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The 20th of March <u>.1654:-</u&g … The 20th of March <u>.1654:-</u>
Mr. Luke Lucy for his goods in the ''Peter'' seized by}<br />
the ''Saint Ives Scout''. Suckley. Smith}
Examined upon the said Allegation:-/
'''3us./'''
'''Rp. et [?X]2 [?privibus]'''
'''John Warner''' of Saint Olaves hartstreet in London<br />
Cloath-worker aged 45. yeares or thereabouts a<br />
Wittnesse sworne and examined saith as followeth<br />
videlicet:/
To the first and second articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That<br />
in or about the moneths of March Aprill May and June <u>1653.</u> last past the<br />
aralate Luke Lucy the producent in this Cause was and still ought to be and remaine<br />
the true and lawfull Owner and Proprietor of three bales of perpetuanaes ell broad<br />
containing in all threescore and one peeces of perpetuanaes and of two bailes of<br />
ninetin bayes containeing foure peeces of blacke minikin bayes marked and<br />
numbred as in the margent, And for the lawfull Owner and Proprietor of the
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said goods the said Like Lucy was and is well knowne and generally reputed and<br />
esteemed, The premisses hee well knoweth, for that hee this deponent was present,<br />
when the said Luke Lucy bought the said perpetuanas of one Mris Co[?nme] a<br />
widdow here in London at the rate of 45: ''s'' the peece first penny, they then<br />
being white, and when the said producent bought the said bayes of one William<br />
daniel a Clothier at the rate of 21: ''d'' for each flemmish ell, And for that<br />
this deponent after the said perpetuanaes and baies were coloured packed up<br />
and caused the same to be marked and numbred as aforesaid by order of the<br />
said Luke Lucy, and this deponent entred the same with the colour and length<br />
thereof into his memoriall booke for and as the goods of the said producents<br />
And this deponent further saith, That the said goods being first designed by the<br />
said producent to be transported from this port to Saint Sebastians, and the oportunity<br />
failing, the said producent, (after the Customes here payd for the goods aforesaid<br />
as this deponent hath Credibly heard and beleeveth) ordered this deponent to convey the<br />
said goods into Southwarke, and to take order for their lading and carrying for<br />
Portsmouth in ordeer to their transportation from thence for Saint Sebastians,<br />
which this deponent accordingly performed, and the same were thither accordingly<br />
sent upon the said producents accompt:- And further cannot depose:-/
To the third fourth and fifth articles of the said Allegation and schedule or bill of<br />
Lading annexed hee saith hee cannot depose:-/
To the sixth hee saith, That considering the originall valew of the said goods when<br />
they were first bought as aforesaid, and the charges of dying or colouring the<br />
same, the Customes payd and charges of packing carrying to Portsmouth and<br />
other charges incident hee verily beleeveth the same were really worth and did<br />
stand the said producent in the summe of Two hundred twenty eight pounds<br />
or thereabouts, And further cannot depose, saving hee beleeveth, That such<br />
goods at that time by reason of the hostility at sea between the English<br />
and dutch were very rare beyond Seas, and would if they had safely arrived at<br />
their intended Port have yielded a very considerable benefitt to the producent<br />
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To the 7th hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings of this Court<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the 8th article hee saith, That hee verily beleeveth, the said producent being arily beleeveth, the said producent being a +
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