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acquainted with the firme of the said John … acquainted with the firme of the said John ffransen Haen wherewith the said bill of lading was firmed And for that<br />
this deponentby the especiall order of the said [?Lemmerswand] went expressely<br />
to Medenblick in Holland in May <u>1653.</u> to speake with the said John ffransen Haen<br />
concernung the Cargo of his shipp so seized, whereupon the said John<br />
ffransen Haen upon the sight and observation of the said bill of lading for<br />
the wynes predeposed, affirmed to this deponent that the same was signed<br />
together with two others of the same tenour by him the said John ffransen<br />
Haen with his owne hand at Saint Lucars at or about the time of lading of the said<br />
wynes, and further declared that another bill of lading of the same tenour<br />
was on board his said shipp at the time of her seizure, which together<br />
with his other papers were taken away by the Captaine or Companie of<br />
the English man of warr that had taken his said shipp and her lading,<br />
And further the said John ffransen Haen then also declared to this<br />
deponent that the said John Scrother had laden aboard his said shipp the<br />
said 47. butts of sack to be transported and delivered as aforesaid<br />
And otherwise saith, That saving his following depositions hee cannot depose:
To the 5th and 5th and schedule or bill of lading therein mentioned but not<br />
annexed hee saith and deposeth, That the said John Scrother is a hamburger<br />
borne, and hath for 5. yeares last past of this deponents knowledge of him<br />
by Correspondence resided as a ffactor for hamborough Merchants at<br />
Saint Lucar in Spaine, by meanes of which his residence hee was and is a<br />
Subject of the king of Spaine, and in that regard caused the bill of<br />
lading predeposed to be made in the pretended name of diederick Cordes<br />
a Burgher of hamborough, purposely to ffree the said wines from the<br />
ffrench; And so much hee saith was and is usuall amongst Merchants; that<br />
are inhabitants in, and Subjects of the king of Spaine to practize and doe for<br />
the preservation of their goods from the Subjects of the king of ffrance or others<br />
with whom the Spaniard is in hostility, And saith that the said diederick<br />
Cordes who is a Native; a Merchant of great quality and Burgher of<br />
hamborough, where hee hath held his Constant residence so long as this deponent<br />
can remember; under whose borrowed name the goods in question are consigned,<br />
hath according to a publique instrument which hee this deponent is ready to produce under<br />
the seale of hamborough publiquely declared upon solemn oath before the Magistrates<br />
there that the said wynes doe not at all belong unto him the said Diederick Cordes but to the said producent The premisses this deponent<br />
declareth for that being a Merchant and Native of Hamborough, and factor to<br />
the Lemmermans aforesaid, whose Agent or ffactor the said producent is,<br />
the meanes of his relation and Correspondence aforesaid was and is very<br />
well acquainted with the premisses, And otherwise saving his precedent and<br />
subsequent depositions hee cannot depose./
(To the 6depositions hee cannot depose./
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