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ánd paid here in London, which have bin ma … ánd paid here in London, which have bin many and greate summes and being<br />
900 li, which this deponent upon the said ffords order paid in the yeare 1653<br />
to mr Nicholas Blake merchant. And more particularly to the said<br />
fourth Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that upon the 27th and 28th dayes<br />
of ffebruary last past this deponent (having carefully made<br />
and cast up the account of all his dealings with the said ffrancis fford<br />
and moneys received from him) findeth and confesseth to have bin and to<br />
be clearly remayning in his hands as the ballance of the account, the<br />
summe of sixtie seven pounds two shillings and six pence. And moreover<br />
hee this deponent hath received upon a letter received from the said ffrancis<br />
fford and one Edward Collinson[?e] (dated at the Barbada's 27 October 1652)<br />
and a bill of exchange and goods therein mentioned, the summe of five hundred and<br />
seven pounds and ten shillings, which was on the said 27 and 28 ffebruary last was alsoe remaining in his hands,<br />
but whether the same be the estate of the said Collinson or fford hee<br />
cannot depose, and leaveth the said letter for the further information of<br />
this Court therein, howbeit he beleiveth it to be the estate of the<br />
said fford, yet he hath given the said Collinson an account thereof<br />
according to the said letter and according to other order which hee received in<br />
another letter from the said fford. And that saving as aforesaid hee<br />
this deponent hath noe estate of or belonging to the said fford in<br />
his hands or possessing whatsoever [?eviors] of the account (if ány<br />
be, which hee doth not knowe) excepted
=Marke Mortimer [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
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The tenth of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
On behalfe of the State.
'''Rendt. .1'''
'''See the second A.10.'''
'''Captain Thomas Breedon''' of the parish of Saint<br />
Peters Paulse wharfe London Brewer aged 36 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne before the right Worshipfull John Godolphin<br />
Doctor of lawes one of the Judges of the high Court<br />
of the Admiraltie, saith and deposeth by vertue of his<br />
oath.
That in the moneth of August 1653 there was a shipp (taken at<br />
the Barbada’s by Captaine Robert harding and Company) brought as<br />
prize to Salem in New England, at which time this deponent was there, and<br />
sawe such her bringing in, and saith her lading was and consisted of<br />
about foure thousand and odd hides, an hundred and odd chests of sugar<br />
and [?since XXXXX], which cargo was there shared out amongst the said<br />
harding and Company, and the tenths thereof received in kinde<br />
by Mr John Endicot (then Governour of Massachusets) his order<br />
of the sight and knowledge of this deponent, who bought<br />
the said ship (named the ''Spirite Sante'' and afterwards the ''Happie [?EntXXXXX'' GUTTER]<br />
of the said harding and company with the consent of the said Governour<br />
to which Governor this deponent paid the summe of thirtie pounds in money for<br />
the tenths thereof, namely of the said shipp with her tackle and furniture.
Thos breedon [?ff] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE].
Thos breedon [?ff] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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