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sayd Linnen Cloath was putt, and sayd Linn … sayd Linnen Cloath was putt, and sayd Linnen Cloth therein did remayne<br />
and abide in the sayd baye of this deponents ight when he with his shipp the<br />
''Patriarke Jacob'' departed and sett sayle from Cadiz which was in the<br />
moneth of October last past. And further he cannot depose saving<br />
that for the same reason he knoweth that the goods and lading now in question<br />
were not nor are not the proceed of the saud shipps lading carryed<br />
from Havre de Grace to Cadiz as aforesayd and saving he saith that<br />
for carrying of the sayd lading from Havre de Grace to Cadiz he this<br />
deponent had a passe license or warrant from the right honourable the<br />
counsell of State of this Commonwealth which passe att or about the tyme<br />
of the seizure of the ''Patriarke Jacob'' came into the possession of<br />
those that made the seizure to whom this deponent sent the same in his<br />
sloope by one of his shipps Companye. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the twelfth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that<br />
(whereas in a paper or examination transmitted from Plymouth to<br />
this Court It is pretended that this deponent being demannded whether<br />
he hath not throwne any writings overboard touching the sayd shipps<br />
lading since she came from Cadiz, did to that queation answer that<br />
he threw some writings overboard but what the contents of the sayd<br />
writings were knoweth not; now when it was or to that effect.) the<br />
very truth was and is that this deponent att the tyme of his examination<br />
arlate taken att Plymouth was examined in the English tongue which<br />
hee can but very little and very imperfectly either speake or understand<br />
and not by an Interpreter sworne and speaking the Dutch tongue<br />
or Hamborough tongue, the question propounded to him by the [?Examiner]<br />
att Plymouth was onely in generall videlicet whether this deponent<br />
since his comeing from Cadiz had cast any writings over board<br />
saith that he this deponent in answer thereto then spake and declared<br />
well as he could in broken English to this effect, and not otherwise, videlicet<br />
I cannot sweare for a vertaine whether I have cast any papers overboard<br />
or not, but this I can and doe sware and declare that I have not since<br />
my comeing from Cadiz throwne over board any passport certificat [?ffactorie]<br />
bill of lading or any writing of importance whatsoever, or that did<br />
concerne the sayd shipps Lading. And further saith that the very truth is that<br />
from the tyme the sayd shipp came last from Cadiz, though possibly some<br />
wast paper of noe importance might amongst the sweepings of the shipp<br />
be cast overboard, which howbeit this deponent knoweth not yet there was<br />
not by this deponent nor any of his shipps Company so farr as he knoweth<br />
beleiveth or hath heard any papers or writings whatsoever videlicet bills of<br />
lading letters Certificats Charterparties or other writing or writings<br />
whatsoever touching the present lading of the sayd shipp or any part thereof cast<br />
or throwne overboard, but saith all and every such papers were constantly<br />
and continually from the sayd shipps comeing from Cadiz in this deponents [?XXX]<br />
and came into the hands of the seisers/ and saith that in case there in<br />
his examination transmitted from Plymouth anything putt downe contraty to<br />
this deponents meaning, and for a want of due understanding of this deponent<br />
who cannot perfectly render his mind in the English tongue. And such [?that]<br />
upon his first understanding that in his sayd Examination from Plymouth [?XXX]<br />
It is there in fact sett downe that this deponent did declare that he had cast [?XXX]<br />
papers over board but knew not the contents thereof or to that effect, [?XXX XXX]ents thereof or to that effect, [?XXX XXX] +
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