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The same day.
Examined upon the fore said … The same day.
Examined upon the fore said allegation
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'''Abraham Gaultier''' of London Merchant, aged 35 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first and second hee saith that about three yeeres since the producent mr Lucie<br />
by John day the Broker, bought the shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' arlate (which hee well knoweth) of<br />
the Commissionners for Prize goods at the office in Bishopsgate streete<br />
London, shee having bin a prize taken from the hollanders, and having<br />
soe bought her for his owne account, this deponent being his Casheir, paid<br />
three hundred pounds sterling in part of paying for her by mr<br />
lucies order to the Receiver at the prize office, his precontest Broeder<br />
Baxon helping this deponent to carry some of the money, and having<br />
soe bought her, the said mr Lucie constitituted the said Broeder Baxon<br />
master of her. who hath ever since sailed her for and under the said<br />
producent, who is her sole owner, and hath bin ever since her<br />
said buying, and ever since such his buying of her (saving one<br />
voyage to carry wheate and leade from hull to Bourdeaux two other English<br />
merchants ioyned with him in her imployment) shee hath bin imployed<br />
by him alone from place to place, as Rochell, London, dartmouth,<br />
and and other plases, and for his owne account, which hee<br />
knoweth being acquainted with the writing and seeing the dispatches<br />
of her thither. And further saith that in or about ffebruary last<br />
the said producent by letters written and sent to ffrancis Cleason his<br />
factor at Rochell, caused her to be laden for his the said producents<br />
account with salt to be carried to Riga and there to be delivered to Mr<br />
harman Berker his correspondent there, and having soe ordered her<br />
lading, hee the said producent in March last wrote and gave order<br />
to the said harman Berker to relade her with clapboards and other<br />
wood for his the producents account, and to send the same for<br />
London, and pro forma to give the skipper a letter and bill purporting<br />
the said lading to be consigned to be delivered at Rochell to the said<br />
ffrancis Cl[XX]ason, and as being for the said harman Barkers owne account,<br />
but by word of mouth to order the master to come directly for London,<br />
when shee should be come into the downes, or to the very same effect,<br />
which hee knoweth being acquainted with the writing and sending the<br />
said letter to mr harman Barker, and for the further information of<br />
this Court, hee hath out of his said master (the producents) coppie booke<br />
booke extracted a copie thereof (saving the very subscription, which<br />
is not used to be entred into the booke) and leaveth the same, and saith<br />
the said consignement for ffrance was only pro forma and to avoide<br />
the dunkerkers and Ostenders, whereas the said lading doth (as hee<br />
saith) truely, and solely belong to the said mr Lucie, and laden with<br />
bought and laden partly with the proceed[?e] of his said salt and the rest<br />
paid for by bill of exchange drawne upon his correspondent at<br />
Amsterdam, and all for the said mr Lucies account. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the third hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth negatively.
ToTo the first hee answereth negatively.
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