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To the 3d hee saith hee referreth himselfe … To the 3d hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Registry<br />
of this Court:/:
To the 4th hee saith that the said Edward Bartlet hath<br />
suffered great losse and dammage, by not receiveing his<br />
Principall, but knoweth not what to estimate the said damage at,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose:/:
To the 5th hee saith that the Libellate Richard Rooke and Comp[anie GUTTER]<br />
were and are subjects of this Commonwealth, and for<br />
such Commonly accoounted:/:
To the sixth hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this<br />
Court, and further cannot depose:/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./.
William hogg [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]<br />
Examined on the said Libell.
'''Rp. 2us'''
'''John Rayment''' of Ratcliff Ropemaker aged<br />
22 yeeres or thereabouts sworne, and Examined.
To the first Position of the said Libell this deponent saith<br />
that during all the time Libellate, the Libellate Richard<br />
Stevens was the Master and Comander of the ship<br />
the ''Edward'' Libellate, and had the Care and Government<br />
of her as Master and was soe Comonly Accounted, And this<br />
deponent soe knew him to be Master of the said ship, being<br />
then a Neighbour of the said Stevens, and having [?alsoe GUTTER]<br />
often seene him aboard the said ship, and Execute his<br />
Place of Master on board her:/:
To the second hee saith the ship ''Edward'' aforesaid was<br />
in the monethes of January, ffebruary, and March 1654: lying and<br />
remaineing in the River of Thames, And this deponent having<br />
now diligently perused and read the schedule annexed to the<br />
said Libell hee saith that A Cable of twelve Inches, about,<br />
and other Ropes such as the ropes schedulate were the time aforesaid sold for, and<br />
were well worth fforty three shippings per Centum and after that<br />
Rate this deponent (being by Profession A Ropemaker) then sold<br />
and alsoe well knoweth that severall others of that Trade, Did<br />
sell such as the foresaid goods were, at that Price, it being<br />
then the Comon Price and Rate for such Comodityes which this<br />
Deponent knoweth being as aforesaid of that Trade, And further<br />
hee cannot Depose Not knowing anything of the bespeaking<br />
or delivering of the said gooods ./.
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or delivering of the said gooods ./.
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