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'''A.4.'''
The 10th of January 1654. [CEN … '''A.4.'''
The 10th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against}<br />
Wainewright and Jefferies.}<br />
Budd. Smyth.}
Examined upon the first allegation given in on<br />
the behalfe of his said highnesse.
'''Rowe dt. dupla:'''
'''.j.us'''
'''Mathew Lock''' late of Portsmouth Gentleman aged<br />
36 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith that the tobacco's in question and mentioned<br />
in this article, being sold by the Commissioners for dutch prize goods<br />
were in the moneth of November 1652 delivered to Mr ffrancis<br />
Burton as agent or partner of the said Wainewright and Jefferies,<br />
which hee knoweth for that hee this deponent<br />
was the Collector of the Customes at Portsmouth, where hee<br />
sawe such deliverie of them.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that this deponent<br />
being Collector as aforesaid at Portsmouth when the said tobaccoes were<br />
delivered as aforesaid, hee caused stay to be made of the<br />
same untill the Customes thereof were cleared, and received noe<br />
more than 1 ''d'' per pound for the said customes, and knowes not that<br />
there was then any more due for the same, and saith that the<br />
time aforesaid and for some time before and after 1 ''d'' per pound was<br />
the rate usually and ordinarily paid for the Customes of West India<br />
tobaccoe of the English plantation, but if they were of the<br />
plantation of fforeigners, hee conceiveth that 6 ''d'' per pound was due<br />
and payable, referring himselfe to the acts and ordinances of<br />
Parliament in that behalfe. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith that the Customes of and for the said<br />
parcell of tobaccoes after the rate of 1 ''d'' per pound were paid an<br />
satisfied about the beginning of ffebruary 1652 to the Commissioners<br />
for the Customes of London by Mr James Wainewright and John<br />
Jefferies or their assignes, which hee knoweth because hee drew bills<br />
upon them for payment thereof, and afterwards had order from<br />
the said Commissioners (as having received satisfaction) to free the said tobaccoes<br />
and suffer them to depart. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth article hee saith that the said ffrancis Burton forthwith<br />
after the receipt of the said tobaccoes mentioned in this deponents deposition<br />
to the first article aforegoing, laded or caused them to be laded<br />
aboard severall vessells in the port of Portsmouth to be caried for London,<br />
and hee had the same (for ought this deponent knoweth to the contrary)<br />
continually in his possession after the said deliverie, and if the<br />
Customes had bin satisfied, hee might (for ought this deponent<br />
knoweth to the contrary) have departed with them and carried<br />
them away presently after the said deliverie, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving his foregoing deposition.
To the fifth article hee saith that upon Mr Burtons undertaking<br />
to give bills of exchange to satisffie the Customes for the said tobaccoes<br />
hee was permitted to shipp them in the said moneth of November<br />
1652, and had them accordingly delivered to him in the said moneth<br />
out of the warehouses at Portsmouth and hee presently laded them<br />
as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Tosaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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