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The 21th of October 1657. Davies against Johnson} Exámined upon the foresaid libell. '''Rp. 4.''' '''John Crooke''' of the citie of London Bookeseller, aged 42 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and exámined. To the first article hee saith hee well knoweth the producent Thomas Davies, and that hee was the time arlate owner of the bales of bookes arlate, and for such commonly accounted, and received the same as his owne and disposed thereof, and this deponent saw the Invoice of the ladeing thereof for his account. To the second, 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 and 8 articles hee saith and deposeth that upon the arivall of the foure bales of booke arlate marked and numbred as in the margent from beyond the seas, and bringing thereof into Pauls churchyard, hee this deponent and his precontest Samuel Thomson were spoken unto by the producent and desired to view them in regard of the dammage which they had received by water, whereupon they viewed the same with diligence and care and this hee saith was in or about June last past, at which time the producents Invoice of the buying and cost thereof was also produced and showne unto them. And saith that upon such their view they found three of the foresaid bales namely those numbred 3. 4. 7 the said bookes exceedingly dammaged and almost spoiled with water which they had received aboard the shipp the voyage in question, and [say GUTTER] that they were soe soaked in wett that they stanke exceedingly by reason thereof. And whereas the first cost of all the said bookes according to the Invoice was upwards of two hundred and tenn pounds, hee saith that hee this deponent and his said precontest upon such their view found and agreed that the said three bales were damnified or deteriorated eightie pounds sterling, and soe that the whole parcell was not then worth above an hundred and thirtie pounds, XXXX would they indeed have yeelded some money but that the said producent afterwards used much endeavour and tooke greate care to drie and recover them what hee could, And further saith that besides the said eightie pounds which the said producent was damnified by the said hurt befallen the said bookes hee lost by meanes of the said dammage 30 li per cent: more in this deponents estimation , which the said bookes would have yeelded here (if they had come in good condition) more than their said cost. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that when the said bookes came over, the weather and time of the yeare were soe faire and good, that the dammage was generally imputed to the neglect of the master of the shipp and company And saith that besides the said eightie pounds which this deponent and his precontest estimated to be a losse upon the first price of the said bookes said producent suffered losse at the rate of twenty in the hundred in his share of the [LH MARGIN TEXT] profitt hee might have made here in the sale of the said bookes if they had not bin soe damnified as this deponent alsoe estimateth the same Jo: Crooke [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN] To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING] To the first and second hee answereth that hee cometh required by the producent to testifie the truth in this cause, and saith he was at the opening of the said bales of bookes, which was donne (to his remembrance) on the next day after their receiving from on board, and saith they were unbound, and by his remembrance printed in the parts of Holland and Germany, and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot answer saving negatively for his part, and saving that if the said bookes had bin opened aboard, they would have bin quite spoiled because they clove or stuck soe one sheete To another, that they would have bin torne in peeces with opening up they being soe very wet, and there being noe convenience of drying them aboard {Repeated with his precontest before doctor God}olphin John: Crooke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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