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being formerly an intimate acquaintance of … being formerly an intimate acquaintance of the sayd deceased and<br />
knowing that the deceased had an interest in the proceeds of the sayd<br />
tobaccoes did after the arrivall of the sayd shipp the ''Eve'' in this port<br />
of London from the voyage in question goe to the sayd Gyles<br />
Travers and desyre to knowe of him what goods were brought [?thence]<br />
n the ''Eve'' as the proceeds of the sayd Tobaccoes, and the sayd Travers<br />
then told this deponent that the foresayd Abraham Lee had invested<br />
the sayd Tobaccoes into Spanish wines and fruites, and that there was<br />
returned in the sayd shipp as the proceeds of the sayd tobaccoe one<br />
hundred fifty sixe butts of wines and one hundred barrells of<br />
[?Accus] Raisens and shewed this deponent a bill of ladeing for<br />
the sayd goods made only in the name of him the sayd Travers<br />
but declared to this deponent that the sayd Robert Barker had<br />
a quarter part of the sayd wine and fruites did belong to the sayd<br />
Robert Barker as the proceeds of his quarter part of the sayd<br />
Cargoe of tobaccoe and that there was some reckonings betwixt<br />
him and the sayd Rober Barker deceased which if the sayd<br />
deceaseds Executors would cleere hee the sayd Travers woulde<br />
bee ready to deliver unto them a quarter part of the sayd wines<br />
and fruites as due to the sayd Barker And further to<br />
these articles hee cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith hee knoweth that the arlate Robert Barker deceased<br />
did make his will in writing in his life tyme and thereof made<br />
the arlate Sir John Barker his Executor, for that the sayd will was<br />
by the sayd Robert in his life tyme committed to the trust and<br />
keeping of this deponent,and hee beleeveth the sayd Sir John Barker<br />
hath since proved the same And further hee cannot depose/
To the 5th. hee cannot depose saving his foregoing deposition/
To the 6th hee saith his foregoing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith his this deponents wife is Cousin German<br />
by the halfe blood to the producent soe that by that meanes<br />
hee this deponent is by marriage allyed to the producent, and saith<br />
hee favoureth both parties litigant alike, they being both his loving<br />
friends and acquaintance, but desyreth right may prevaile in this case<br />
hee having noe manner of interest therein./
To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee hath heard and beleeveth that at the tyme of<br />
the first ladeing the sayd Tobaccoes on board the ''Eve'' that the Interrogate<br />
Robert Barker had then noe interest therein, but afterwards contracted<br />
with the sayd Travers for a quarter part thereof as both the sayd Travers<br />
and Barker have declared severall tymes to this deponent, And further<br />
saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere./ foregoing deposition hee cannot answere./ +
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