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as aforesayd. And saith that the sayd mone … as aforesayd. And saith that the sayd moneyes being so paid and all<br />
cleared the sayd Johnson delivered the quiet possession<br />
of the sayd shipp to this deponent who<br />
sayled her from Amsterdam to dunkerke arriving there in Aprill and there the<br />
sayd William Meurin fitted her to carry a lading of Corne<br />
or wheat to Biscay, and that he this deponent was appoynted master<br />
of her and that the sayd wheat was accordingly laden but was<br />
afterwards unladen by reason of a prohibition from the Magistrates<br />
of fflanders for exporting of Corne, and that in August last<br />
past he this deponent was ordered by the sayd Meurin to [?freight]<br />
a lading of wynes and salt att Rochell with the sayd<br />
shipp, which voyage he did accordingly performe, and as hee was<br />
ordered delivered the sayd salt and wine att dunkerke to him<br />
the sayd William Meurin. howbeit he saith that the sayd shipp<br />
in her outward voyage to Rochell was mett with by an English<br />
Caper that came from Poole who plundered the sayd shipp and<br />
tooke away her Colours or flagges and her powder and provisions<br />
of beefe porke butter and Cheese and two of her gunnes and so let her<br />
goe upon her sayd voyage for Rochell, all of which this deponent<br />
was an eyewitnes. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the third Article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that in the moneth<br />
of October last past the foresayd William Meurin did sett forth the<br />
sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' under Command of this deponent with 100<br />
pigges of lead in the same, which he consigned to the arlate [?XXX]<br />
Bosserode and Peter Coppens Residing att Nantes in ffrance to<br />
be by them disposed for the proper use and accompt of him the sayd<br />
William Meurin. And saith that he this deponent in his passage for Nantes<br />
witrh the sayd Lead mett one Captaine Sanders Commander of a vessell<br />
or frigot of this Commonwealth, who visited this deponent and his shipp<br />
the ''ffortune'' aforesayd, And that he this deponent shewed him his sea briefe<br />
and Letters and gave him an Accompt of his voyage, and that hee<br />
the sayd Captaine Sanders was satisfued therewith and permitted this deponent<br />
to proceed upon the sayd voyage And that this deponent safely arrived with his<br />
sayd shipp and lead att Nants, and did deliver the sayd lead to them<br />
the sayd Basserode and Coppens to sell and dispose the same for the<br />
use and Accompt of the sayd William Meurin: And otherwise he<br />
cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that after there [?receavying]<br />
the sayd lead the foresayd Basserode and Coppens did lade all the<br />
wynes now on board the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'', all for the sole [?accompt]<br />
and adventure of the sayd William Meurin of dunquerque, eight tonnes and<br />
a halfe onely excepted, which 8 1/2 tonnes were laden for accompt of this<br />
deponent and Mariners of his shipps Company. And further saith that<br />
before such tyme as the sayd shipp came last from dunkerke the sayd<br />
Meurin did informe this deponent that he had given order for the<br />
shipps lading of wynes to be ready att Nantes to the sayd Basserode<br />
andntes to the sayd Basserode<br />
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