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claimed in this Court and recovered oiles … claimed in this Court and recovered oiles which were comming from Porto upon<br />
the said ioynt accompt, and were seized and brought into Englan, part<br />
of the retourne of which oiles, this deponent made in the said last clothes, and<br />
that upon the said ioynt accompt. And otherwise hee cannot depose; saving<br />
as aforesaid.
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
Michal Castel [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 18th day of July <u>1655:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Vide pag 2 [?aut] prop precedent./'''
'''dt. Smith./'''
Swanley against Johnson.}
The said '''John Lee''' examined upon the Crosse Interrogatories ministred<br />
on the behalfe of the said Swanley and Companie/
To the said Interrogatorie hee saith, That hee this rendent never heard the interrate<br />
Sellick say or declare for whose accompt the Tobaccoes interrate were laden, neither<br />
did this examinate heare or knoweth any thing of the Agreement interrate<br />
concerning the fraight interrate, nor concerning the signing of any bills<br />
of lading, saving that as this rendent at Virginia aforesaid and in his<br />
passage from thence in the said shipp ''Providence'' for London heard and<br />
understood the said Captaine Swanley had signed one generall bill of<br />
lading for his whole shipps Cargazon, and by some of the passengers understood<br />
that they were to pay for the transport of their goods in the shipp thence<br />
to London eight pounds per tunn, And further cannot depose saving<br />
his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe:-/
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
John Lee [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 19th day of KJuly <u>1655:/</u> [CENTYRE HEADING]
'''dt. Smith:-/'''
The said '''George Johnson''' examined upon the said Interrogatories:-/
To the first Interrogatorie hee answereth and saith, hee this rendent was not present<br />
at the lading of the Tobaccoes in Controversie, nor knoweth whoe laded them<br />
otherwise then that this examinate gave order to the interrate Sellick to lade the<br />
same for this rendents proper accompt and adventure, and saith that hee this rendent<br />
agreed with the said Sellick at Ackamack in Virginia in the house of one<br />
Nicholas Waddilow in the presence of at least ten severall Wittnesses<br />
upon or about the 22th day of May <u>1654:-</u> at the rate of 7 ''li'' per tunn<br />
for the transportation of his said hoods from thence to England in the said<br />
shipp ''Providence'', as this rendent had not long before laden 60. hogsheads<br />
of Tobaccoe aboard the shipp ''Thomas and Anne'' Captaine fox Commander<br />
at the same rate of 7 ''li'' per tunn to be transported and brought thence to this<br />
Port of London, And as to the signing of bills of lading by the interrate<br />
Swanley for his said shipps lading, this rendent saith hee was absent<br />
when the same was or should have bin done, but saith hee left order with<br />
the said Sellick and horsey his Attorney to cause bills of lading to be<br />
signed by the said Captaine Swanley for the said 34. hoods of Tobaccoe<br />
for this deponents owne accompt and adventure, but hath heard that the said<br />
Swanley onely signed a generall bill of lading for most of his said shipps<br />
Cargazon: but signed particular bill or bills for this rendents goods.
Repeated before doctor Clerke:/
Geo Johnson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]Clerke:/
Geo Johnson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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