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there were laden and put aboard the shipp … there were laden and put aboard the shipp the ''Virgin Mary and''<br />
''All Saints'' of Cartagena the voyage in question at Cartagena aforesaid<br />
about foure hundred other potacoes of tobaccoe, all which came and<br />
were brought in the shipp from Cartagena, and were aboard her<br />
at the time of the seizure by the frigate of this Commonwealth<br />
and were brought to England, all which hee knoweth<br />
being present and seeing the lading of the said tobaccoes, and<br />
comming therewith in the said shipp and being brought up into<br />
the Downes in the man of warr in company of the said prize. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith that at the time of the lading of all the<br />
foresaid potacoes of tobaccoe, aswell the fourtie nine aforesaid<br />
as the fower hundred or thereabouts predeposed, were all marked<br />
with visible and apparent marked of his sight and knowledge,<br />
and there were not any laden without marke, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving hee tooke notice that they were soe<br />
marked, and saw entrie thereof made in the boatswaines booke.
To the third hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that the markes with which all<br />
the said Potaccoes of tobacco were marked at the time of the said<br />
lading aforesaid, were made upon a peece of<br />
canvas about the bignes of a mans hand, sewed or stitched<br />
with thredd unto the Potaccoes,<br />
, of this deponents<br />
knowledge taking notice thereof at the time of the lading, and<br />
comming along with them, And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
not being present at the deliverie arlate./
To the fifth hee cannot depose.<br />
Upon the rest hee is not exámined by direction of the producents
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was present at the lading of all<br />
the potaccoes of tobacco that were as aforesaid laden aboard the<br />
said shipp, and there were none laded but what were viewed<br />
by him, hee being assistant to the Captaine of the shipp, and<br />
overseeing the busines of the lading thereof, and taking notice<br />
of the entrie thereof in the boatswaines booke with the markes and<br />
quantities.
To the second and third and fourth hee saith there were nine potaccoes of tobaccoes laden aboard<br />
the said shipp but what were marked, and had markes on them<br />
at the time of the said lading, and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answere, (not being present at the unlading) saving that [every GUTTER]<br />
of the potaccoes laden aboard, was at the time of such lading<br />
marked.
To the fifth and 6th hee saith the said peeces of<br />
canvasaith the said peeces of<br />
canvas +
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