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To the fifth article he deposeth and saith … To the fifth article he deposeth and saith that he was<br />
present at the lading in the arlate shipp, the<br />
said nineteene hogsheads of sherry wines, and that there<br />
were noe more or other hogsheads of sherry wines in the<br />
said shipp besides the arlate nineteene hogsheads, and that they being<br />
laden there was noe roome for any more, and he saith<br />
that had there bin roome they had bin butts and not<br />
hogsheads, as the rest were And further he cannot<br />
depose./
To the sixth article he deposeth that two hogsheads of sherry<br />
wines make a butt, and that he the deponent hath seen<br />
Letters of the said James Marshall since he had in his<br />
possession the sayd wines that he sold or made 23 ''li'' and 24 ''li''<br />
for any butt of the said wines. And further he cannot<br />
depose./
To the seaventh article he deposeth and saith that in his this<br />
deponents iudgement this producent is (at least) fifty pounds<br />
dammaged by the sayd Marshall his undue possessing<br />
himselfe of the arlate 19 hogsheads of wines and his<br />
not selling the same and sending or remitting the<br />
proceed thereof. Unto him besides the summe or value of the<br />
said 19 hogs=heads of wine, And further he<br />
cannot depose./
To the ninth he referreth himselfe to the acts and<br />
Registry of this Court.
To the last he saith his former deposition is true.
To the Interrogatoryes. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he never saw<br />
the interrate shipp the ''ffortune'' before she was in the<br />
bay at Cadiz and tooke in the wines predeposed, and<br />
that Bristow=Merchants were reputed the<br />
Owners of her, And for to the rest he answereth<br />
negatively./
To the second Interrogatory he answereth that the interrate<br />
Thomas Crocker did sayle home to England in the interrate shipp<br />
from Cadiz, and he answereth that he doth not knowe<br />
that the interrate John Crocker had any goods in her this sayd<br />
voyage, nor doth he the Rendent know that he had any<br />
thing to doe with the sayd shipp, And otherwise he<br />
knoweth not to answeare/
To the third Interrogatory he answereth that to his best remembrance<br />
the whole shipps Lading the voyage interrate was 82 [?butts]<br />
and 19 hogsheads of sherry wines, And further he<br />
referreth himselfe to his former deposition he knoweth not<br />
to answeare./
Repeated before<br />
Doctor fforth surrogate./
Alban harris [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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'''Rp. 4'''
On the 25th of August 1656.
'''James Richardson''' of Bearebinder Lane London<br />
servant to Mr John Wilmott Merchant aged<br />
about 22ty yeares, a wittnes produced and<br />
sworne and being examined he deposeth as followeth
Toeing examined he deposeth as followeth
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