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in and to the said Richard Le Bas Merchant … in and to the said Richard Le Bas Merchant of this City of London, whoe was<br />
and is accompted the true and lawfull Owner and Proprietor of one fourth<br />
part of the said shipp and of her tackle and apparrell and furniture, as this<br />
deponent and the other parties in this cause producent were and are each of them<br />
respectively Owners each of 1/4 th part of the said Vessell apparell and furniture<br />
The premisses hee well knoweth for that hee was present at Caen, and interessed<br />
in the buying and selling of the said 3/4. parts as aforesaid, and for that hee<br />
this deponent payd the summe of nyne hundred and fifty gilders hollands<br />
money to the said Mr Badenhop to and for the use of himselfe and the<br />
other former Owners of the said 3/4 parts of the said shipp, whoe together<br />
eith ther said Le Bass brother to the said Richard Le Bas of London and<br />
the said Mr Robbins the former Master of the Vessell now Claymed did<br />
constantly affirme and declare to this deponent that the said remaining 1/4 th<br />
part of the said Vessell did really and truely belong to the saud]<br />
Richard Le Bas. And further cannot depose:-/
To the third and schedule annexed hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof
To the 4th hee saith, That hee this deponent hath knowne the arlate<br />
Richard Le Bas lving and inhabiting here in London for about 6. or<br />
7. yeares last past, and saith hee is commonly and henerally reputed a<br />
Subject of this Commonwealth. And further cannot depose:-
To the 5th hee saith, That the said Vessell being soe bought at Caen as<br />
aforesaid shee was sett out from thence to Barfleur [OR harfleur] in ffrance<br />
this deponent being then Master of her, and that in her Course thitherwards<br />
shee was mett withall surprized and taken by the ''Tyger friggatt'' in<br />
the immediate service of this Commonwealth, and shortly after such seizure<br />
this deponent being brought up to Portsmouth was examined, but could not well<br />
understand those that toke or sett downe his said examination, this deponent<br />
being a hollander and not able to write or to speake English, but in a very<br />
imperfect manner, And saith, That if in that pretended examination it bee sett<br />
downe otherwise then hee hath here predeposed, videlicet that hee this deponent<br />
and partners had bought the said 3/4. parts of the said shipp at Caen as<br />
aforesaid for 950. gilders hollands money, and that one Mr Le Bas<br />
of London, (who had a brother residing in Caen) was Owner of 1/4 th<br />
part of the said shipp or Vessell, then the same is by errour and mistaken<br />
occasioned by his this deponents not understanding of the English tongue, for that<br />
the trueth was and is as this deponent upon his examination hath<br />
deposed, and doeth upon his Oath and Conscience solemnly declaare and<br />
depose, And not otherwise:-/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:/
To the Interrogatories:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rowe dt./'''
To the first hee saith hee this rendent is a hollander borne, and hath<br />
had his constant residence from his infancie at delfthaven in holland<br />
(saving his sea imployments) And otherwise negatively saving his<br />
precedent deposition to which hee referreth/:-
(To the 2dtion to which hee referreth/:-
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