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as a foresaid, this deponent caused three … as a foresaid, this deponent caused three bills of Lading to be signed for the same<br />
by the said Henry Glassam, the Master of the said shipp one whereof this<br />
deponent kept, another hee sent over Land to Lisbone to the said factor there<br />
and the third hee left to the said Master to bee transported in the said<br />
shipp to ffrance, which last bill of Lading was, as hee beleeveth, aboard the<br />
said shipp at the time of her seizure by the English, and came to the<br />
hands and possession of the seizure And the like hee beleeveth was done as to<br />
the said 4 Chests of sugar. And further cannot depose:/
To the fowerth article hee saith That the goods Laden by this deponent aboard the<br />
said shipp for the accompt as aforesaid were the proceed of a quality<br />
of hatts buckrams and other goods which this deponent had formerly received<br />
from the said producents, and by their direction did make them returne<br />
thereof in the goods above specified, and that the said producents did and<br />
doe runn the sole hazard and adventure thereof as being the true<br />
and Lawfull Owners thereof and for and as such generally reputed and<br />
knowne, no person or persons Subiect or Subiects of the french king<br />
or any other prince or State in hostility with this Commonwealth<br />
having any interest or concernment therein. The premisses hee knoweth<br />
for the reasons therein deduced, And further cannot depose:/
To the fifth hee saith, That the arlate Antonio Rodrigues de Morais<br />
to return the goods aforementioned were consigned did and doeth<br />
live at Roane in ffrance in the quality of a Merchant stranger<br />
and Agent or ffactor for Merchants, but was and is a Native of<br />
Lisbone in Portuagall, and a subiect of the Said king and for such<br />
commonly accompted, this deponent well knowing the said Antonio<br />
Rodriques both by sight and by correspondence in mierchandizing<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the sixth hee saith, That after the Lading of the said goods aboard the<br />
said shipp the said Glassam and Companie departed therewith from<br />
Lisbone bound for Havre de Grace or Roane designed as aforesaid<br />
and nither cource the said shipp and goods were surprized and taken<br />
by some of the shipps of this Commonwealth and brought into<br />
England, as it is notorious and publiquely and generally knowne<br />
and reported. And further cannot depose:/
To the 7th hee saith, That for all the time of this deponent knowledge of<br />
the said producents as aforesaid, they have bin and still are generally<br />
reputed and knowne to be inhabitants of Hamburgh and subiects of<br />
that free state, so farr as this deponent by his Correspondence with them<br />
and by publique and generall estimate of Merchants in Lisborne<br />
hath ever understood.
To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true:ee saith his foregoing deposition is true: +
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