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to this deponent to dunquirke advised this … to this deponent to dunquirke advised this deponent of the lading of a shipp<br />
or Galliot of his the said Atkins his whereof John Thomas was master with herrings [from] leith aforesaid<br />
for the port of dunquirke for the proper accompt of him the said Atkins,<br />
and that as hee wrote the same should be or were by him consigned to this<br />
deponent and ordered this deponent to sell them (if hee could) for his<br />
the said producents accompt, if not, to sell them for ffrance for the same<br />
accompt of the said Atkins. And further that afterwards in the said moneth<br />
of October or of November last past or thereabouts the said Galliot<br />
hoy the John (whereof John Thomas was master) came and arived with<br />
her lading of 156 barrells of herrings at dunquirke consigned to this<br />
deponent from the said producent from Leith who sent other letters with<br />
her to this deponentconfirming his former orders for this deponent<br />
to sell the same or send them for ffrance for his the said producents account.<br />
and withall wrote that the vessell was his owne alsoe and advised this<br />
deponent to be assistant to the master and furnish him with what meanes<br />
hee had occasion to use as master of the said vessell whereas hee the said<br />
Samuel Atkins was owner or to that effect; In order unto which directions<br />
hee saith that hee this deponent tooke the said herrings out of the said<br />
shipp into this deponents possession at dunquirke and sold one and twenty<br />
barrells thereof there for the accompt of the said Atkins, and not finding<br />
the market there good for the rest hee ships or reladed the said rest of<br />
the said herrings soe brought from Leith aboard the said shipp, and sent the<br />
same for Bourdeaux in ffrance and consigned them thither to three factors<br />
there resident, this deponents correspondents, named or called Schulte,<br />
Calendrine and Cruypening (acting in companie) with order to them<br />
to sell the same there, and to make the retourne thereof in wines<br />
and said them in the same shipp or<br />
Galliot for Leith in Scotland and to consigne them thether to the said<br />
Samuel Atkins. And further saith that hee this deponent at dunquirke<br />
upon the accompt of the said Samuel Atkins as owner of the said Galliot<br />
furnished the said master with moneys to buy small ropes and provisions other<br />
necessaries which shee wanted and for payment of his men part of their<br />
wages, And all theise things hee saith were and are most true, and<br />
further that the said Atkins was and is commonly reputed owner of the said vessell [?and] furniture
To the third article hee saith and deposeth that after the premisses the<br />
said shipp with the said rest of herrings arived at Bourdeaux where the<br />
said Shult, Calandrine and Cruypening received them (as they hae<br />
since written unto this deponent) and with the proceede thereof have<br />
laden three and twenty tonnes and one hogshead of wine aboard the said<br />
Galliot, and consigned the same to the said Atkins to leith according<br />
to this deponents said order, and have drawne the cost thereof (above<br />
the proceede of the said herring soe by them received) upon this deponent<br />
and hee hath dischardged the same, and this deponent hath drawne<br />
what is casting upon the whole accompt upon the said Atkins for whose<br />
use and adventure the said wines (as hee saith) were<br />
laden and doe goe, and hee was and is the reall Proprietor thereof<br />
Ande reall Proprietor thereof<br />
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