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Transcription

The 14th day of September 1655/ [CENTRE HEADING]

Cowse against Keene}
Suckley Smith}

Examined on an allegation on behalfe of the sayd Cowse./

d: Suckly

7

Richard Duck of London Merchant aged 26 yeares or thereabouts
as followeth videlicet./

To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this deponent was a factor
resident at Saint Lucar in the yeare 1654 at the tyme when the arlate Edward Keene came in with his vessell the
John and Elizabeth into Saint Lucar and knoweth that hee was then generally accompted to bee
the Master of the sayd vessell and did take care of and mannage the sayd vessell as
Master thereof And further saving his subsequent depositions hee cannot depose./

To the 2: 3: 4th 5th and 6th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that hwee
this deponent knoweth nothing of the letteing the sayd shipp to freight
nor of the bargaine made betwixt the sayd Cowse and Keene touching the same for
that hee was then at Saint Lucar in Spaine And further to these articles hee cannot depose
saving hee saith that hee this deponent (being a Correspondent of the sayd Cowse at
Saint Lucar and the sayd Keene arriveing there with his sayd vessell and divers
goods which as this deponent heard were laded on board her for Accompte of the
sayd Cowse