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said barrill of beaver now in Controversy … said barrill of beaver now in Controversy And saith that the interrate bill of<br />
lading shewne to this examinate at the time of his examination, and brought<br />
into this Court by the interrate Mr Ashurst as hee beleeveth was and<br />
is truely signed And firmed with the proper hand writeing of this rendent<br />
in conformity to his booke, and usuall manner of this rendents firming to<br />
bills of lading, videlicet (the contents I know not) which words are not expressed<br />
in the other pretended bill of lading sett on foot by the said Hubbart And<br />
saith the said Hubbart came as aforesaid passenger in the said shipp from<br />
New England, but that this rendent neither there nor in their Course<br />
towards London signed him any bill or bills of ladeing for the barrill of goods<br />
marked as aforesaid, neither did hee so farr as hee remembreth signe any<br />
other bills of ladeing at Sea to any other passenger in the said shipp, but saith<br />
that this rendent being gone with his said shipp the said voiage to the<br />
Gore upon the Coast of England was visited with extremity of sicknesse<br />
whereby hee became senselesse of what hee did, and therefore as to that<br />
time cannot tell what might bee obtruded upon him to be signed by the said<br />
Hubbart, to whom hee this rendent being in his right under standing never<br />
did nor had any reason to signe any bill or bills for the barrill of goods<br />
marked as aforesaid, which hee very well knowe to be the usuall<br />
marke of the said Jacob Sheafe, and accordingly had entered the same in<br />
his booke to be delivered to the said Henry Ashurst his the said Sheafes<br />
Correspondent here in London./
To the 8th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition. And further<br />
cannot depose, not knowing nor remembring that ever hee saw any of the said<br />
pretended bills of lading, saye onely one, which hee first saw here in London.<br />
in the hands of the said Hubbart, neither did hee, so farr as hee remembreth<br />
ever receive any such summe as is interrate for primage and averidge of<br />
the said barrill from the said Hubbart./..
To the 9th hee saith, That since the said shipps arrivall in the River of<br />
London the said Robert Hubbart by himselfe or his procurement hath<br />
unduely received the said barrill of goods out of the said shipp which<br />
this rendent was sick, but saith hee this rendent hath received no freight for the same<br />
but beleeveth that one of his Owners Agents hath received freight for<br />
the same, and that the said Hubbart still unduely possesseth, hath<br />
unduely disposed of the said goods./
To the 10th hee answereth not, being therein excepted./
John Cutting [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Allegation./
'''4 (sic) 4.us'''
'''Richard Browne''' of the parish of Saint Olave in the<br />
County of Surrey Mariner aged 25. yeares or there about<br />
a Wittnes sworne and examined saith as followeth. videlicet
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith. That hee this deponent hath<br />
knowne the arlate Jacob Sheafe of Boston in New England Marchant<br />
for about 4. yeares last past, and hath for about 14 moneths last past<br />
knowne and observed that hee the said Jacob Sheafe had had and holds<br />
Correspondence with the arlate Henry Ashurst of London Marchant<br />
by goods and marchandises sent between them in the shipp ''John's adventure''<br />
London to New England, and from thence hither. And further cannot depose
To the second hee saith That in the moneth of december 1655. Last past<br />
the arlate Jacob Sheafe laded or caused to be laden aboard the said shipp<br />
theaden aboard the said shipp<br />
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