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''Saint John'' in the moneth of October 16 … ''Saint John'' in the moneth of October 1652. alast past, and sayld thence to<br />
Roane upon a merchandizing Voyage, and hath for 18 yeares used to saile<br />
thither, and never was in any other Port att ffrance save onely once at Calles
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To the 13. hee saith his said sgipps lading consisteth in brandewine peece goods<br />
and Vinegar, and that hee hath for his owne accompt aboard the same 37<br />
hogsheads of Vinegar 480 bundles of dying stuff 53 grosse of Cards. 350 reames<br />
of paper and 140. reames of paper in a baile, 40. dozen of earthn ware and<br />
16. pair of stockins. And doeth not know nor beleeve that any part of<br />
his said shipps lading was or is for the accompt of any french or dutch<br />
subjects of the King of ffrance or States of the United Netherlands
To the 14. negatively to every part thereof./
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The 23.th day of december 1653:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
The keeper of the Libertie of England et cetera}<br />
against the shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' (Brother}<br />
Baxon Master) seized by certaine shipps}<br />
in the service of this Commonwaelth Budd}
Examined upon Interrogatories on the behalfe of this<br />
Commonwealth./
'''Brother Baxon''' of Stockholme in Sweden<br />
Mariner Master of the said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist''<br />
aged 37. yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined<br />
saith as followeth videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, That hee was Master of and aboard the said<br />
shipp at the time of her late seizure by the shipp the ''Hector'' and one other and se<br />
hee had bin for about 5. moneths last past and came first aboard her at<br />
Blackwall in the river of Thames And further deposeth not./
To the second hee saith, That Mr Lucas Lucie a Merchant living here in London was<br />
and is the sole Owner of the said shipp and of her tackle apparrell and furniture
To the third hee saith, That the said Mr Lucas Lucie bought the said shipp of<br />
the Officers of the prize Office London about 5. moneths since and this deponent<br />
helped to carry the monies from Mr Lucies house to pay for the said shipp<br />
and that the same was so paid by one Mr Abraham servant to the said Mr<br />
Lucas Lucie in this deponents presence./ And otherwise cannot depose./
To the 4.th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition And otherwise cannot<br />
depose, saving hee was constituted Master of the said shipp by Mr Lucas Lucie aforesaid
To the 5.th hee saith, the said shipp hath formerly within the time interrate<br />
belonged to some Port of Holland, and being taken by some of the shipps of<br />
this Commonwealth was condemned for Prize and sold as aforesaid. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose, saving his foregoing deposition, and saving, that before her<br />
(seizureving, that before her<br />
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