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shipp, and all that hee knew of for the said voyage, and whether there were
noe more or other; whereto the said John kein answered and protested
that hee had noe more nor knew of any more or other papers or
writings than those which hee had soe delivered to this deponent.

To the 16th hee saith that there was aboard the said shipp at the
time of the said seizure one named (or naming himselfe) hermannd
Goris, who being examined aboard the Tiger frigot by
this deponent, cried out and said that this deponent had undonne
him or them and their masters, and wished hee had given five hundred
pounds hee had never seene this deponent, and said hee had two
thousand pounds adventure in the said shipp, and that hee was an
Englishman and of London, and lived in Gracious streete and was
well acquainted there and in Lombard streete, and thereupon this deponent
asking him whom hee knew there, and particularly if hee knew
Mr Lovell or Mr Robert Cordall, (who are housekeepers and men
well knowne in those straets) but hee said hee knew not either of
them, nor could or did hee name any one that hee knew there, saving
Mr [?Starky] the Cooke.

To the 17th hee saith that the said Goris was then demannded by this
deponent whether hee had any bill of lading for any goods of his aboard
the said shipp, to which hee answered that hee had none, and it being
replied by this deponent, that it ws never knowne that a merchant
shipped soe much goods aboard any shipp without taking a bill of
lading, the said Goris said that hee was there in person with his
goods, and therefore what neede hee a bill of lading; yes answered
this deponent, it is necessary, for you are mortall and in case of
death they might be lost through want of a bill of lading
or to the like effect, howbeit, hee still answered that hee had none,
and saith that further discourse to the same effect passed betweene
them.

To the 18th hee saith that the bill of lading arlate was amongest
the bills and papers delivered by the said master to this deponent,
which this deponent showed to the said Goris, and asked him what
that meant and why hee had told this deponent that hee had noe
bill of lading, to which hee answered, saying, you In faith Sir (speaking to this
deponent) to tell you the truth, tooke us when wee were making bills
of lading, and this deponent replying and saying, then you would
have made more bills of lading if I had not taken you, the said
Goris answered and swore with an oath, yea that they would if
they had had more time, but said that this deponent tooke them
soe soone after they came out that they could not. And otherwise referring himselfe to the Registrie of this Court hee
cannot depose.

To the 19th hee saith that there was alsoe aboard the said shipp
when shee was seized one William [?Lemo'] a ffrench man who
was Cooper of her, who being examined by this deponent, confessed
and declared that her lading of linnen cloth and hatts aboard her
were ffranchmans goods, and that shee was freighted for the said
voyage