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baggs delivered out of the said Warehouse … baggs delivered out of the said Warehouse to others who had bought<br />
the same, so farr as this Deponent beleeveth knoweth or observeth<br />
and that there was not any partiality used by the said Commissioners<br />
or their Officers in the distribution of the Ginger sold out of the said<br />
Warehouse either in weight or quality, so farr as this this Deponent<br />
knoweth or beleeveth, this Deponent being present at the weighing of same set of<br />
the said Ginger sett aside for the said Swinnocke And further cannot<br />
depose.
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTER HEADING]
To the first he saith, he cometh to be a Witness in this Cause at<br />
the instance of Mr Turpin one of the said Commissioners and saith<br />
he hath no share or interest in the Ginger controversed and was and<br />
is Surveior to the said Commissioner and sewall times saw the said ginger at<br />
Raphes Kay London but remembereth not how many times hee saw the same
To the second he saith,That the ginger in the said warehouse at<br />
Raphes Kay consisted in about three hundred bags, whereof as<br />
hee hath heard and beleeveth the said Swinnock was to have the<br />
first lott, but was not present at any such lottery as is interrate<br />
And otherwise saving his foregoing deposition cannot answer, saving the<br />
the said ginger were delivered as followeth, videlicit some bags of ginger<br />
before the said 100 baggs were waighed off for Mr Sinnnocke<br />
and some bags besides his and still remaining and not taken<br />
away, and saith hee this rrndent was not present at the delivery of<br />
the said baggs.
To the third hee saith,That hee referreth himselfe in his foregoing<br />
Deposition, and saith hee speake with the said Swinnock to fetch away the said<br />
Ginger both upon the Exchange and in Thames Street London, but<br />
the particular day, or words or answer hee cannot remember, otherwise<br />
than that the said Sinnock upon this rendents speaking to him to the<br />
effect predeposed, refused to take away the said ginger and said hee<br />
would make the Commissioners prove themselves Commissioners before hee would ?threreme? the said ginger or words to that<br />
or the like effect. And further saving his foregoing deposition hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 4th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing Deposition saying that hee<br />
this rendent gave direction to Mr Clerke the said Warehouse Keeper to lay aside<br />
the said 100 baggs for Mr Sinnock, and saith that they<br />
which bought the others did not lay aside any part of the 100<br />
baggs in controversie, and saith the ginger taken away before the<br />
said 100 baggs were weighed, were taken indifferently out of 300<br />
baggs or thereabouts is 100 baggs at one time as hee remembereth, and 30<br />
baggs at another time, and then Mr Swinnocks 100 baggs were<br />
weighed, and 70 baggs or thereabouts did and still doe remain<br />
Repeated in Court./.
R Halford [SIGNTURE RH SIDE] in Court./.
R Halford [SIGNTURE RH SIDE] +
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