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The 21th of ffebruary 1653. [CENTRE HEADIN … The 21th of ffebruary 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The claime of the duke of Courland}<br />
for the ''Temperance of Libaun'' in Curland}<br />
John Jacobson Bleau master, and of the said duke}<br />
and Luke Lucie for the goodds.}
Examined upon an allegation on<br />
the behalfe of the said claimers.
'''Rp.'''
'''.j.'''
'''Abraham Gaultier''' of the citie of London Merchant<br />
aged 33 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee cannot depose, saving hee this deponent hath<br />
seene letters from Peter Batten merchant of Libaun signifying that the<br />
said shipp belongeth to the said duke.
To the second, third and fourth articles hee saith and deposeth that in or about<br />
the moneth of August last past the arlate Peter Batten factor to the<br />
said Luke Lucie being here in London and at the house of the said Mr<br />
Lucie situat in ffenchurchstreete London, and being upon his<br />
retourne for Libaun in Courland (whence hee came lately before) the said<br />
Luke Lucie in this deponents presence and hearing spake unto him and<br />
gave him order that forthwith after his retourne and arivall at Libaun<br />
hee should lade a shipp with linseede and flax and send the same<br />
away thence for Roscow in ffrance, whereunto the said Batten agreed<br />
and they both accorded that the sad lading should be three quarter parts<br />
for the accompt of him the said Lucie, and the fourth or other<br />
quarter part for the accompt of him the said Peter Batten, and<br />
that the same should by the said Batten be consigned to Peter dela Port<br />
at Roscow aforesaid in Bretany in the kingdome of ffrance for the said<br />
accompt of the said Mr Lucy and Peter Batten, All which order and<br />
discourse this deponent came to be present and to take notice thereof<br />
being Cashier of the said Mr Lucy and living in his house; and<br />
very shortly after the said order soe given and repeated over againe the said<br />
Peter Batten departed hence upon his said retourne and saith that<br />
by letters received from the said Peter Batten from Libaun dated there<br />
in or about October and November last and directed and sent to the<br />
said Lucas Lucy, and in particular by a letter dated from Libau<br />
the 26th of November last and sent from the said Batten to the<br />
said Mr Lucie, hee the said Batten advised first that hee<br />
would and afterwards that hee had shipped aboard the shipp ''Temperance''<br />
of Lubeck (John Jacobsen Blau master) which shipp (as hee wrote) hee had freighted<br />
about 1500 barrells and baggs of linseede, and a parcell of flax<br />
to be transported to Roscow for the accompt of the said Mr Lucie<br />
and himselfe ot to that effect, and that hee afterwards sent the accompt thereof dated<br />
the third of January which came to the hands of the said Mr Lucie about<br />
three weekes since, which this deponent knoweth for the reasons aforesaid<br />
and having seene and perused the said letters and accompt, and this<br />
deponent leaveth the said letter of the date of 26th of November for<br />
the indormation of this Court, and having nowe seene the accompt<br />
exhibited in this allegation, hee saith the same is the true accompt<br />
predeposed, soe received by the said Mr Lucie from the said Mr batten<br />
And saith the said Mr Lucie hath paid and satisfied the said Mr Batten<br />
for the said Lucies three quarter parts of the said lading partly<br />
by moneys of his (the proceede of English manufactures sold att dunkirke<br />
by hance van [?Bowningham] and Elias [?Rurke] the said Lucies factors<br />
there and after the said van B[?XXXXX] hath remitted and satisfied the [XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX] to the said Batten by the<br />
said Mr Lucies order, and the rest with moneys remayneing in the hands<br />
ofeys remayneing in the hands<br />
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