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which hee knoweth because hee sawe them me … which hee knoweth because hee sawe them measured while they were in the<br />
warehouse, and further saith that after the rate of 7 ''s'' 2 ''d'' per yard,<br />
the said taffata's amounted in price to the summe of fourtie three pounds<br />
fourteene shillings and foure pence, and for the further reason of his<br />
knowledge of their contents or measure, hee saith hee entred them [?by GUTTER]<br />
the said measuring into a booke which hee kept for such purposes and<br />
touching the said measure, namely that one of the three peeces of the<br />
said taffata's contained 34 ells and a quarter, another the like quantitie<br />
number of ells, and the third 29 ells and quarter.
To the fourth hee saith that about three or foure dayes or with<br />
a weekes space after the said sale and buying of the said goods namely on the tenth of ffebruary 1650 hee<br />
the said Nathaniel Lacey came to the said warehouse and tooke<br />
account and possession of the said three peeces of taffata's of and<br />
from him this deponent, and sawe them measured there in this deponents<br />
presence, and found the contents to bee as aforesaid, and sawe that his<br />
goods being by him this deponent delivered and by him the said Lacey<br />
received into his possession, this deponent entred them<br />
into his note booke as soe delivered, hee this deponent being<br />
then dischardged of them. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith that the said Nathaniel Lacey since such<br />
his receipt of the said goods is departed this life, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to the Act of Parliament articulate
To the seaventh hee cannot depose.
Beniamin Rose/ [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin 2th Junij 1656
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The third of June 1656.
The widowe and heires of Rasmus Rasmusson}<br />
owners of the shipp the ''Justice'' of Christianhaven}<br />
against John Southwood the younger}
Examined upon an allegation<br />
given in on the behalfe of<br />
the said<br />
widow and heir[?es GUTTER]
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''Nicholas Vande Velde''' of Berghen in Norway<br />
Marriner, aged 28 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith hee well knoweth<br />
the widowe and heires of the arlate Rasmus Rasmusson, (who hee<br />
saith were and are his widowe and children) and well knoweth that<br />
they have bin the time arlate and are the true and lawfull owners<br />
and proprietors of the shipp the ''Justice'' arlate, whereof Christian<br />
M[XXX]son was late master, and whereof this deponent is nowe [?master GUTTER]<br />
and this deponent was constituted master by mr [?Lemkuel], having order from<br />
the said widowe and heires,<br />
and for and as such hee saith they were and are commonly accounted<br />
and reputed.
Tonly accounted<br />
and reputed.
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