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And further saith that (as his precontest … And further saith that (as his precontest William Wright told him this deponent) hee the<br />
sayd William Wight was imployed by the sayd Mr Thompson to sell the sayd<br />
pepper for ready money, and accordingly had sold to the arlate Gyles Vanderpost<br />
forty baggs (being part of the sayd parcell of pepper) weighing Noate fowerteene<br />
thousand sixe hundred forty two pounds at nyne pence halfe penny per pound, to<br />
be paid in ready money upon delivery thereof, which forty baggs at that<br />
rate doth amount to five hundred seaventy nyne pounds twelve shillings<br />
fower pence sterling, The premisses hee deposeth being then warehouse<br />
keeper to the sayd Mr Thompson, and being by him imployed to deliver, and<br />
delivering the sayd forty baggs in the sayd Moneth of September 1656.<br />
to the use of<br />
the sayd Gyles, And further saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot<br />
depose./.
To the third article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee being warehouse<br />
keeper as aforesayd, thereby knoweth that after the sayd forty baggs of<br />
pepper were weighted and delivered as aforesaid<br />
under the marke in the margent and the warehouse whense<br />
they were taken being upon Custome house Key, and neere the waterside<br />
they were presently put into a boate and put aboard the<br />
arlate shipp the ''Reformation'' (whereof Nicholas Terrick was Master or<br />
Commandr) as hee hath heard the said Terrick, say and acknowledge And further saving his foregoeing deposition hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 4th and 5th articles hee saith that hee being as aforesayd an Agent<br />
imployed by the sayd Maurice Thompson in his Merchandizing affayers<br />
did by order of the sayd Thompson presently after the delivery of the sayd<br />
Pepper in the sayd moneth of September, and severall tymes afterwards in<br />
the moneth of October, demand of Rowland Saint John the sayd mr Vandeputts<br />
servant at the sayd Mr Vandeputts house (the sayd Mr Vandeputt being sick<br />
and not to bee spoken with) the sayd summe of five hundred seaventy nyne<br />
pounds twelve shillings fower pence, in part whereof the sayd Saint John paid<br />
by the sayd Vandeputts order did pay to this deponent for the use of the sayd<br />
Maurice Thompson the summe of two hundred thirty pounds sterling<br />
and noe more, and this deponent went severall tymes<br />
after wards to receave the remaynder of the sayd 579li - 12s - 4d but the<br />
sayd Mr Vandeputts sickenesse encreaseing, and hee afterwards dying, there<br />
was noe more paid of the sayd summe of 579li - 12s - 4d saving the sayd<br />
summe of 230li aforesayd, (though the sayd Saint John as servant of the said Vandeputt severall tymes promised<br />
this deponent to pay the remaynder,) whereupon the sayd forty baggs of<br />
pepper were (as hee hath heard) and as hee heard the officer say attached by order of this Court<br />
but for more certainty thereof referreth himselfe to the Registry of this<br />
Court And further cannot depose/;br />
Court And further cannot depose/ +
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