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The 9th of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]

[GUTTER XX Cubit XXXXX the Palme tree}
pred.}

Exámined upon the foresaid allegation

Dt Cheeke.

[XXX] B.6.

2

Thomas Sherwill of the parish of Saint Thomas
Apostle London Marchant, aged 42 yeares or
thereabouts, sworne and exámined

To the first second 3 4 and 5 articles of the sayd állegation hee saith and
deposeth that hee hath heard and beleeveth that the arlate Josepth
Cubit and company were the time arlate owners of the said shipp the
Palmtree and of her tackle and furniture, and for such commonly
accounted, and saith that with in the said time, hee this deponent by
order of Miles Piles one of the owners of the said shipp (which was
bound from Rochell to dartmouth) made assurance for the interest
afterwards at his request, in the name of another of the owners
And at the same time (as this deponent was
credibly informed) the producent Joseph Cubit was one of
the company of owners of the said shipp. And further
saith that according to letters and advise by him this deponent
received from the said Miles Piles and others, the said shipp proceeded
within the said time arlate from Dartmouth for Rochell, and there
safely arived or thereabouts and that hee this deponent had
a bill of exchange dated at Rochell the 13th of September 1656
drawne upon him by William Co[?c]kill the owners factor there, for payment
of two hundred pounds sterling, to James Burkin and Joas Everson
of London Marchants, being for satisfaction of the said shipp
the Palmetree her ladeing at Rochell, taken in for the account
of the said Joseph Cubit and company owners of the said shipp
(further expressed in the letter of advise comming with the said bill at about the time of the date thereof)
both which hee hath nowe with him; which money this deponent
paid accordingly, and charged the same to the account of the said
owners of the Palmetree, and they have since satisfied him for the
same, and for theise reasons hee is well assured that the said
Piles and company were the said time owners of the said shipp and
lading, And further saith that the said shipp in her homewards
retourne from Rochell being (as this deponent hath bin informed
seized off Plimouth by a dunkirke man of warr
and afterwards rescued by Captaine Plumleigh in one of the shipps
of this Commonwealth, and carried into the downes and thense
sent for Portsmouth, and there met with by Miles Piles
one of her owners, hee the said Piles wanting money for
supplying her and her company with necessaries and and provisions
to send her for dartmouth, tooke it up there and drew a bill of
exchange upon this deponent for repayment thereof unto
Anthony [?Belbin] (of whom hee had received it) or his assignes,
and ordered this deponent to place or charge it to the account of the said
owners