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Ad 4 rendet that hee was addressed by the … Ad 4 rendet that hee was addressed by the said [?Reat] to a merchant of<br />
Nantes, whose name hee tooke in his booke, which came to the said[?CXXXs]<br />
hand, and was by him detained from this deponent, without which booke<br />
hee cannot name the said Merchant, and that hee had noe orders from<br />
the said Reat delivered him in writing. Et alr nescit salvis predepoita.
Ad 5 rendet that the said shipp ''Winefat'' is about two yeares old, and that<br />
hee never saw her at Stockholme, and saith hee neither knoweth how<br />
long the said Roberts hath had or bin master of her, nor who was<br />
her Master next before this deponent, Et alr nescit.
Ad 6 rendet that it is about three or foure yeeres since hee this deponent<br />
was last at Stockholme, and saith hee did not at any time write to<br />
to the said Gaspar Roberts till his bringing up to Garnsey, and then hee<br />
wrote to him that hee was so brought up, and in greate trouble, and<br />
hath since advised him by letters from hence that hee was come hether and<br />
was using his diligence by meanes of the Swedish Resident to get himselfe<br />
and shipp and goods cleared, the last time of such his writing to him<br />
hee saith was friday last was seavenight, and speedily expecteth<br />
an answer, but as yet hee hath not at any time received ant letter from<br />
the said Roberts, hee being hastened from Amsterdam through feare of<br />
being shut up by the ice, alr nescit salvis predepoita.
Ad 7 negative predepoita, alr nescit.
Ad 8 rendet that hee knew not the hand of the said Roberts, but was<br />
made acquanted by the said Reat of letters received by him from the said [?RXXX]<br />
touching the said Roberts his proprietie and ordering the said voyage, and have<br />
after heard other Skippers say that they knowe the saud Roberts to be owner<br />
of the said vessell Et alr nescit salvis predepoita, and saving hee<br />
never saw the said Roberts write.
Ad 9 respondet that hee had a letpasse from Amsterdam which hee<br />
left with the searchers in the fflie in his sailing out, and had noe<br />
cocket, bill of lading or Charter partie for the reasons aforesaid, nor<br />
other dispatches, but had his Swedish passe and as hee<br />
beleeveth the two letters thereunto fixed now remaining in Court and<br />
showd unto him, and his said shipp booke which is kept back, and<br />
some slight papers besides of noe moment not concerning the<br />
voyage, all which papers and all writings that were in the said shipp<br />
[?XXXth] the said Courts hands, Et alr salvis predepita nescit.
Ad 10 rendet that hee can write and reade and had a booke at [?XX]<br />
and the name of the merchant to whom consigned entred thereom, but not<br />
his lading entred, it not being found expedient in theise times of<br />
trouble at sea to make entrie thereof, either from whom received or <br />
whom to [?XXX]om received or <br />
whom to [?XXX] +
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