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The 29th of August 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 29th of August 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Joseph Dobbins}<br />
touching three chests of sugar by}<br />
him claimed in the ''Barnstable merchant''}
'''George Clarke''' of London Merchant aged 28 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, and '''John Daniel''' of London mariner<br />
aged 43 yeares or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right worshippfull the Commissioners in the Portugall businesse<br />
sayd and depose by vertue of their oathes.
'''Rp.'''
That they are well knowe Richard Lowes of Lisbone an Englishman marchant, and<br />
are very well acquainted with his hand writing having severall times<br />
seene him write, and seene many of his writings at Lisbone and<br />
elsewhere, and having nowe seene two letters subscribed with his name, the<br />
one dated at Lisbone the 17th of May 1650 and the other the 12th of<br />
September 1651, they say they verily beleeve, and are aswell assured<br />
as of any thing that they did not set downe that the said two letters and such<br />
subscriptions of his name were and are the very hand writing<br />
of the said Richard Lewes.
Georges Clerke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
Jno Daniell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 29th of August 1654.[CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Allen Reynardson, George}<br />
Robinson and William May and other marchants}<br />
trading for Port a port in Portugall touching}<br />
their losses there occasioned by the king of}<br />
Portugall}
'''Rowland Hill''' of London marchant aged<br />
40 yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right worshippfull the Commissioners<br />
appointed in the Portugall businesse<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet
'''dt.'''
That having nowe seene a paper beginning thus, The claime of Allen<br />
Reynardson et cetera and ending 1390 [?0000], hee saith that the marchants<br />
trading to Porto (being English marchants) have so soffered losse upon<br />
peeces of eight of Peru to the valew of seaven hundred and fourtie<br />
mil Rés or a little more or lesse, being made uncurrant by the kings<br />
proclamation before the restitution of their moneys which hee had received<br />
And alsoe that the said marchants have disbursed in chardges about<br />
with drawing the sequestration and receaveing their said moneys the summe<br />
of six hundred mil Rés and upwards, which hee knoweth to be true<br />
because thee this deponent was there present and assisted in making<br />
up the accompts touching the foresaid dammadges and chardges, and<br />
this hee saith was in the yeare 1652 or thereabouts.
Rowland Hill [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]abouts.
Rowland Hill [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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