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Transcription

To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that att the tyme
of the taking and surpriseing of the sayd shipp the Saint Peter by the arlate
Captaine Harrington and Company in a Caper or private man of warr
belonging to the sayd Captaine Phillips which happened upon o about
the 28th day of October 1653 last past, there were then on board the
sayd shipp about 27 or 28 bills of lading which did concerne the
present lading of the sayd shipp being the very true reall and originall
bills of lading for the sayd shipps cargazon of goods now in question
And more particularly saith that amongst the rest there was one
or more bill or bills of lading for some Chests or Chest of sugar

[FIRST MARKE, LH MARGIN]

of the first marke in the margent, and allso one or more bills of bill

[SECOND MARKE, LH MARGIN]

of lading for one or more Chest or Chests of sugar of the
second marke in the margent. And allso one or more bills or bill
of lading for one or more Chests or Chest of sugar of the

[THIRD MARKE, LH MARGIN]

third marke in the margent, all which this deponent did himselfe
subscribed with his owne hand and name and had them in his power
and possession att the tyme of seizure in a little nett. And
moreover saith that the tyme aforesayd there were likewise aboard the
sayd shipp two sea Breifes or Letters Testimoniall or Certificates
concerning the sayd shipp and sealed with the seale of the Citty
of Hamburgh which were likewise in this deponents possession and
putt or disposed of in a little Tinn box. And further saith that
upon the seizure aforesayd he this deponent being commannded aboard the
sayd Caper carryed the sayd bills of lading and seabreifes together
with the rest of his papers that were in the Saint Peter, out of her
and arrived with the same in his boat aboard the sayd Harringtons
shipp; and there this deponent being required so to doe did
deliver all the sayd writings and particularly the sayd 27 or 28 bills
of lading and the sayd two seabreife into the hands of the sayd Harrington
Captaine or Commannder of the sayd private man of warr, and he receyved them
out of this deponents hand, and read and perused or seemed to reade
and peruse some of them in this deponents presence, and afterwards
putt or disposed of the same to witt the sayd bills of lading and seabreifes
in his owne Cabin being the great Cabin of the sayd privat man of warr
this deponent being present when the same where so disposed of. And
otherwise cannot depose.

To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that he hath by
himselfe and by others his freinds as Master of the sayd shipp Saint Peter made
enquiry in the sayd Registry of this Court for the sayd bills of lading and
Seabriefes, and saith that so farr as he can hitherto find or discover
the sayd Harrington and his Company or any of them have not since the
sayd seizure brought into the Registry of this Court any of the bills of
lading for the forsayd goods or sugars particularly specifyed under the
foresayd markes nor any of the sayd sea breifes nor any more or other f the
sayd bills of lading eight onely excepted. but do still keepe and
deteyne the same as he beleiveth And otherwise he cannot depose.

daniel straetman [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

[?XXXXX to X Crosse]
[?XXXXXX in] H.H.H.
[?XXX] the latter end
[?XXXXXX the XXXX]