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To the 13th hee saith that there was onely … To the 13th hee saith that there was onely the barrill of beaver in Controversy<br />
being marked and numbred as predeposed Laden aboard the said shipp the<br />
Voiage aforesaid, which this deponent entered into his booke under the said marke and number and agreed for with the said<br />
Jacob Sheafe amongst other goods by him Laden at the same time.
To the 14th hee saith, That hee this deponent being the arlate John Cutting did not<br />
signe at or neere Boston in New England any bill or bills of Ladeing to the<br />
said Robert Hubbart for the said barrill of beaver marked as aforesaid upon the<br />
arlate 20th day of December 1655, as by the said Hubbart is pretended, for that this<br />
deponent with his said shipp the ''Johns Adventure'' with the said Hubbart as passenger<br />
aboard him sett sayle and departed from Boston upon the 18th or 19th day of December <u>1655.</u><br />
and came to Nantasket a Port about nyne miles distance from Boston:-
To the 15th hee saith, That according to the marke and number predeposed marked<br />
in this deponents booke and expressed in the invoyce or factorie and bill of Lading<br />
aforesaid, the barrill of goods now in Controversie Laden at or neere Boston aforesaid<br />
was and is one and the same barrill, and conteyned the goods in the said Invoyce<br />
particularized, which barrill and goods the said Hubbart hath since by undue<br />
and illegal practise conveighed out of the said shipp and converted to his owne<br />
use. And further cannot depose./
To the rest of the articles of the articles hee is not examined by direction of the producent./
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee answereth and saith, That hee this rendent<br />
hath no part or share in the barrill of beaver interrate to whomsoever the same<br />
bee adjudged, but hath often attended Mr Smith about the cause in controversy<br />
By meanes whereof hee is retarded in his intended returne for New England, and<br />
to the said Mr Smith, hee hath declared the truth of his knowledge in this buisinesse<br />
and not otherwise, and hath payed him and other Officers of this Court such fees as<br />
were due and demanded by them, all which is to be refunded to this deponent by the<br />
aforesaid Mr Ashurst.
To the second hee saith, That hee this rendent did not see the interrate person Jacob<br />
Sheafe marke the barrill of beaver interrate, nor did hee this rendent see the<br />
receiving of the same aboard the said shipp, but hath viewed the said barrill since<br />
it came into England in the Custodie of the said Robert Hubbart, and is<br />
convinced in conscience for the reasons predeposed, That the barrill aforesaid<br />
received aboard in New England, and the said barrill seene in the said<br />
Hubbarts possession was and is one and the same, And otherwise saving his foregoing<br />
deposition to which hee referreth hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the third hee saith hee did not see the interrate Jacob Sheafe write or signe<br />
the Invoyce interrate:-/
To the 4th hee saith, That in the three bills of Ladeing signed by this deponent for<br />
the barrills of goods in Controversie to the use of the said Jacob Sheafe, there is no<br />
beaver expressely mentioned in termes, and saith hee knoweth not what words are<br />
used in the pretended bills of Lading sett on foot by the said Hubbart, nor whether<br />
the words interrate videlicet (and one barrell of beaver) bee expressed therein, but<br />
And further cannot depose saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth
To the 5th hee saith, That the interrate Emanuel Springfield and his wife<br />
came passengers in this deponents shipp the voiage in controversie, this deponent not<br />
knowing anything of their honest or either of their honesties or dishonestie.
To the 6th hee saith, hee hath not deposed to the article interrate./:
To the 7th Interrogatorie the danger of perjury being first declared unto him, hee<br />
saith, That to best of this respondents memory and understanding, hee<br />
never signed any bill or bills of lading to the said Robert Hubbart for the<br />
(saidd Robert Hubbart for the<br />
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