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bill of lading signed and firmed by thsi d … bill of lading signed and firmed by thsi deponent at Hamborough presently<br />
after the lading of the said One hundred sixtie nine Quarteels of Traine<br />
oile, And saith that the said bill of lading weith other papers and writings<br />
as aforesaid were aboard the said shipp at the time of her late seizure by<br />
the said Captaine Holman and Companie, to whose hands they came<br />
And saith that the said bill of lading was and is a true and reall<br />
bill of lading, and that the contents thereof are reall and true and so<br />
had and done as therein is contained. Which hee deposeth upon certaine<br />
knowledge grounded upon the reasons predeposed. And otherwise cannot<br />
depose:-
To the 11th hee saith, That the arlate John Dorville mentioned in the said<br />
Charterpartie of affraightment and bill of lading was and is according to<br />
the publique report and estimation at Hamborough a Native of that<br />
place, and hath lived there ever since this deponent knew Hamburgh, of<br />
which hee the said Dorvile was and is a Citizen and Subject, and for such commonly accompted<br />
Which hee knoweth upon certaine knowledge grounded upon the reasons aforesaid.
To the 12th hee saith, That the arlate Joos van Overbeeck deceased was<br />
whilest hee lived a Merchant of Hamburgh and a Citizen and Subject<br />
of that free State, and for such commonly accompted, and that the said<br />
deceased left behind him a Widdow and heirs which are all of them<br />
Citizens and Subjects of Hamburgh aforesaid, Which hee knoweth being<br />
also a Burgher and inhabitant of that Citie from which hee hath sailed<br />
for theise ten yeares last and upwards./.
To the 13th hee saith hee doeth not personally knowe the arlate William<br />
Dorvile and Wymant Hemomees mentioned in the bill of lading predeposed<br />
but saith that by the relation of the said John Dorville and his mother<br />
the said William Dorville is brother to the said John Dorville and<br />
a Native of Hamburgh and a Subject of that free State,<br />
and that hee and the said Hemomees by common repute have for severall yeeres<br />
lived at Roane in the quality of ffactors for Hamborough Merchants<br />
in which quality this deponent was to have delivered to them the Traine oyle aforesaud<br />
to be disposed of to the best advantage of the Owners aforesaid, and to have<br />
received from them a lading of goods to be transported to the said Owners in returne<br />
of the said oyles. Which hee knoweth for the reasons predeposed. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose:-/
To the 14th and 15th and schedule annexed hee saith and deposeth, That at<br />
the time of the seizure of his said shipp and her lading by Captaine<br />
Holman and his Companie as aforesaid, there was on board<br />
(belonging there was on board<br />
(belonging +
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