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and seizures in ffrance, which otherwise&l … and seizures in ffrance, which otherwise<br />
would have been laid uppon them in case<br />
they had gone in this rendents, and Mr<br />
Showers owne name whereas in truth<br />
all and singular the goods aforesaid<br />
claimed by the arlate William Showers<br />
and this rendent were really and bona fide<br />
the proper goods of this rendent, and the<br />
arlate William Showers, and were<br />
sent and carried on board the said<br />
shippe the ''Reserve'' by the arlate Mr<br />
Showers or by his order or direction<br />
as in this article is alleaged, which he<br />
accepteth of soe farr forth as the said<br />
article maketh for him, and the premisses<br />
by him confessed he hath acknowledged,<br />
and otherwise he doth not beleeve the<br />
said article to bee true in any parte<br />
thereof./
To the third pretensed position this rendent<br />
answereth that he doth not beleeve the<br />
said pretensed position to bee true in any<br />
parte saveinge this rendent beleeveth<br />
that he havinge lived and resided in ffrance<br />
hath by that meanes some acquaintance<br />
with french merchants resident there<br />
for whom this rendent hath receaved<br />
and sould some goods but this rendent<br />
doth by virtue of his oath declare that<br />
the goods claimed by this rendent and the<br />
said Mr Showers were really bought and<br />
provided by them with their owne monies and<br />
for their owne accpmpts, and not by any effects<br />
orpts, and not by any effects<br />
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