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surprizall and Confiscation of English shi … surprizall and Confiscation of English shipps and goods if taken by the dutch<br />
then our Enimies, did expressely imploy the arlate John Claesson, being<br />
a Native of dantzick, and having a passeport for a shipp named the ''Saint''<br />
''John Baptist'' of that place, to take upon him the charge of the<br />
Vessell now in Controversie, and with all possible care and prudence to<br />
mannage and conduct the same in such manner, that in Case of rencounter with<br />
the dutch shee and her lading might not appeare to belong to the English, for<br />
feare of Confiscation, And to the intent of the preservation of the said shipp<br />
and lading, the said Arnold Beake and Company gave order that a<br />
Colourable bill of sale of the Vessell in question then called the ''fflower de''<br />
''Luce'' should be made by Michael de haze Merchant of dover and<br />
part Proprietor of the said shipp, to the said John Claeson, with order that<br />
the said John Claesson should by a writeing under his hand renounce and<br />
disclaime the said bill of sale as Colourable and counterfeit, and onely made<br />
and contrived for the securitie and preservation of the said shipp and goods from<br />
the dutch, which this deponent upon the observation of the firme or subscription<br />
of the schedule arlate, is firmly assured to be the said writing or instrument<br />
of renunciation to the effect aforesaid, and knoweth not nor beleeveth<br />
that the said bill of sale, and the schedule or renunciation aforesaid were<br />
made to any other effect then as is predeposed, And saith the said shipp<br />
and Merchandizes did and doe truely and really belong to the said<br />
Arnold and Elias Beake, Michael de haze, Mr Greene of dover,<br />
and John [?Johnick] Merchant here at London, who were and are the<br />
true and Law full Proprietors of the said shipp and lading, and are<br />
all of them Subjects of this Commonwealth, Which the premisses hee<br />
knoweth and is well assured of as being Bookekeeper to the said Arnold<br />
Beake, having so been during the transactions predeposed, and by<br />
his said imployment as Bookekeeper having taken particular notice of the<br />
said Propriety. And further cannot depose./
To the third hee saith That the said Arnold Beake as principall<br />
mannager of the said shipp apprehending and well knowing the<br />
danger from the dutch in the time when the said Vessell was out<br />
upon the Voiage in Controversie did give order to the arlate<br />
Reynard Baguart his factor at Bayonne, and to the said Master<br />
John Claeson, to doe and act<br />
all what was or might be possible for the preservation of the said shipp<br />
and her lading from the dutch in her comming homewards from<br />
Bayonne, And hat the said Arnold Beake in the name of himselfe<br />
and his fellow owners did give expresse Order to the said Mr John<br />
Claesson and also to the said factor to procure a Colourable Charterpartie<br />
and bill of lading to be made in the name of the arlate William<br />
de Labistrate Merchant of hamburgh, as if hee the said<br />
Labistrate had freighted the said shipp for hamburgh, whereas<br />
in[?deed] and reality the said Labistradt had no interest<br />
concernement or knowledge of or in the said shipp ladingr knowledge of or in the said shipp lading +
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