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according to the order aforesaid, where th … according to the order aforesaid, where the said Rogee told this deponent that<br />
hee had then received no order from the said Owners to that effect, but about 4<br />
daies after acquainted this deponent that hee had received letters to that purpose<br />
which hee shewed this deponent and wished him accordingly to goe to Croisick<br />
to receive his lading of salt, which about the middle of August last past<br />
this deponent there recveived aboard, consisting in foure and twentie moyes<br />
and a halfe for the accompt of, the said Owners and one moye and a half<br />
for this deponents accompt to be transported in the said shipp to Dunquirke<br />
aforesaid, and there to be delivered accordingly, and saith<br />
the said shipp really belongeth to Ostend and not to any Port or place in Holland Zeeland<br />
or any other part under the Dominions of the States Generall. The premisses hee<br />
well knoweth being Master of the said shipp, and present at and acting in the<br />
premisses, And otherwise saving his followeing depositions hee cannot depose:/
To the 5th and schedule annexed hee saithm That the said schedule or bills of<br />
Ladeing annexed dated the 19th of August 1653. was and is one of her<br />
originall bills of lading made for the receipt and delivery of the said<br />
salt according to the Contents thereof, and signed with the proper hand<br />
writing of this deponents personally , as hee saith, whereas it is expressed in<br />
the sayd bill of lading, that the said salt was laden by the said Rozee, the<br />
trueth is, the same was laden by Paul Maillard in the name and by the<br />
order of the said Rozee who at the time of lading was at Nantes, and<br />
not at Croisick aforesaid. Which hee knoweth for the reasons predeposed:-
To the 6th and schedule annexed hee saith, That the said schedule was and<br />
is a Seabrief or passe Orderr the seale of Oastend, subscribed by Thomas<br />
Daelman the Greffier or REgister of that place; and granted unto this deponent<br />
by the Magistrates of that place for the safe passage of his sayd shipp, which<br />
said schedule was found aboard the said shipp at the time of seizure, and thie<br />
contents thereof are reall and true; Which hee knoweth being the person mentioned<br />
therein, wo procured and obtained the same of the said magistrates for the<br />
inetnet predeposed. And otherwise deposeth not./.
To the 7. amd schedule annexed hee saith, That by reason that at the time<br />
thsi deponent with his said shippe was ready to sett sayle from Croisick aforesaid<br />
there then lying in the Roade of Croswick a french man of warr of 6 Gunnes<br />
this deponent for the securing of his said vessell and lading signed theree<br />
false bills of lading annexed pretending the said shipp to be of Middleborough<br />
which he did for the intent predeposed, and not according to the Verity of<br />
the matter, and saith That another paper annexed beginning '''Att the'''<br />
'''Office of the Provost shipp of Nantes et cetera''' and ending '''Guillore'''., was also at<br />
Croisick procured by this deponent for the securing of his said shipp and his<br />
lading from ffrench men of warr as aforesaid, in regard of the warr<br />
between ffrance and Spaine, and saith the said paper is onely feihmed and<br />
coloured for the end aforesaid and not otherwise, as it is usuall and<br />
Customary for fflandrian shipps trading with the Ports of ffrance to doe<br />
And saith that another paper annexed beginning '''To all those who'''<br />
'''(shall''' all those who'''<br />
'''(shall''' +
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