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of the said papers hee left the same to be … of the said papers hee left the same to be annexed (with translations into English) to an authenticall<br />
copie of this affidavit, to the end the same ought be made publique, and<br />
intimated to such as might be therein any waies concerned.
Ben barebore [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 15th of June 1657.
hárbin ágainst Wills and others.}
Exámined upon an allegation on the behalfe<br />
of the said harbin.
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''Nicholas Saunders''' of Truroe in Cornewall<br />
Merchant, aged 28 yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
and exámined.
To the fifth árticle of the said allegation (upon which alone hee<br />
is by discretion of the producent exámined) hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee this deponent having for eleaven yeeres (ended about two yeeres<br />
since) lived at Morlaix in the Realme of ffrance and there often traffiqud (sic)<br />
(amongst other things) in tobaccoes bought thither from Bourdeaux,<br />
is knowing and skilfull in the condition of those tobaccoes, and more<br />
particularly of the tobaccoes in question, in asmuch as the same was<br />
for the account of the producent mr harbyn consigned to Morlaix<br />
to this deponent and partner, by william Carey lader at Bourdeaux<br />
for the said account, who wrote unto this exáminate that it was<br />
of the best sort of Bourdeaux tobaccoe and as good as any was made<br />
that season, and this was soe written and sent to this deponent<br />
ánd partner before the seizure of the said tobaccoe in question,<br />
and for theise reasons hee saith hee is well assured and knoweth<br />
that the said tobaccoe was at the time of the said lading and of<br />
the seizure thereof worth at Morlaix nine sols per pound at the least, and<br />
that soe it would gave there yeelded. And saith that according<br />
to the said advise from the said lader, the said tobaccoe was in quantitie<br />
foure tonnes of tobaccoe and amounted in weight to 8197 pounds<br />
, referring himselfe for the more certaintie of the quantitie<br />
and weight to the bill of lading for the same<br />
[UNCLEAR IF DELETED which this deponent] hath seene, and is viewing<br />
in this Court, And saith further that the time arlate, namely<br />
in and about the moneth of March 1654 and 1655 tobaccoes of that<br />
or like sort sold and were vended at Morlaix<br />
at nine sols per pound one with another, soe that the said tobaccoe<br />
of the said mr harbyns, being as aforesaid eight thousand one hundred<br />
ninetie seaven pounds would have made and amounted to - 3688 livres<br />
13 sols, which after the rate of the then exchange amounted to two<br />
hundred eightie two pounds and odd shillings sterling, the exchange then being<br />
as hee saith from Morlaix to London fiftie five pence English to the<br />
ffrench crowne. And this hee saith was and is publique and notorious<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Nic. Sanders [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]olphin.
Nic. Sanders [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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