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The 13th of October 1656. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 13th of October 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
Mitchell against heamans}
Examined upon the foresaid libell.
'''Rp.'''
'''Gabriel Roberts''' of London Merchant, aged 26 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said libell hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in or about the moneth of ffebruary 1647 the arlate Henry Mitchell<br />
at Aleppo caused to be [?imbailed] a parcell of silke containing 39 bales and two<br />
faugots to this deponents remembrance, who was then there and acted under the<br />
said Mitchell and tooke notice thereof, and having soe caused them to be<br />
imbailed hee sent the same thence for Scandaron to be there laden aboard<br />
the shipp the ''harry'' (whereof Mathew heamans was master) and was there<br />
then riding at and saith that<br />
this deponent by<br />
order of the said Mr Mitchell (to whom this deponent was an assistant)<br />
filled up severall bills of lading for the said goods, and amongest the<br />
rest one bill of lading for one baile of legee silke and one faugot of<br />
Sufa silke to be carried to Ligorne and there to be delivered to Sir<br />
Van Meck and Sir Evarts for to be at the disposall<br />
of Sir John Vlasblond, as by the schedule or bill annexed to the said<br />
libell (which hee saith was and is the same bill soe by him filled<br />
up) may more fully appeare,. And saith that the said parcell of silkes<br />
being soe seny away from Aleppo to Scanderon, the said Mitchell went<br />
after them and the said bills soe filled<br />
up by this deponent (and amongest the rest the said bill annexed) were<br />
sent to Scandaron to be firmed by the said master, and this deponent<br />
beleeveth they were firmed accordingly, but that the said Mitchell<br />
was owner of the said silkes hee this deponent cannot say, but<br />
conceiveth that hee laded them as factor for the said Vlasblond, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee cannot depose referring himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the fourth hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee cannot depose for hee was not at Scandaron, when the<br />
said silkes came thither and were there laden.
To the 6th hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh article hee saith that the said bale of legee<br />
silke mentioned in the said bill of lading annexed to the libell, cost<br />
738 dollers and 43 aspers, (as in the factory booke of the said Mitchell<br />
this deponent hath seene entrie made, and hath taken an abstract thereof)<br />
amounting at 6 ''s'' per doller to 200 ''li'' sterling or thereabouts, and<br />
soe much the same would have yielded. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 8th article hee referreth himselfe to the Will arlate, and the<br />
Registrie of the Court of Probate of Wills, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 9th hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee referreth himselfe to the Registrie of this Court and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cometh requested by Mr Phillip Mitchell to depose the truth<br />
in this businesse, well knowing that this deponent acted<br />
under and in assistance to the said henry at Aleppo as aforesaid and saith hee this<br />
examinate is nothing concerned in the matter in question, and otherwise<br />
negatively, referring himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the second hee saith the said bill annexed hath not bin at all altered since<br />
this deponents said filling the same up as aforesaid, and otherwise hee<br />
referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the third hee cannot depose, but beleeveth the said bale was put aboard the said shipp
Repeated before doctor [?Godolphin GUTTER]
Gabriel Roberts [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]TER]
Gabriel Roberts [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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