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and hee saith that from that time shee nea … and hee saith that from that time shee near went to sea<br />
but was broken up sometime after the said dammage happened, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 13th hee cannot depose.
To the 14 hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 15th hee saith that the dutch (as hee was credibly informed)<br />
being in the downes the time arlate, soe that there was noe<br />
safetie for vessells to goe from Portsmouth for London, there were<br />
many vessells both of the States and marchantmen that lay<br />
in the harbour of Portsmouth and neare the said vessell the<br />
''Mayflower'', none of which (soe farr as hee remembreth) did set saile thence for London till<br />
the 15th of ffebruary 1652, at which time there came<br />
newes to Portsmouth that the coast was cleare, and that the<br />
dutch were removed. And this deponent (as hee remembreth) heard the said Mr<br />
Burton say that hee had received order from the said Wainewright<br />
and Jefferies not to let the said shipp the ''Mayflower'' set saile<br />
from Portsmouth till the dutch were gonne or to that effect.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second allegation. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that the said Burton on behalfe and in the name of the<br />
said Wainewright and Jefferies came to this deponent to Portsmouth<br />
with letters of credit from the Commissioners<br />
of the Customes to compound and accept of bills for the customes<br />
of the said tobaccoes, and to drawe the said bills on the said<br />
Wainewright and Jefferies, and this was on or about the<br />
16th of November 1652, and did compound<br />
accordingly after the rate of 1 ''d'' per pound. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that the said Wainewright and Jefferies<br />
or their agent or agents did really pay to the Commissioners of the<br />
Customes in London the summe of 645 ''li'' 17 ''s'' 10 ''d'' for the customes<br />
of the said tobaccoes after 1 ''d'' per pound, which hee knoweth<br />
for that hee had intelligence from the said Commissioners for<br />
the Customes that the said summe of moneys for the said customes<br />
was paid unto them, and this deponent had credit upon his<br />
accompts for the said summe accordingly. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh required by the Commissioners<br />
for prize goods to testifie the truth in this cause, wherin hee<br />
hath noe interest as hee saith, and that hee is an officer<br />
for Collecting of Customes in an out port under the<br />
[?foresaid] Commissioners for Customes; And saith that one king<br />
the waiter at Gosport did (as hee told this deponent) set the<br />
broad [?arrowe] upon said shipp the ''Mayflower'' and the said<br />
tobaccoes (in order to secure the customes) about the beginning of december<br />
1652the beginning of december<br />
1652 +
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