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To the Interrogatories.
To the first hee … To the Interrogatories.
To the first hee saith, That hee cometh to bee a Wittnesse in this Cause by<br />
the meanes and pswasion of Monsieur Levesqrues of Paris and Madam des Escarts<br />
to declare the trueth of his knowledge on the behalfe of the said King and<br />
Queene of Poland touching their interest in the goods in question; and saith<br />
hee is a Protestant, and otherwise negatively:-
To the second hee saith the goods schedulate were all in trunks boxes and<br />
bailes marked as in the schedules, and made up with Cords, and the<br />
trunkes locked up as hee beleeveth
To the third hee saith hee was present at and gave order for the lading of all<br />
the said respective parcells aboard; but saw not the packing of them up they<br />
being sent ready packed up from Paris and Roane to this depent at Diepe, together<br />
with a List of the goods, according to the schedule annexed to the allegation:-
To the 4th hee referreth himself to the said schedule. And saith that the<br />
silkes interrate were for the use of the said King and Queen,<br />
and for some of their Court. And otherwise cannot depose:-
To the 5th hee saith hee was not present at the seizure of the said shipp or<br />
at the time of the plunder interrate, and therefore cannot depose:
To the 6th hee saith, That all the goods schedulate were laden for the accompt<br />
of the King and Queene of Poland, and were to be used by them their<br />
domestiques and the religious persons aforesaid, and were not at all to be<br />
transported as Merchandizes, but as goods designed as aforesaid
To the 7th hee saith, hee is a Native of Amsterdam, but departed thence<br />
in his infancy. and hath lived at Roane for 20. yeares last and upwards, and<br />
is a Subject to the King of ffrance.:-
G. DATTI?VORS [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day:-
Examined upon the same Allegation:-
2:us.
'''John Conyet''' of Chambory in Savoye<br />
Gentleman aged 26 yeares or thereabouts a<br />
Witnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth<br />
as followeth, Videlicet
That in or about the moneth of August last past the shipp the ''Saint''<br />
''George'' allegate was freighted at Diepe by this deponents precontest, ffactor<br />
to the King and Queene of Poland for the transortation of certaine Religious<br />
persons ffryers and Nunnes and their attendants into Poland and some servants belonging to the Queene aforesaid With severall<br />
bailes of goods, and truncks packed up, with divers necessaries for the use<br />
of the said religious persons being such things as were requisite for their<br />
vestments relligious habits utensills and ornaments for a Religious House and<br />
a Chappell appointed for them in Poland by the King and Queene aforesaid<br />
who as this deponent then understood by the ffather director of the said religious<br />
persons had all of them beene bought by the especiall direction of the said King<br />
and Queene for their owne use or for their domestique servants, and for the use<br />
and servants, and for the use<br />
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