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The 13th of Aprill 1657. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 13th of Aprill 1657. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Examination and deposition of the}<br />
persons undernamed touching the Propriety}<br />
of certaine goods and Merchandises laden}<br />
in the shipp the ''Saint John'' whereof John}<br />
Van Arber was Master}
'''William Bellamy''' of London Merchant<br />
aged 25 yeares or thereabouts, and '''Robert'''<br />
'''Cole''' alsoe of London Merchant aged<br />
one and 20 yeares or thereabouts, sworne<br />
upon the holy Evangelists before the right<br />
Worshipfull John Godolphin doctor of Lawe one of<br />
the Judges of the High Court of Admiraltie<br />
of England say and depose by Vertue of their<br />
respective oaths as followeth. That is to say
That in all about the beginning of the moneth of March last<br />
past Thomas Canham and Companie all Merchants of this<br />
City of London and Subjects of this Commonwealth,<br />
knowne to these deponents did buy and provide at or let London<br />
aforesaid the number of One hundred and fifty firkins of<br />
English butter, which firkins of butter they caused to be marked with the<br />
mark in the margent, and to be about the middle of March
'''TC''' [MARKE, LH MARGIN]
last past caused the same to be laden and putt on board of the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint John'', whereof the said John Van Arber was Master<br />
then lyeing at or neere Saint Catherines in the River of Thames,<br />
neare this City, to be from thence transported to Bourdeaux<br />
in ffrance, for and upon the proper accompt and advantage of<br />
the said Thomas Canham and Companie, who were are<br />
and ought to be the true lawfull and sole owners and<br />
proprietors that they said one hundred and fifty firkins of<br />
butter soe by them or their order bought provided and laden as abovesaid, and<br />
by them consigned to Jaspar Bolt their ffactor and Corres-<br />
pondent at Bourdeaux aforesaid with order to sell or dispose<br />
of the same to their best benefitt and advantage: The promise<br />
these deponents declare and affirme to be true by vertue of the<br />
said respective oaths, rendring their respective reasons of<br />
knowledge, for that hee the said William Bellamy was present at<br />
the buying of the said hundred and fifty firkins of butter by<br />
said Thomas Canham and Companie, and desire and<br />
direction of the said Thomas Canham gave order for the lading of<br />
the said firkins of butter, and after the lading thereof heard<br />
the said Master acknowledge the reception of them, And the said<br />
Robert Cole saith, That at the time of the said buying and<br />
lading hee this deponent was, as at present hee is, Cashier<br />
to the said Thomas Canham, and thereby is well assured of<br />
the reality of the said transactions, having seene them entredaid transactions, having seene them entred +
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