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The 25th of September 1657.
Russell again … The 25th of September 1657.
Russell against Rignall alias}<br />
Reynalds.}<br />
Clements. Smyth.}
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''9. 2nd in A. 8.'''
'''Mathew Wallys''' of Wapping Wall, Clarke<br />
aged 35 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined
To the first second and third árticles hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the producent John Russell, who hee saith was the<br />
tyme arlate and is the true and lawfull owner and proprietor of<br />
one small blew callico-bagg, and as hee beleeveth of three pounds (or thereabouts)<br />
of black Amber-grijse, which Amber-grijse was as hee beleeveth within the said<br />
time sealed up in the said callico-bagg; And for and as such<br />
owner and proprietor commonly accounted and reputed<br />
And further that in the arlate moneth of January 1655 the shipp<br />
the ''Endymion'' (whereof Alexander Rignols alias Reynolds arlate<br />
was cheife-mate) was in the Straite of Sundra homewards<br />
bound for this port of London; and in the said Straight betweene<br />
the Islands of Java and Sumatra met with the shipp the<br />
''Jonathan'' then going from Madras to Macassar; And this<br />
deponent having bin Minister or Passenger on board the ''Jonathan'' went<br />
out of the ''Endymion'' (wherein hee came passenger) on board the<br />
''Jonathan'' to see and salute her Captaine and company; which<br />
having donne, and made some stay aboard, and being readie to<br />
retourne on board the ''Endymion'', the said John Russell, who was<br />
of cheife mate of the ''Jonathan'', and had<br />
bin formerly acquainted with this deponent, came unto this deponent<br />
and brought the said callico-bagg sealed up, and told this deponent<br />
that there were three pounds of black Amber-Grijse therein<br />
contained, which hee desired to send to his wife living in or neere Wapping<br />
and had a letter readie written unto her, which hee showed to this<br />
deponent, who read it, and found therein mention of the sending<br />
of three pounds of black Amber grijse by him unto her,<br />
in a callico bagg; aand then the said Russell sealed up the said lettere<br />
and delivered it with the said bagg of Amber Grijse to this deponent<br />
and desired him being bound for London to convey it unto his wife<br />
and either put it into his owne chest, or els deliver it to some<br />
of the ''Endymions'' officers from whom it might be<br />
safely received, that soe it might come to his wifes hands,<br />
and further told this deponent that therefore hee showed him what<br />
hee wrote, because some had bin soe false as to write letteres<br />
mentioning the sending of goods and tokens to their freinds<br />
in England, but in truth did not send such tokens or goods<br />
to the greate abuse of the carriers of the letteres, or to the same effect<br />
And then and there this deponent heard William downes [the GUTTER]<br />
Chyrugeon of the ''Jonathan'' say that hee had seen the said<br />
Amberat hee had seen the said<br />
Amber +
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