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were the true reall and originall bills of … were the true reall and originall bills of lading and were<br />
all and every of them signed by this deponent att Nantes before<br />
his departure from thence, and saith that he this deponent did not<br />
signe any other bills of lading of any other<br />
tenor for the sayd goods, but was reallt without fraud or colour<br />
to have delivered the sayd goods to the respective persons in the<br />
sayd bills of lading mentioned for their respective accompts<br />
And saith that before he came from Dunkerke Mr Peter<br />
Lams of Dunkerke for whose accompt part of the sayd wines were<br />
did give this deponent expresse order upon his returne from<br />
Nantes with his lading to call att Dover and in his name to [?XX]<br />
to Mr De la barr and Mr De laval or one of them to procure a<br />
Convoy for Dunkerke, and that this deponent in case he<br />
had not bene seized in the Downes was resolved to have gone<br />
ith his sayd shipp to Dover to procure a Convoy according to the<br />
order of the sayd Peter Lams to and for the preserving and<br />
securing the sayd lading from the ffrench, that usually lyeth<br />
off att sea in the Course for Dunkerke. And otherwise hee saith<br />
he cannot depose.
To the third article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the<br />
arlate John de la Valette, Peter Lams Cornelio Thais Jaques<br />
Goverts junior Michael Bloome the widdow of John de Coppins<br />
Jasper and John le Clerke and Theodore Dowchet the [?XXX]<br />
persons to whon the foresayd lading of wines is consigned were<br />
and are all and every of them the sayd Doachet onely excepted<br />
Inhabitants of Dunkerke, and the sayd Doachet was and is an<br />
Inhabitant of Rissell or Lisle, and all and every of the sayd persons<br />
were and are subiects of the King of Spaine, and such as<br />
are generally observed and taken notice of to drive a [?Considerable]<br />
trade to ffrance for wynes, having their factors there for<br />
the better mannagement of the sayd trade, all which he this deponent<br />
having bene a Constant Inhabitant in Dunkerke from his youth<br />
and a sea fareing man hath well knwone seene and observed<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the last hee saith his deposition is true.
To the Crosse Interrogatories.
To the .1. he saith he was in September last past appoyneted mmaster of the sayd shipp att<br />
Dunkerke (where he first came aboard her the 26th day of September<br />
1653 last past
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To the .2. he saith he ws born at Berghe Saint Eunox in fflanders<br />
about a league from Dunkerke, and saith that himselfe hath<br />
together with his steersman 5 fatts and 1/2 of wine in the sayd [?shipp] and<br />
that his shipps Company are nyne men and a boy, and are<br />
all fflandrians the steersmn excepted, who is of fflushing<br />
by birth, but hath for theise 6 monethes last past lived att<br />
Dunkerke with his wife and Children. And further<br />
otherwise than negatively he cannot depose saving<br />
he this Rendent hath likewise one hogshead of vinegar aboard the aforesaide hogshead of vinegar aboard the aforesaid +
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