had discovered that<br />
a private man of war called the ''Saint Ives Scout'' had brought up such<br />
Commodities to Saint Ives or some port thereabouts. The premises hee<br />
deposeth upon the grounds aforesaid, as being privy to the producents<br />
affaires and transactions, and thereby having seene and perused letters to<br />
the effect predeposed. And further cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith, That this deponent verily beleeveth, That the said goods<br />
in Case they had arrived safe at Saint Sebastians, as the said ship ''Saint''<br />
''Peter'' did, they might and would have yielded 30 ''li'' per Centum profit<br />
for that as the said producent was assured by letters of advise sent from<br />
his said Correspondent there resident, such sorts of Merchanizes<br />
were there in great request, and by reason of the obstruction of<br />
trade by reason of the troubles aforesaid, such goods were there very<br />
rare, and would yield a very great and considerable benefit, And<br />
further saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the 7th hee referreth himself to the Acts and proceedings of this<br />
Court. And further cannot depose:/-
To the 8th hee saith, hee this deponent verily beleeveth, That the employment<br />
of the valew of the said goods, when originally bought, together<br />
with the advantage which might thereupon very well have accrewed<br />
in the time aforesaid, might well have produced fifty pounds benefit<br />
or thereabouts to the said producent. And further cannot depose.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/:-
To the Crosse Interrogatories:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee saw not the goods interrate packed up, but<br />
saw sewerall of them before their packing up, And otherwise negatively:-
To the second hee referreth himself to his foregoeing deposition<br />
wherein hee hath declared his knowledge as to the Contents thereof./
To the third hee saith, That upon payment of the Customes for the<br />
goods in question here at London by this rendent hee received<br />
Cocketts for the same, and saith the sum e hee paid for the same at the<br />
Custome house was as hee remembreth about 7 ''li'' sterling And<br />
otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose/:-
To the 4th hee saith, That the ship the ''Saint Peter'' wherein the said goods<br />
were laden as aforesaid, was as this rendent hath credibly heard<br />
bought of the Prize Officer at Portsmouth, but for whose accompt<br />
hee knoweth not, Nor can hee further depose/:-
(To theot, Nor can hee further depose/:-
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