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To the first article of the sayd Libell he … To the first article of the sayd Libell he deposeth and<br />
saith that he this deponet was very well acquainted with<br />
the arlate John Mare in the time arlate, and he saith<br />
that within the said time and more especially within the<br />
moneths of May and June 1653 he the said Mare<br />
was Master or Commander of the arlate shipp the<br />
''hope'' of London, and had the care and government of her<br />
The premisses he deposeth because that the said Mare as Master of the said [?shipp] did<br />
make an offer unto him this deponent to goe along with<br />
him in the said shipp as one of the said shipps<br />
Company in the voyage for which she was then bound<br />
And further he cannot depose
To the second article of the said Libell and to the schedule therein<br />
mentioned he deposeth and saith that he this deponent was<br />
in the yeares 1652 and 1653 fforeman of the shopp of<br />
the producent, and that in the moneth of ffebruary 1652<br />
[?inXXX] et cetera (to his best remembrance) the said John Mare<br />
came first to the producents shopp and bespoke certaine<br />
iron works for the use and for the repayring of the<br />
arlate shipp the ''hope'' of London she then lying in the<br />
River of Thames, and he saith that the said schedule being<br />
now read over unto him, he well knoweth that all the<br />
particulars mentioned in the said bill or schedule were at the bespeaking<br />
of the arlate John Mare and at his desire made, provided<br />
and delivered for the said shipps use and for her<br />
necessary reparation unto the sayd Mare or sucn as<br />
came in his name and by his order for the same, and he<br />
further saith that although he doth not know whither there<br />
was any certaine bargaine or contract made betweene the<br />
said Mare and the producent for the prices of the particulars mentioned<br />
in the said schedule, yet he saith he well knoweth that<br />
the particulars are really, honestly and concionably worth<br />
the severall values and rates at which they are valued<br />
and rated in the said schedule, And further he cannot<br />
depose.
To the third article he deposeth and saith that the producent<br />
hath assisted the shipp arlate, which he beleiveth he would<br />
not hath done, could he hath gott his money by [?faire]<br />
meanes And further referring himselfe to the Registry<br />
of this Court he cannot depose.
To the fourth article he deposeth that the producent did<br />
presently after the delivery of the goods schedulate for the [?use]<br />
of the shipp arlate, tell this deponent that his bill came<br />
unto 21 ''li'' odd moneys, And he saith that the said<br />
producent hath bin much dammaged in not receiving the<br />
money due and owing unto him for his said goods [?XXX]<br />
he saith he cannot estimate the said damage, And<br />
further cannot depose.
To the fifth he cannot depose, not knowing the arlate<br />
Greene and Coxe
To the sixth article he referreth himselfe to the Lawe<br />
and further cannot depose.
To the Last he saith his former deposition is true./
Richard [?BaXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]./
Richard [?BaXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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