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That he this deponent about the 13th day o … That he this deponent about the 13th day of May last past of this present moneth<br />
receyved order from the allegat Daniel Thison in a letter brought<br />
to this deponent by his precontest Joris Johnson, to buy for him<br />
the sayd Thison, or assist the sayd Joris Johnson in buying for him a shipp<br />
here in England, and saith that not finding any convenient shipp<br />
here att att this port of London he gave to the said Joris Johnson a letter<br />
of Credit to Mr Michael de Haze of Dover to buy a shipp there<br />
for the sayd Thison; and the sayd Michael de Haze did accordingly<br />
assist the sayd Johnson in that behalfe, and they in the month of January last<br />
or about that tyme did buy of and from Thomas Dawkes of Dover<br />
for 365 ''li'' sterling the allegat shipp the ''Leopard'' formerly called the<br />
''Blackbusse'', which had bene a prize shipp and sold by the Subcommissioner<br />
of prize goods att Dover to the foresayd Dawkes as by a bill of<br />
sale which this deponent hath seen did appeare. And the foresayd<br />
Dawkes made a bill of sale of the sayd shipp to Joris Johnson in<br />
consideration of 365 ''li'' sterling which moneyes the sayd Michael de Haze<br />
did furnish and pay att Dover to the sayd Dawkes, and drew the same<br />
upon this deponent by bills of exchange here att London together<br />
with 330 ''li'' 10 ''s'' sterling more furnished there att Dover by the said Michael<br />
de Haze for equipping and setting forth the sayd shipp, being in<br />
the totall 695 ''li'' 10 ''s'' sterling which moneyes this deponent did really<br />
pay and satisfy according to the bills of the sayd Michael de hare<br />
drawne upon him in that behalfe. And moreover saith that the<br />
foresayd Joris Johnson for the securing of this deponents moneyes<br />
expended for the sayd shipp over and besides such effects as this deponent<br />
had in his hands of the sayd Thison in flax and other grosse wares<br />
to the value of 260 ''li''. 17 ''s''. 4 ''d''. and not upwards, did make a bill of<br />
sale of the sayd shipp to him this deponent. And saith this last bill of<br />
sale notwithstanding being onelly for security of moneyes expended<br />
for the sayd shipp in manner predeposed, the foresayd Daniel Thyson now<br />
and is the sole owner of the sayd shipp now called the ''Leopard'' and formerly<br />
the ''Blackbusse'' and her tackle and furniture and so accounted, and the<br />
same was really and truly bought and payd for as aforesayd for his sole use<br />
and Accompt. And saith the sayd Daniel Thyson by common repute<br />
is an Inhabitant and Burgher of Ostend and a subiect of the King<br />
of Spaine, and his letters and advises to this deponent being his<br />
Correspondent beare date from Ostend. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the Crosse Interrogatories.
To the first Interrogatorie This Rendent saith that he hath interest in the<br />
sayd shipp by vertue of the sayd bill of sale made to him of the same by<br />
the sayd Joris Johnson to the value of 264 ''li''. 12 ''s''. 8 ''d''. over and besides a surety [?XXX]<br />
of wages andvictualls the certaine value whereof he knoweth not<br />
but stands responsible for the same to the sayd Michael de Haze and<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the .2. negatively.
To the .3. he saith he knoweth the interrate Daniel Thyson, and so hath done<br />
for theis 20 yeares now past, and saith he is by report a Zealander borne<br />
andy report a Zealander borne<br />
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