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The 9th of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADING … The 9th of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
[GUTTER XX Cubit XXXXX the ''Palme tree''}<br />
pred.}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation
'''Dt Cheeke.'''
'''[XXX] B.6.'''
'''2'''
'''Thomas Sherwill''' of the parish of Saint Thomas<br />
Apostle London Marchant, aged 42 yeares or<br />
thereabouts, sworne and exámined
To the first second 3 4 and 5 articles of the sayd állegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee hath heard and beleeveth that the arlate Josepth<br />
Cubit and company were the time arlate owners of the said shipp the<br />
''Palmtree'' and of her tackle and furniture, and for such commonly<br />
accounted, and saith that with in the said time, hee this deponent by<br />
order of Miles Piles one of the owners of the said shipp (which was<br />
bound from Rochell to dartmouth) made assurance for the interest<br />
afterwards at his request, in the name of another of the owners<br />
And at the same time (as this deponent was<br />
credibly informed) the producent Joseph Cubit was one of<br />
the company of owners of the said shipp. And further<br />
saith that according to letters and advise by him this deponent<br />
received from the said Miles Piles and others, the said shipp proceeded<br />
within the said time arlate from Dartmouth for Rochell, and there<br />
safely arived or thereabouts and that hee this deponent had<br />
a bill of exchange dated at Rochell the 13th of September 1656<br />
drawne upon him by William Co[?c]kill the owners factor there, for payment<br />
of two hundred pounds sterling, to James <u>Burkin</u> and Joas Everson<br />
of London Marchants, being for satisfaction of the said shipp<br />
the ''Palmetree'' her ladeing at Rochell, taken in for the account<br />
of the said Joseph Cubit and company owners of the said shipp<br />
(further expressed in the letter of advise comming with the said bill at about the time of the date thereof)<br />
both which hee hath nowe with him; which money this deponent<br />
paid accordingly, and charged the same to the account of the said<br />
owners of the ''Palmetree'', and they have since satisfied him for the<br />
same, and for theise reasons hee is well assured that the said<br />
Piles and company were the said time owners of the said shipp and<br />
lading, And further saith that the said shipp in her homewards<br />
retourne from Rochell being (as this deponent hath bin informed<br />
seized off Plimouth by a dunkirke man of warr<br />
and afterwards rescued by Captaine Plumleigh in one of the shipps<br />
of this Commonwealth, and carried into the downes and thense<br />
sent for Portsmouth, and there met with by Miles Piles<br />
one of her owners, hee the said Piles wanting money for<br />
supplying her and her company with necessaries and and provisions<br />
to send her for dartmouth, tooke it up there and drew a bill of<br />
exchange upon this deponent for repayment thereof unto<br />
Anthony [?Belbin] (of whom hee had received it) or his assignes,<br />
and ordered this deponent to place or charge it to the account of the said<br />
ownersthe account of the said<br />
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