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is made, and told this deponent that hee would make the said colourable sale to mr
Giles vandeput of London English Merchant; and in performance
thereof, hee saith the said John kein after his setting saile stopping belowe
Gravesend, sent up John van Lathum his Chirugeon to London with the said bill
of sale (,signed and sealed by the said kein) to the said mr Giles vandeput,
who disliking the businesse, refused the same, whereupon the said van
Lathum came to this deponent and showing him the said bill, signed and
sealed by that master, and acquainting him with the said vandeputs
refusall to meddle therewith, asked this deponents counsell what
hee the said Chryrurgeon should doe to give the said Captaine satisfaction
whereupon hee this deponent told him that neither hee nor the
Captaine should trouble them selves, but proceede on their voyage and that if
they were intended to retourne with the said shipp from Spaine for
Zeyland, this deponent should finde an expedient to s[?ave] or help them;
and soe the said Chyrurgeon departed carrying the said colourable
bill of sale with him, to deliver it to the Captaine. And
further saith that the said Chyrurgeon alsoe told this deponent that
with the said bill of sale, hee tendred to the said mr Vandeput or
note to be signed by him the said Vandeput, purporting and declaring
the said bill to be colourable and made meerly pro forma, and
that the said mr Vandeput had really noe interest in the said shipp, and
that the said mr Vandeput disliking the same and conditions
of the said paper, had torne it in peeces, and given him back the
said bill as aforeaid; and this deponent hath severall times
heard the said mr Vandeput speake and say to the effect aforesaid.
And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the eighth hee saith that the said shipp doth really and truely
belong to the said Nicholas Clement and Adrian van Bulstrode
and company, all subiects of the Lords the states of the United
Netherlands, and that the said which hee knoweth because hee this
deponent lately gave them an accompt of moneys drawne
and remitted unto the said Adrian van Bulstrode for and
concerning the said shipp, and is to give them a further account
of moneys here received and to be received of this State for the
freight of ffrench goods taken in the said shipp and condemned
and this deponent doth prosequute this present businesse at
the speciall request and cost of them the said owners. And
otherwise hee cannot depose saving as afore said.

Charles Mar[?e]scoe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 12th of September 1656.

Robert de Vinck and company against the shipp}
commonly called the Strong Rowland and her}
tackle and furniture and nowe called the}
Jamaica Marchant, and against Mr Martin Noel and}
company comming in for their interest. Budd. ffrancklin.}

Examined upon an allegation given
in on the behalfe of the said mr
Noell and company.

Rp. .j.

Roger Corbet of Ratcliff in the County
of Middlesex, aged 33 yeeres
or thereabouts sworne and examined.

To the first article hee referreth him selfe to the lawes and Statutes
arlate and otherwise cannot depose.