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from Newfound land with a ffrench vessell … from Newfound land with a ffrench vessell laden with fish for<br />
honfleur, was met with and taken by one of the frigots<br />
of this Commonwealth and brought into Plimouth, and his shipp and<br />
goods made prize, and the said ffish soe laden aboard this deponents<br />
vessell, was of the fish that came out of the said french vessell<br />
whereof the said Ozan or Oze being dispossesed, hee imbarqued himselfe<br />
in this deponents said shipp for honfleur and was there by the said<br />
Mr Martens order to receive the said fish. But saith<br />
hee cannot depose of any expressions or declarations of the said Ozan<br />
or Oze purporting the said lading to be his, or laden aboard the<br />
''SEaventure'' for his accompt, but at the Ile of Wight finding [?fault]<br />
with this deponent as if hee had not hastened his voyage, hee said,<br />
that if the fish were spoiled by this deponents not going to sea, hee<br />
would make this deponent pay for it, and on the day of the seizure<br />
and a little before the seizure happened, being within a matter of<br />
two houres saile of honfleur, hee told this deponent that hee<br />
should dine in honfleur with hin the said Oan<br />
or Oze, hee living there. And otherwise hee cannot depose,<br />
saving that after this deponent was laden at Plimouth and the<br />
winde comming faire, and this deponent preparing to saile, the<br />
said Mr Marten willed him to make fast againe, and told him hee<br />
would pay for his demourage, till the next port time, which this deponent accordingly did<br />
and staid about foure dayes till the post came from London,<br />
and for such stay the said Mr Marten gave him fourtie shillings<br />
and this deponent conceiveth that the said delay was caused by the<br />
said Mr Marten that hee might have answer from London of<br />
the said Ozan or Oze his bills being accepted at London for<br />
payment for the said fish, before the same departed from Plimouth
To the fifth hee saitth that besides the said Banck fish<br />
amounting to about 8000 (although his bills of lading mentioned<br />
but 6000) there were six barrells and a hogshead of raw hides, and<br />
twenty hides that were not in caskes, and twelve rolls of [?sete]<br />
leather, as by the outside of the said roles appeared, which hides<br />
and leather were brought by the said Monsieur Ozan or<br />
Oze in the night time from the towne, aboard the shipp then being<br />
in the sound of Plimouth, and neither Mr Marten nor his man<br />
came with him, wheread Mr Martens man was present at the<br />
lading of the ffish, nor did any other person then the said Monsieur<br />
Ozan or Oze appeare to this deponent to be lader of the said<br />
hides and leather, only another stranger came alonge with him<br />
in the boate and retourned for Plimouth.
To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot<br />
otherwise depose.
To the 7th hee saith hee signed three bills (all of one tenor) for the<br />
said fish, two whereof hee left with Mr marten, and carried the other<br />
to sea, which was taken by the Ostender, but hee beleeveth Mr Marten<br />
hath his two still, And otherwise hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid
REpeated before doctor Clerke.
[MARKE] The marke of John Sneller.lerke.
[MARKE] The marke of John Sneller. +
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