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To the 7 Interrogatory he saith that the s … To the 7 Interrogatory he saith that the seabreifes bills of lading and duXXX<br />
papers now shewne this Rendent mentionned in this Interrogatory were aboard<br />
the ''Saint John'' att the tyme of seizure aforesayd, and as for the CrXXXX<br />
papers he knoweth not whether they were aboard or noe. nor can<br />
positively sweare whether there were any other or more bills of lading<br />
then aboard besides those and and the 12 others formerly mentioned<br />
but beleiveth they may be all, or if any be lacking it is but one or<br />
two. And saith he cannot depose whether any other papers were aboard,<br />
one principall paper excepted which he saith was aboard and delivered<br />
to the sayd Purser, together with the rest and conteyned therein<br />
the severall parcells of the goods, with the markes thereof, the<br />
names of the Owners, and fraight due for the same, for the lack<br />
of which paper which should be his guide he cannot as he saith<br />
positively sweare whether any of the bills of lading for the<br />
merchants Cargazon of goods be necessary or not.. And further<br />
he cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clarke<br />
and doctor Godolphin
Joachim XXXX [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The Keepers against the ''Lewisa'' etcetera
'''6.'''
'''Captaine Thomas Hare''' of Redriffe in the County<br />
of Surrey Commander of the ''Ann Percy'' in the<br />
service of this Commonwealth aged 32 yeares or<br />
thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined deposeth<br />
and saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first article of the sayd allon he saith that the Commander of<br />
all shipps in the services and pay of this Commonwealth are authorised<br />
to seize the shipps and goods att sea of the States of the united<br />
Netherland Provinces and their subiects for ?XXpair of<br />
dammages susteyned by this Commonwealth from that Nation. and somuch<br />
he saith was and is notorious as he beleiveth. And otherwise he<br />
cannot depose.
To the 2. 3. and 4th articles of the sayd allegation he saith he cannot depose
To fifth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that he well knoweth<br />
the place or Island called holygolandt which is north north ?East ?of<br />
the ?Texell and not farr from ?thence and was and is in the ?common<br />
course betwixt Greenland and the Coasts of Holland, and XXXXX<br />
of the common course from Greenland and the adiacent XXX to XXX<br />
and the ports therof, which he saith he the better knoweth for that<br />
he hath severall tymes for many yeares together ?seene and<br />
observed the common and ordinary Course of the ffrench Greenland<br />
Company or ffleet of shipps that use to fish for whales in the saydd sea?s<br />
and such that they usually fish farr off of Greenland towards<br />
a place called GreenXXX, and have from tyme to tyme made<br />
and taken their Course home for france by the North of Ireland<br />
which is XXX X the nearest and readyest Course, and XXXX XXX<br />
haveyest Course, and XXXX XXX<br />
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