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the Madea foure and twenty coverlets without marks for his owne accompt
this deponent seeing him take money out of the Madea and carry aboard the
said other shipp to pay for the same, and this deponent heard the sauid Severington
say that the said but of oile was bought and laden for the proper accompt of
himselfe and his pilot or stiersman, but what share or proprortion of the said oile was belonging
to one or other of the said persons hee knoweth not, but beleeveth the said
pack of leather was belonging to the master and six chests of the said sope
this deponent having heard him affirme soe at the time of the lading, and
that the foresaid goods were belonging t them hee well knoweth being
suprcargo of the said shipp and acquainted with the said lading by the
said persons, and seeing them carry money ashore to pay for the same, and
saith the said goods were to be transported in the said shipp to haver de Grace
for the accompt aforesaid, and were aboard a the time of the said seizure
by the Preston frigot. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith that the said producents were and are the reall
owners of the goods predeposed, and commonly accompted to be subiects of
the Lords the States of the United Netherlands. And otherwise hee cannot
depose saving as aforesaid.

Jan bou[?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]

Examined upon the said allegation.

2.

René Bleau of Saint Malo's Maariner, aged 34 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined.

To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that in or about
the moneth of May last past there were laden aboard the said shipp the Medea
at Marsaille by Eelman Severinson her master for his owne accompt
six chests of sope, and a pack of leather, and by the stiersman for his
owne accompt many chests of sope amounting to above twenty chests, and
that the Chirurgeon laded two or three chests for his owne accompt, and
that the Cooke and other common men laded (as hee was informed) two or three
chests of sope for their accompt, and saith the master and stiersman a little
before their departure having some remainder of money laid it out upon
a but of oile which they laded for their ioint accompt, and that when the
shipp was in her course at sea for haver de Grace, meeting a shipp
bound from Maiorca for Amsterdam, the master of the Madea bought foure
and twenty coverlets of the master of the said shipp and laded them aboard
the Madea for his accompt aforesaid, and were aboard at the time of the
seizure by the Portsea frigot, which hee knoweth being one of the
company of the Madea, (but none of the claimers) and seeing the
premisses soe donne. And otherwise her cannot depose not knowing the
marks of the said goods.

To the second hee saith hee sawe the said producents make severall payments
for severall of the said goods, and saith they are owners of the goods predeposed
and were and are commonly accompted subiects of the Lords the States of the
United Netherlands. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

Rene Ble[?X]ue [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]