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Ad 1a. 2a. 3a. et 4a. positiones dicti Lib … Ad 1a. 2a. 3a. et 4a. positiones dicti Libelli dicit et deponit That<br />
the Libellate Josiah Burges did serve as a Mariner in<br />
the ship the [?''Commerce''] (John Plompton Master) from hence to [?ffaro GUTTER]<br />
thence to Ciprevach neere [?Roonn] thence to Leghorne thence<br />
to the Coast of Henoa and thence to this Port of London, [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
and saith that the said Burgis did here lade on board the said<br />
ship a little before her proceeding on the said oyage seaven or Eight<br />
Caster hatts, which this deponent sawe brought aboard the said<br />
ship, and sawe them oftentimes in the voyage (but the vallue<br />
thereof hee knoweth not,) And at ffalmouth the said Burg[?es GUTTER]<br />
laded about foure Dozen and a halfe of Pickled Oysters<br />
and some Tynne, which and alsoe the said hatts were soe laden for the said Burges<br />
his owne Account and Adventure, and hee was accounted<br />
by the said shipps Companie to be the true and lawfull Owner<br />
of the same, And saith that the said Burgis did sell the<br />
same at Ciprivach and the Coast of Genoa, and<br />
[?there] did lade on board the sayd ship One hogshead<br />
of Oyle, which the said Burgis soone after it coming aboard<br />
marked with '''I.B.''' and the same was soe Laden by him for<br />
his account, and brought hether for and upon his account<br />
and adventure as this deponent verily beleeveth, and from<br />
and after the bringing the same onboard hee the said<br />
Burgis, was by the said ships Company commonly accounted<br />
to be the true and sole Owner thereof, and hee the said Burges<br />
after the lading thereof, tooke care of the same as his owne<br />
and after the said ships arrivall in the River of Thames<br />
from the said voyage hee the said Burgis discharged the<br />
Custome of the said Oyle as this deponent hath Credibly heard<br />
And the said John Plompton the master of the said ship<br />
did at the time of the stowing of the said Hogshead<br />
of Oyle acknowledge the same to belong to the said Burges<br />
The premisses hee<br />
deposeth goeing all the said Voyage in the said shipp as one<br />
of her Company and an Eyewitnes and privy to the<br />
Premisses et alr nescit./.
Ad 5a. nescit deponere./.
Ad 6a. refert se ad Registrum [?hujus] Curia./:
Ad 7a. nescit deponere./.
Ad 8a. refert se ad jura,/
Ad ultima dicit predeposita per [?XX] esse vera./
Repetit coram Doctor[?XX] Exton surrogat[?XX]<br />
cum praconteste:/.
Signum [MARKE] dicti Henrici<br />
Robson [MARKE, RH SIDE]enrici<br />
Robson [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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