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gave expresse order and direction unto him this deponent that hee should
be very carefull not to take into the said shipp any goods which should
be offered or tendred to be laden for accompt of any ffrench man or men
subiect of or to the ffrench king, and that if hee suspected any goods
offered or brought to be laden to be fore such accompt, hee should refuse
them and not receive them aboard; which order and direction hee this
deponent diligently observed, and woul not receive any goods whereof
hee had the least suspition that they were for ffrench, and to that purpose
hee retourned severall goods, and refused to receive them because hee had
that suspition of them. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee hath belonged to and bin master of the said shipp
the liesde about five monethes last, and that hee was borne at
derschelling aforesaid and hath dwelt there all his time, and saith there
were aboard the said shipp at the time of the seizure a thousand deales
belonging to the said shipps owners, wherein hee hath share being with
two of his brothers living at Amsterdam owner of a quarter part of the
said shipp, And otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the second hee cannot depose, not knowing any of the persons producent.

To the third hee referreth him selfe to the said bills of lading and to
his foregoeing deposition and cannot otherwise depose.

To the fourth hee saith that hee doth not knowe any of the producents
and therefore cannot depose thereto.

To the fifth hee saith hee signed three bills of lading (all of one tenor)
for every parcell of the said goods that were laden, one of each whereof
hee brought alonge in the shipp, and the same were taken from him
by the Captaine that tooke him, and that the other two of each
parcell hee left with the aders, or such as brought them to be signed.

To the sixth hee saith hee only doubteth or susposeth (sic) that two packs
of goods of the said shipps lading are belonging to ffrench, And
otherwise negatively.

To the seaventh hee cannot depose.

To the last hee saith hee doth not knowe the interrogated Abraham [?Museert];
and otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

cornelius [?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Repeated before doctor Godolphin and Collonel Cock.

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The third of November 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]

Examined upon the foresaid allegation.

5.

Erasmus Bedlowe of London Merchant aged 23 yeares or
thereabouts sworne and examined.

To the first and second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth
that hee hath well knowne the producent Jaques Casteline for theise six
yeares last past and upwards, Mathew [?Smarke] about foure yeares,
Baldwin