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On the 22th of June 1655. [CENTRE HEADING] … On the 22th of June 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
harbyn against Mills}<br />
Suckly Smith}
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'''Richard Bevis''' of Saint Andrew Undershaft<br />
London Merchant, aged about 26 yeares<br />
a wittnes produced and sworne and being<br />
examined he deposeth and saith as followeth
To the first article of the allegation given in and admitted n<br />
the part and behalfe of the sayd harbyn he deposeth and saith<br />
that he this deponent being brother=in=Law unto the sayd<br />
John harbyn the producent and a Merchant, as the sayd producent<br />
is, Little if any of their affaires and negotiations in merchandising<br />
doe passe without communicating the same th'one to the other<br />
partly upon the accompt of their Intimacy by way of freindship<br />
and partly by way of advice, And he saith that upon that<br />
Accompt he very well remembreth that in or about the moneth of<br />
October last past he the sayd John harbyn the producent did<br />
acquaint this deponent that he had a mind or purpose to write<br />
unto the arlate Mr William Carey (which said Carey he saith<br />
is (of his knowledge) an Englishman) then resident at<br />
Bourdeaux to provide and lade for his accompt a parcell of<br />
french Tobaccoe's to the value of about 1500 Livres in a<br />
flemish vessell and to send the same to Morleaux, And he<br />
further saith that afterwards and yet in or about the same<br />
moneth of October 1654 arlate he the said producent<br />
did informe and acquaint this deponent that he had<br />
given order to the said Mr William Carey to the purpose<br />
predeposed, and that the said Tobaccoes showld be sent to<br />
Morleaux to Mr James Churchey and Nicholas Saunders<br />
arlate (whom this deponent well knoweth) his the said<br />
producents Agents and Correspondents there for his<br />
use and Accompt, And further he cannot depose.
To the 2 article of the said allegation and to the<br />
two schedules therin mentioned and exhibited, and now at this<br />
his time of examination by him perused he deposeth and<br />
saith that he is acquainted with the arlate William<br />
Carey (who was here in England the last yeare and was<br />
borne not farr from him this deponent in Devonshire) and<br />
he saith that he hath very often seene his handwryting,<br />
and that now seriously perusing the first schedule he saith<br />
that he confidently beleiveth the same to bee his the same<br />
Carew's (sic) owne handwriting, And that alsoe perusing the second schedule the words William<br />
Carey subscribed to the said second schedule is the proper<br />
handwriting of the arlate William Cary, And further he<br />
cannot depose.
To the third article and schedule therin mentioned he cannot depose
To the fowerth article he deposeth and saith That he the<br />
said John harbyn the producent did since Christmas last<br />
past acquaint this deponent that he had receaved advice from the said Mr William Carey<br />
that he the said Carey had according to his the sayd producents order bought a parcell<br />
ofents order bought a parcell<br />
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