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The same day.

Exámined upon the fore said allegation

2.

Abraham Gaultier of London Merchant, aged 35 yeeres or thereabouts
sworne and exámined.

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

To the third hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee answereth negatively.

To

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