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'''2.'''
'''Henry Spurstowe''' … '''dt.'''
'''2.'''
'''Henry Spurstowe''' of London Merchant, aged<br />
40 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first second and third articles of the said allegation, and<br />
the schedule annexed now showed unto him hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee this deponent and daniel Andrewess of London merchants<br />
subiects of this Commonwealth did in and by a Pollicie of assurance<br />
dated the 27th of November 1651 being the schedule annexed<br />
(which hee saith was and is the truth and subscribed by them)<br />
assure unto Giles Vandeput of London merchant the summe of<br />
one hundred pounds sterling namely 50 ''li'' a peece, upon any manner of<br />
adventure in the lading of the shipp the ''love'' (Maynard Cornelison master)<br />
from Marsailles to haver da Grace and thence to Amsterdam,<br />
according to the said Pollicie annexed, And saith the said assurance<br />
was made at and after the rate of seaven pounds per cent: which<br />
Praemium the said Mr Vandeput hath satisfied. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that it was and is a usuall thinge<br />
practised amongest merchants to assure goods at one citie or<br />
place (and for their indempnitie) to reassure at another place<br />
where the assurance was lower. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
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To the Interrogatories.
To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith hee never sawe<br />
mentioned in the first article to be made at Antwerp, and<br />
for the contents of the pollicie made at London hee referreth himselfe to the<br />
same being annexed to [?the] allegation, and to his foregoeing deposition<br />
and otherwise cannot answer.
To the last negatively for his part and otherwise hee<br />
cannot answeer.
Henry Spurstowe [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN AT 90 DEGREES]
Repeated with his precontest}<br />
before Doctor Godolphin}
Henry Spurstowe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The eleaventh of february 1654 [CENTRE HEADING]
Otgar and Jollison}
Examined upon the foresaid libell.
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'''Thomas Sheare''' of the parish of Saint Margarets<br />
Lothbury London citizen and Clothworker of London, aged<br />
50 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first third and fourth articles of the said libell (upon which alone<br />
hee is examined by direction of the producent) hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in the moneth of October 1651 hee this deponent being a Packer did<br />
at his house in Lothbury London pack twenty peeces of Perpetuanas's<br />
for the producent david Otgar (as lawfull owner and Proprietor thereof)<br />
into one pack, which this deponent by direction of the said david Otgar<br />
marked and numbred as in the margent. And that on or about the 29th
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of the said moneth the said pack was fetched away<br />
from this deponent s said packing house for the use and accompt of<br />
the said david Otgar for whom this deponent (as aforesaid) packed<br />
the same. And saith the said Perpetuana's were the time aforesaid<br />
one peece with another worth the summe of one hundred pounds sterling<br />
the same being (as hee saith they were) fine goods, and after that<br />
rateine goods, and after that<br />
rate +
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