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To the 5th hee saith that hee was in the s … To the 5th hee saith that hee was in the said yard (out of which the said<br />
Logwood was taken and sent on board the said ship) whilest, some of the said<br />
wood was weighing, and sawe most of it sent, and brought aboard<br />
the said ship, the said yard being neere the waterside and neere unto<br />
the place: where his ship lay and further Cannot Answer referring<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing Deposition./
To the 6th hee saith that the said John Roles is of this Deponents<br />
knowledge a Comon Broker, betwixt Merchants and Masters of ships<br />
and other Traders and hath noe particular relation to the said<br />
Brazil Company that this Deponent knoweth of/:
To the 7th hee saith that the acknowledgements and Confessions that this<br />
Deponent hath made touching the Lading of the said goods on board the<br />
said shipp, were made before hee had perused his booke<br />
wherein he tooke Note of such things:/
To the 8th hee saith that had there not bin an arrest laid<br />
upon the said two hundred Quintalls of Brazill Wood, this deponent<br />
intended to have delivered, and would have delivered the same<br />
to the said ffrancis Pardini, or his order. in regard they are<br />
Consigned to him by the said Bill of Lading: And saith that<br />
hee was and is bound by the said Bill of Lading to deliver thee same to the<br />
said Pardini or his order, And saith that the said Interrate Colonell hath<br />
not showed this Deponent any order or power to Demand or receive<br />
the said Goods either from the said Company or any other. person<br />
whatsoever, and othewise Cannot Answer/.
Thomas Morley [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin.
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The 13th day of June 1659./:
Examined upon an Allegation given in on behalfe<br />
of the said Thacker:/.
The Brazil Company of Portugall}<br />
against 200 Quintalls of Brazil Wood}<br />
brought to this Port Laded by them}<br />
(as is pretended) in Lisbone on board}<br />
the ''Jonathan and Abigail'', Thomas Morley}<br />
Master arrested by authority of this Court, and}<br />
against John Thacker coming in for his interest}<br />
therein Suckley: Cheeke
'''Rp.'''
'''Thomas Morley''' Master of the ship the<br />
''Jonathan and Abigail'': aged 48 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and Examined:/:
To the first and second article hee cannot Depose:/:
To the 3d. hee cannot depose; saving hee referreth himselfe to his answer<br />
to the first Interrogatorie, on the other part,
To the 4th thee Bill of Lading arlate now shewed unto him<br />
and by him perused hee saith and deposeth that the same was and is really<br />
and truely signed by him this Deponent. and is one of the Originall bills<br />
of Lading for the 200 Quintalls of Brazill wood, and to the rest hee<br />
referreth himselfe to his answer made to the first Interrogatorie on the<br />
other part,
To the 5th. 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th. 11th and 12th hee Cannot Depose:
Thomas Morley [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated as above. [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated as above. +
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