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and singular the bills of lading papers an … and singular the bills of lading papers and writings mentioned in the said article<br />
and afterwards delivered them in this deponents presence to Captaine<br />
Stokes at Tolon, and from that time hetherto the said papers and<br />
writings have bin and are kept away by the said Captaine, albeit he<br />
was requested by this deponent to redeliver them, And further deposeth<br />
not saving as aforesaid.
To the 28th hee saith that forthwith after the said Captaine Stokes<br />
had soe received the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' and her said goods soe brought<br />
from the West Indias into his possession, hee caused bulke to be broke[?n]<br />
and all her said goods to be taken out and landed or otherwise disposed<br />
of at his pleasure, without sending them on the shipp for England, and<br />
still keeping the papers in his custodia, all of this deponents sight<br />
and knowledge, And otherwise referring himselfe to the law and<br />
rules and pr[XXXXX] of this Court hee cannot depose.
To the 29th hee saith that at the time of the said seizure soe made<br />
by the said Captaine Story in the ''ffairfax'' all the said nine thousand<br />
seaven hundred and twenty bull hides, three thousand fourtie nine<br />
middle sized hides, eleaven hundred twenty eight Cow hides, (in<br />
the whole thirteene thousand eight hundred ninetie seaven hides worth<br />
as aforesaid) one thousand three hundred fourscore and foure charges of<br />
cacoa (each charge of three score and fifteene pounds weight) two<br />
thousand two hundred twenty five Manaco's of Tobacco<br />
(weighing foure thousand three hundred and three score pounds<br />
of tobacco) and seaven hundred three score and twelve peeces of<br />
Brazill wood (weighing three score and nineteene kintalls and a<br />
halfe) and eighteene kintalls and thirteene pounds of ginger<br />
were and remained aboard the said two vess[X]lls the ''Saint Mary''<br />
and the ''Propatria'', and came to the possession of the said Captaine<br />
Story, and from him to the said Captaine Stoakes or of them both<br />
all which hee knoweth seeing the same soe donne. And further deposeth not.
To the 30th hee saith the said producents were and are all foure<br />
dutchmen dwellers and house keepers with their families in Amsterdam<br />
and subiects of the said States of the united Netherlands, and for<br />
such commonly accounted, and all drive a greate trade to and<br />
from the Canaries, Cadiz and other parts and places beyond the seas, and<br />
otherwise saving his deposition to the first article hee deposeth not.
To the 31th hee saith that hee hath knowne the arlate Cornelius Suskens<br />
about nine yeeres last and saith hee is a dutchman borne at S'Hertegenbosch<br />
in the dominion of the said States whose native subiect hee is, and liveth<br />
at Teneriff only as a factor, where hee hath lived only three yeares<br />
last or thereabouts and for that time hath bin the factor there of the<br />
said {hlip van hulten and Company, which hee knoweth this deponent<br />
for that space having lived with the said Philip van hulten, and sawe the<br />
letters to and from him thereabouts, and for such as aforesaid that the<br />
said Suyskens hath bin and is commonly accounted And<br />
further deposeth not.
To the 32th hee saith that the arlate Peter Renierson hath bin knowne<br />
unto him this examinate about five or six yeares last, and was and<br />
is a dutchman borne (by Common repute) and a subiect of the said [?States]<br />
and that hee lives in Spaine only as a factor and batchelour and<br />
hath lived there about three yeares last during which space hee hath<br />
bin the factor and correspondent of the said van hulten yeelding a<br />
reason of his knowledge as aforesaid and for such hee was and is<br />
commonly accounted. And further deposeth not.
Toy accounted. And further deposeth not.
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