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marchandiseing and have both of them sever … marchandiseing and have both of them severall times employed this deponent XX GUTTER<br />
and about their marchandiseing affaires And fúrther he cannot depose
To the second hee saith, That in or about the month of December 1655 last<br />
past, the said Jacob Sheafe did by himselfe or his Agents att or neere<br />
Boston in New England Lade or cause to be Laden and putt on board the<br />
shipp the ''Johns Adventure'' allate one barrill of beaver and other skinns<br />
marked as in the margent, and consigned the same to the said Henry<br />
Ashurst, the said barrill at the time of the said Lading containeing ninety<br />
eight beaver skinns, seaven otter skinns, and fower minx skinns, The<br />
premisses hee deposeth upon the subsequent grounds. videlicet for that hee this deponent<br />
shortly after the arrivall of the said shipp Johns Adventure at this port<br />
of London was employed and entrusted by the said Henry Ashurst to<br />
demand and receive of John Cutting Master of the said shipp the severall<br />
goods therein Laden by the said Jacob Sheafé and consigned by the said Henry<br />
Ashurst conformed to the invoyce and bill of Ladeing for the same which the<br />
said Sheafe by the said Master had sent to his said correspondent Ashurst<br />
who delivered the same to this deponent to the intent to demand and receive the<br />
said ˹goods˺ as aforesaid, as this deponent accordingly did, save onely the said barrill<br />
of beaver and other skinns marked as aforesaid. which this deponent misseing and<br />
being informed that the allate Robert Hubbart, had the said goods in his<br />
Custodie, this deponent with the said John Cutting went to the said Hubbarts,<br />
Lodgeing, and desired to see the said barrill and goods, where this deponent<br />
having seene the same, and dîligently compared the marke and number with<br />
the marke and number in the said invoyce and bill of Lading expressed<br />
and the number of ninetie seaven or ninety eight beaver skinns (the<br />
other skinns being disposed of by the said Hubbart, as hee then said) this deponent<br />
found and is clearely convinced and assured in Conscience, that the said barrill<br />
and skinns were and are the same which the said Jacob Sheafe Laded and<br />
consigned as aforesaid. And further cannot depose:/
To the third article and schedule annexed being seen and perused by this<br />
examinate at the time of his examination hee saith, That by means of<br />
his correspondence with and employment by the said Jacob Sheafe<br />
and others his correspondents here at London for three yeares Last<br />
and upwards, hee said this deponent is very well acquainted with the usuall<br />
character and manner of writeing of the said Jacob Sheafe, and<br />
thereby is fully convinced and assured that the said schedule being an<br />
Invoyce or factory of and for the said goods was and is all written in<br />
the proper hand writeing of the said Sheafe, and that the marke in<br />
the margent thereof marked was and is the usuall and constant<br />
marke wherewith the said Sheafe doeth marke or cause to be<br />
marked the goods and marchandises whereof hee alone is Proprietor<br />
and which hee rendeth to the said Ashurst and others his correspondents there at London. And<br />
further cannot depose:-/
To the 4:th article and schedule or bill of lading annexed and now seeing<br />
and perused by this examinate this deponent saith, that it is one and the<br />
same bill of Ladeing which this deponent received from the said Henry<br />
Ashurst whereby to demand the barrill and goods aforesaid, aged GUTTER<br />
the said Cutting hath severall times acknowledged the said bill of<br />
Lading by to be one of the bills of Lading by him signed and firmed<br />
{f}or the goods aforesaid. And further cannot depose:./
To the 7:th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof, saving this deponent<br />
hath severall times heard Thomas Jenner his precontest say and<br />
declare, that hee the said Jenner during said shipps course for<br />
New England towards London did heare the said Robert Hubbart<br />
propound the signing of a bill of ladeing by the said Master to the said<br />
Hubbartaid Master to the said<br />
Hubbart +
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