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hee saith hee well knoweth, for that hee w … hee saith hee well knoweth, for that hee was and is the arlate<br />
ferdinando hespell who contracted with the said producent for the said<br />
shipp and wynes upon the Conditions predeposed. And further hee<br />
cannot depose:-/
To the 7th hee saith hee referreth himsele to the Registry and proceedings of<br />
this Court, And further cannot depose:-/
To the 8th hee saith, That after the said sale made by the producent of the<br />
shipp and wynes predeposed, the said shipp and goods were for severa;;<br />
moneths detained at Portsmouth by the Officers of the Custome there<br />
whereupon as this deponent was credibly informed, the said Captaine Phillips<br />
did protest against them, and this deponent seeing the wind had been faire<br />
and favourable for the bringing about of the said shipp and goods from<br />
Southampton to London according to the Contract aforesaid, and perceiving<br />
that other shipps had come from those parts within that time, did also<br />
protest against the said Captaine Philips for non-performance of<br />
Contract. And further hee cannot depose./
To the 9th hee saith, hee verily beleeveth the said shipp and lading might<br />
in all probability have beene here at London within the time by the<br />
said Contract predixed, if shee had not been staied and hindred as<br />
aforesaid. And further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 10th hee saith, That the said shipp the ''Saint Paul'' and her lading<br />
did not arrive in the river of London till about the 7th or 8th of<br />
Aprill <u>1654.</u> being long after the time by the said Contract concluded<br />
upon, and that within that time many wines arrived here, whereby<br />
the Prizes of wines were very much abated so that this deponent<br />
persisting by his said Contract as to the punctuality of the time<br />
limited and prescribed therein, did refuse to accept the said shipp and<br />
lading upon the said Contract, All which hee saith, so farr as this<br />
deponent could ever be informed was occasioned by the said Commanders detention<br />
of the said shipp and goods. And further cannot depose./.
To the 11th hee saith, That after the said shipp and goods arrived at<br />
London, the wynes were by the producents order disposed of into<br />
Sellers and warehouses, which were afterwards secured and locked<br />
up by order of the Commissioner for Prize goods, as this deponent was<br />
credibly informed, where they remained under that restraint for<br />
about two moneths as this deponent saw and observed And<br />
further hee cannot depose.
To the 12th hee saith, That the said wynes by such their detention and<br />
restaint were exceedingly much deteriorated and spoyled, insomuch that<br />
the most part thereof was not worth half the Customes required<br />
for the same, and the charges for them expended, so that in thischarges for them expended, so that in this +
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