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To the second third .4 .5 .6 and 7th hee s … To the second third .4 .5 .6 and 7th hee saith that hee cannot answer thereto,<br />
this deponent neither being in the voyage nor acquainted with the parties interested<br />
nor privie to the lading in question otherwise than as aforesaid, referring himselfe<br />
to his foregoeing deposition.
To the eighth and 9 hee referreth himselfe to that policie of Assurance annexed to the<br />
allegation, and to his foregoeing deposition, And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the tenth hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the eleaventh hee saith hee doth not knowe any one named William [?Gana]<br />
and otherwise hee cannot answer, for hee never sawe the goods claimed.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
John [?Niclaess] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 25th of July 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Touching the goods}<br />
aboard the shipp the ''Orange''}<br />
''Tree'':./}
'''fra. dt.'''
'''j./'''
'''Reyer Cornelison''' of Euchusen in North holland Mariner, master<br />
of the shipp the ''Orange tree'' of the same, aged 32 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne as in the Acts of Court<br />
saith and deposeth by vertue of his oath.
That his said shipp the ''Orange tree'' comming from Porto Port<br />
in Portugall laden with oile, Sumack and sugar and two chests of tobaccoe<br />
and some confeitures bound for Rouane in ffrance was on the six and twentieth<br />
of May last newestile neare haver de Grace met with and seized<br />
by Captaine Saunders in the ''Tyger frigot'' in the service of this Common<br />
wealth, and thence brought up to Portsmouth. And saith that<br />
after the said seizure and as the said frigot and bringing the said shipp<br />
the ''Orange tree'' for Portsmouth, they came to an anchor in the Roade<br />
of Portsmouth, and being soe come to an anchor the master, and cheife<br />
boatswaine and others of the frigats companie, in their boate went<br />
aboard the ''Orange tree'' and tooke out of her and brought aboard the<br />
said frigot two chests of sugar, (one of the first and the other of
'''EVR.''' [FIRST MERCHANT'S MARKE]
'''PC.''' [SECOND MERCHANT'S MARKE]
the second marke in the margent) and a pipe of oile of the third
'''I,P.''' [SECOND MERCHANT'S MARKE]
marke in the margent, and two baggs or sacks, (namely one small<br />
and the other greate) of Sumack, alsoe of the said third marke, and<br />
three greate boxes of [?confeturas]. the markes whereof hee remembreth<br />
not, all which hee knoweth because hee was aboard the said frigot and<br />
sawe the going and returning of the boate and the bringing of the said goods<br />
aboard her and the carrying them into the said frigots hold by<br />
the company of the said frigot and saith they were merchants goods. And further saith that there were<br />
aboard the said shipp the ''Orange tree'' at the time of the said seizure for the accompt of this deponent<br />
and shipps companie five thousand lemmons and foure and fiftie<br />
thousand of oranges, twelve small barrells of confaiture weighing<br />
36 pounds or thereabouts, two boxes of marmalade, weighing together foure<br />
pounds and a halfe or therabouts, and one hogshead of pickled lemmons,<br />
all which were bought and provided by this deponent and shipps<br />
companie and laded for their owne proper account, and that there were<br />
noe oranges or lemmons aboard but such as were for their accompt, being<br />
the parcells aforesaid.
Reyer Cornelisson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]d.
Reyer Cornelisson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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