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To the 6th hee saith, That to avoyde the C … To the 6th hee saith, That to avoyde the Capture and Condemnation of [?goods]<br />
consigned by the Subjects of the king of Spaine to Holland and other partes [?it]<br />
is frequently used in the bill of lading to insert the names of free persons [?and]<br />
Subjects of Hamburgh or other free places, and inhabitants there, when in [?truth]<br />
and reality the goods so consigned doe absolutely belong to the said king of Spaine<br />
his Subjects. And so much hee saith hee beleeveth to be [?notorious] and publique<br />
amongst Merchants of any Nation in hostility with ffrance, who use the [?trade]<br />
of Spaine. And further cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith, That in the moneth of October 1652. arlate and for<br />
some yeares before and to this present there was and is communication<br />
and correspondence in the way of trade between the arlate John Scrother<br />
and Joachim Verpoorten a ffactor or Merchant stranger residing at Amsterdam<br />
who was and is named in the bills of lading predeposed. Which hee knoweth<br />
being personally acquainted with the said Verpoorten, and by meanes of correspondence<br />
well acquainted with the premisses./
To the 8th hee saith it is notorious, That the said shipp the ''black Cock'' under the<br />
Conduct of the said John ffransen Haen being in her Course from Saint Lucar<br />
aforesaid towards Amsterdam with the wines in question aboard her were<br />
with the rest of her Cargazon surprized and taken by the Captaine and<br />
Companie of the ''Speaker frigatt'' in the immediate service of this Common<br />
wealth, and by them brought into England. And further cannot depose
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:/
To the Crosse Interrogatories:/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first negatively:-/
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the interrate John Scrother [?XXX]<br />
yeares by Correspondence who is well knowne and commonly reputed a<br />
Native of Hamborough, and hath lived for 5. yeares and upwards at<br />
Saint Lucar aforesaid, and is a Batchelour.?;
To the 3 hee was not at Saint Lucar at the time of the lading of the<br />
butts of sack interrate, And therefore otherwise then as aforesaid hee cannot [?depose]
To the 4th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof, otherwise then by [?XXX]<br />
of the said John Scrother, not being at Saint Lucar in the Voyage in question<br />
And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 5th negatively:/
To the 6th hee saith by Vertue of his oath, that hee is for the reasons<br />
predeposed, assured that the bills of lading aforesaid were made in the<br />
borrowed name of the said diederick Cordes meerely for the reasons befpre<br />
declared, And not otherwise./.
To the 7th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition
To the 8th hee saith hee is fully Convinced in Conscience that the 47.<br />
butts of sack now Claymed doe really and soley appertane to the said<br />
John Scrother and to no other person whatsoever/:
To the 9th hee saith hee this deponent is a Hamburger by birth and<br />
(wella Hamburger by birth and<br />
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