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Transcription

residing at Roane aforesaid did lade and cause to bee laden on board the
shipp the Saint John of Hamborough (whereof the arlate Joachim Meesters
then was and now is Master) then lying at Roane one bale and one fatt marked with the

[FIRST MARKE, LH MARGIN]

marke in the margent, and containemig severall sorts of goods wares and
Merchandizes, videlicet ribons, gloves, stockins, hoods stuffes and other goods
the particulars whereof this deponent cannot declare, all or most whereof this
deponent saw bought of severall Merchants at Paris in the moneth of July
last or thereabouts and payd for by his said precontest with readie monie
presently after the buying of the same, and saith the said bale and fatt
of goods were so laden for the accompt and adventure of Claus Luys a
Merchant of Hamborough and Master to this deponents precontest, to be trans
ported in the said shipp from Roane to Hamburgh and there to be delivered
to the said Claus Luys for his owne accompt; Hee further saith That at
or about the time of the lading of the bale and fatt predeposed the saud John
Robert and dierick Warnicke told and acquainted this deponent at Roane, that
they had some daies before laden aboard the said shipp for the same accompt two bales and
one fatt of goods more marked with the marke aforesaid, containing also
severall sorts of ffrench goods and commodities, (a great part whereof this deponent
also saw bought and paid for by his said precontest at Paris about the said
moneth of July last past) together with one Case of goods for the said accompt
And accordingly the said John Robert and dierick Warnick then and
there shewed to this deponent three bills of lading of one tenor and of the marke aforesaid filled
up all saving the freight, upon which they said they were not then agreed
with the Master of the said shipp, and saith that they the said John Robert and
dierick Warnick then declared unto this deponent that all and singular the
parcells of goods predeposed and mentioned in the said bill of lading were then
aboard the said shipp laden and designed as aforesaid. And Otherwise
cannot depose, saving that for the reasons precedent and subsequent hee is
fully assured that the said Claus Luys from the time of the buying and lading
of the said goods by this deponents said precontest was and is the true and lawfull
Owner and Properietor of the same, and for such commonly accompted reputed
and taken, which hee declareth upon the reasons aforesaid/

To the second article and schedule therein mentioned and now shewne to this
deponent at the time of his examination hee saith and deposeth, That hee
this deponent was not personally present at the signing and firmeing of
the bills of lading allegate, but saith, That this deponent being a passenger aboard the
said shipp the Saint John in her Course from Roane towards Hamburgh
the said Joachim Meesters amongst other bills of lading concerning the
Cargazon of his said shipp, showed unto this deponent a bill of lading for the
parcells of goods marked with the marke predeposed, and signed with the said
Meesters his owne handwriting (as this deponent by reason of his frequent
observation of the said handwriting is fully and firmely assured) which
(said