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The sixtedenth day of November 1655 [CENTR … The sixtedenth day of November 1655 [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd libell
'''Rp. 4'''
'''Thomas Muffett''' of Wapping in the parish of Whitechappell a<br />
Ship Chandler by trade aged 22 yeares or thereabouts a wittnes<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first second and third articles of the sayd libell hee saith that one Mr<br />
fferne (who (as hee sayd) was husband for the Master and Owners of the shipp the ''Minories''<br />
arlate and by them imployed to buy for the use of the sayd shipp such things as shee<br />
stood neede of) did within the tyme in the second article of the sayd libell mentioned<br />
bespeake of this deponents Master the arlate Valentine Esling a Shipp Chandler<br />
certaine goods for the sayd shipp ''Minories'' use, as<br />
Match, musketts, swords, amnd other ammunition, amounting to the value of<br />
sixe pounds thirteene shillings and sixe pence sterling, which goods were<br />
within the tyme aforesayd carried on board the sayd shipp and there delivered<br />
to the Company of the sayd shipp for her use, who receaved them for the sayd shipps use, the<br />
premisses hee deposeth being then servant to the sayd Elsing and present<br />
when the sayd goods were soe bespoken, and togeather with his contest<br />
William White helpeing to carrie and deliver the sayd goods on board the<br />
sayd shipp ''Minories'' to her company, who receaved them of this deponent and<br />
the sayd White for the use of the sayd shipp, and saith hee well knoweth that the<br />
goods soe delivered at the tyme of their delivery were well worth the sayd<br />
summe of sixe pounds thirteene and sixe pence, and that the like quantitie of the like<br />
goods were usually then sold dor soe much at least, And further to these articles<br />
hee cannot depose, saveing hee saith hee beleeveth the sayd shipp stood neede<br />
of the sayd goods for her defence , and could not well have gone her intended<br />
voyage without them./
To the 4th hee saith that hee this deponent by Command of his sayd Master<br />
Valentine Elsing did since the delivery of the sayd goods on board the sayd<br />
shipp twice demannd of the sayd fferne the summe of 6 ''li'' - 13 ''s'' - 6 ''d'' for the sayd<br />
goods who promised to pay the same, but hath not yet paid it or any<br />
part thereof (as this deponent beleeveth) for that hee findeth the same standing<br />
still in his Masters book as unpaid. And further referring him<br />
selfe to the Registrie of this Court hee cannot depose/
To the 5th hee saith hee beleeveth the sayd Elsing is damnified by the want<br />
of his money for the sayd goods in the imployement hee might have made thereof,<br />
but to what value hee knoweth not, And further hee cannot depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
Tho: Muffett [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd libell.E HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd libell. +
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