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carried in the said shipp to Corke in Ireland and there to bee delivered to Master
Gold of Corke his factor there to bee by him disposed of and vended for his the
sd producents account which hee knoweth having received Advice of the said
lading from his said sonne, and order therein to assure upon the said
shipp and goods Which this deponent could not effect before seizure
of the shipp Swedish Lyon. And for the reasons aforesd is assured that the
said producent is owner of the said salt and noe other person whatsoever
hath any share or interest therein. Et alr nescit.

Ad 8 in aclum et Exhibita in eadem deponit that the first schedule annexed was
and is wholly written subscribed by and with the proper hand of the said
Samuell this deponents sonne and was received by him this depot on the 20th
of August last as appeares by the post marke on the backside thereof. And the
factory being the second schedule annexed hee knoweth to bee the hand
writing of the arlate Baily this deponent having corresponded with him
for severall yeers together last past and thereby made acquainted
with his character and handwriting And beleeveth the Attestation annexed
to bee true and reall and knoweth the firmes of Sam: Beake, ?Botoll
and decator thereto to bee of their respective handwritings. Et
alr rederando sead dictas schedulas et contenta XXdom nescit.

Ad 9 deponit that the said ship Swedish Lyon with her lading on board was
in her course for Corke taken and seized by a privateer one of ?Carews
Com:on and brought into ffoye aclate.

Ad 10nd deponit that hee hath bin informed the privateer have broken Bulke and
plundered and taken away a considerable part of her lading of salt
a new cable and a halter, and many other of the shipps necessaries.
Et alr nescit.

Ad ult dicit predeporta Xoreum ad vera.

Ad Interria

Ad primum rendet that by this depots Advices the shipp the Cumberland formerly soe called
and the Swedish Lyon in question were and are one and the same shipp. And
verily beleeveth it to be the same and to belong in propriety to this deponents sonne
onéy Et alr salvis predeprta nescit.

Ad 2 rendet quod nescit Rendere saying y:e salt was laded at Oleroone where
this deponent was not. this deponent is ffather to the producent and the Interrogated Elias
Beake is this rendents brother and partner in merchandizing affaires knoweth not
what hee is worth.

Ad 3 rendit that in times of peace he beleeveth the producent did correspond with
Dutchmen. knoweth not the parties Interrogate Et alr nescit
et novo

Ad 4 rendet that he knoweth not of any bills of lading signed for the said goods
And that hee is well assured that the said shipp was bound to Corke and now where
else for that this deponent had advice that there was a parcell of butter bought at Corke
to relade her back, and this deponent had orders from his said sonne to insure
upon the said lading back wards five or six hundred pounds according as the goods should amount unto. Et alre nescit deponere

ARNOLD BEAKE [His signature]

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Oleroone

The Île d'Oléron is an island off the Atlantic coast of France, due west of Rochefort. It is the second largest French island after Corsiaca. Coordinates: 45.9°N 1.3°W. The estuary of the Seudres river, on the nearby mainland, was known for its salt flats. Likewise, the Île d'Oléron, had salt pans. For background on the mid-western coast of France in the C17th see Kevin C. Robbins, City on the Ocean Sea: La Rochelle, 1530-1650 : Urban Society, Religion, and Politics on the French Atlantic Frontier (Leiden, 1997)