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in June 1652 and 25 and 14 tonnes in Novem … in June 1652 and 25 and 14 tonnes in November then next following<br />
together with all the caske schedulated, of all which beere the said<br />
mr Crosse was owner at the time of the said delivery, all which hee<br />
knoweth because hee this deponent being a Cooper belonging to the said<br />
Brewhouse did by order of mr Crosse and Captaine Gunson<br />
goe aboard the said shipp with the said severall parcells of beere, and<br />
helped to fill the same up, And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving<br />
the said Captaine Gunson was then commander of the said shipp,<br />
which then stoode in neede of the said beere/
Ignaos Vandaeth [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the fore said allegation.
'''.3.'''
'''Peter Descobeck''' of the parish of Saint Olaves Southwarke<br />
Brewers clerke aged 63 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
and exámined.
To the first second and third árticles of the said allegation and the<br />
schedule therein mentioned hee saith and deposeth that hee within the<br />
time arlate all the beere and caske schedulated were delivered out of<br />
and from the producent William Crosse his brewhouse in Maudlins<br />
lane South warke to be carryed aboard the shipp the ''Chase'' (Benjamin<br />
Gunson commander) then lying in the river of Thames, namely<br />
five tonnes in barrells on the 21 of June 1652, which with the excise<br />
at 39s per tonne came to and was worth 9 ''li'' - 15 ''s'', more the sixth of<br />
November 1652 25 tonnes of sea beere aged which with the excise<br />
at 39 s per tonne came to and were worth 46 ''li'' - 1 ''s''- 4 ''d'' More November<br />
the fourth 1652 fourteene tonnes of sea beere, which with the excise were<br />
at 39 shillings per tonne came to and were worth - 27 ''li'' - 2 ''s'' - 11 ''d'',<br />
Item for bringing of caske from the cooper at 6 ''d'' a tonne - 19 ''s'' - 6 ''d'', Item<br />
for carrying the Beere to Blackwall at 12 ''d'' a tonne - 1 ''li'' - 19 ''s'', Item<br />
for two barrells of caskes not retourned from the shipp - 8 ''s'', amounting<br />
in all to - 86 ''li'' - 5 ''s'' - 9 ''d'', All which hee knoweth because hee this deponent<br />
was then clarke to the said brewe house and tooke account of<br />
the said delivery and entred the same into his booke which hee hath<br />
laterly perused and extracted the said schedule out of the same with his<br />
owne hand, and saith the said rates were than the usuall rates of<br />
the like beere and caske, and that the said Crosse to the time of the<br />
said delivery was the true and lawfull owner thereof and for such<br />
commonly accompted. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee<br />
heard the said Gunson when hee came to speake the said beere<br />
made promisse to mr Crosse to make payment for the same.
To the 4th and 5th hee saith hee hath alsoe seene the premisses<br />
heard the said Crosse make demand of the said Gunson for the<br />
said money for the said beere and caske, and hee excepted himselfe upon<br />
his owners and said that they must pay for the same, and this deponent<br />
conceiveth the said mr Crosse over and above the said summe of 86 ''li'' 5 ''s'' - 9 ''d''<br />
to be damnified 12 li by reason of the soe longe being without the said summe principal
Peter Desebecq// [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated with his precontest before doctor Godolphin/.h his precontest before doctor Godolphin/. +
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