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To the third hee saith, hee knoweth nothin … To the third hee saith, hee knoweth nothing of the goods wares and<br />
Merchandizes laden aboard the said shipp the ''hare in the field'' at<br />
havre de Grace aforesaaid, nor what the quantities or qualities thereof<br />
were, otherwise then by him is predeposed And further cannot depose, saying hee knoweth not who were<br />
the Laders of the said goods, nor whose Subjects they were or are:-/
To the fourth hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings of<br />
this Court, And further otherwise then as aforesaid cannot depose
To the fifth hee saith hee cannot at all depose, nor knoweth hee any<br />
thing of the contents of this article, for that hee this deponent was not<br />
present at the said seizure, and there fore is ignorant of any discourse<br />
that passed between the seizors and seized:-/
To the sixth hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof by reason as aforesaid:-
To the 7th hee saieth, hee knoweth not the precise time of the said<br />
seizure of the shipp the ''hare'' and her lading, but saith that not longe after<br />
the said seizure, this deponent still being at havre de Grace aforesaid heard<br />
amongst Merchants and Mariners there, that the said John kein had<br />
sent a letter out of England (which letter this deponent saw but read not, nor heard<br />
the same read) importing that his said shipp and ladeing were taken by the<br />
English, And that thereupon this deponent understood that some Merchants<br />
there, had said, That the said shipp was probably taken and seized by<br />
deffault of the said John kein, but saith hee never heard any<br />
Merchant or Merchants there say or declare, that they had suffered<br />
any losse by the seizure of the said shipp or lading, nor that they or<br />
any of them did much bemoane themselves concerning the said seizure<br />
neither did hee ever heare any Merchant or Merchants there upon<br />
the said seizure sayd or declare that the said master had written<br />
purposely into England to betray the ffrench, nor that if they could<br />
catch him, they would hang him or putt him in prison, nor any words or<br />
expressions tending to that or the like efefct as in this article is expressed<br />
further or otherwise, then is by him upon this his examination, declared<br />
upon his Oath and salvation, And further cannot depose:-/
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To the 8th hee saith, That after the seizure of the said shipp the ''hare''<br />
was reported at havre de Grace, there being another hollands shipp<br />
takeing in a ladeing of goods shee was there of this deponents observation discharged, and the goods brought<br />
back againe, but for what reason or upon what oocasion the same was<br />
soe done, hee saith hee cannot depose, And as to the Report in the<br />
article expressed of the dutch being false, and giveing notice to the English<br />
what french goods they had laden aboard them, hee utterly denyeth<br />
that ever hee heard any such report either at havre de Grace<br />
or at Rouen. And further cannot depose:-/
To the 9th hee referreth himselfe to the lawe of Nations, and to the<br />
Lawes of this Commonwealth, and proceedings of this Nation and<br />
Court, And further cannot depose:-/
To the 10th hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:-/
'''see to the Interrogatories in the next leafe:-/'''
frans Jansen [?XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SID]
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