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soe longe for him, telling him that this d … soe longe for him, telling him that this deponent had staid for him {?XXX}<br />
dayes, to which hee answered, look for mee seaven dayes, wherefore did<br />
you looke seaven dayes for mee, to which this deponent replied thus or<br />
to the like effect, Skipper, '''I knew well of your being in haver de'''<br />
'''Grace, and of your rich lading, and that you were laden by frenchman'''<br />
'''and for frenchmans accompt, and I well know all your proceedings'''<br />
'''as well as you your selfe''', and told him that his laders were david<br />
and James Coniers, and Beniamin duvall and other ffrench men<br />
and that hee was bound for Cadiz, and what course hee intended to<br />
steere as aforesaid, and withall howe many gunds hee had in his shipp<br />
and what number of men, and described unto him the markes and<br />
properties of his shipp, and named unto him the kinne and place<br />
when, where and in whose company hee had sworne and under a ruse<br />
ingaged himselfe to the ffrenchmen to fight his way through against any<br />
shipp, and alsoe named unto him the man (sic) that lay by his shipps<br />
die whilst hee was lading, and described them, and asked<br />
him if hee knew them, and the said kein confessed that hee knew them<br />
and that hee had said hee would fight his way through as aforesaid, and<br />
before whst hee heard this deponent soe tight in the particulars of time<br />
place and persons, hee asked, saying, '''what bin you a divell that you'''<br />
'''can knowe that''', or to the same effect; and when this deponent named the said<br />
master bound for [?XXXX] the said kein asked him if hee had taken him and this deponent answering [#]
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that hee was taken and sent for<br />
[?XXXX], the divell said the<br />
said kein, there<br />
cannot a shipp escape you.<br />
[?XX] Sander [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
To the twelveth article hee saith that this deponent demannded of<br />
the said keen his [?permitts] and dispatches, and hee answered that hee had<br />
not any, whereupon this deponent asked him, howe then hee gote out<br />
of ffrance, to which hee answered, ot might bee his merchants had them,<br />
and this deponent asking him who were his merchants, hee answered<br />
that hee knew not his merchants, and this deponent asking him saying<br />
is it likely that a master can take in soe many rich goods, and not<br />
knowe his merchants, and therewithall againe asked him who they<br />
were, and whether they were french or dutch, but hee still answered<br />
that hee knew them not, nor whether they were ffrench or dutch,<br />
but said hee thought they were some ffrench and some dutch.
To the thirteenth hee saith that this deponent demannded and asked<br />
the said John kein for his Invoice, who told him that hee had none, but<br />
said that if hee were abroad his owne shipp, hee would streight waies<br />
make one, or to the same effect.
To the fourteenth hee saith that this deponent<br />
then alsoe asked the said John kein what papers or writings hee had<br />
and whether hee had any bills of lading; and the said John kein then<br />
delivered to this deponent a parcell of papers and writings, which<br />
hee this deponent very shortly after sent all upp to the right honourable<br />
the Commissioners for the Navy and Admiraltie, and since this deponent<br />
hath seene them in the hands of some belonging to this Court.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifteenth article hee saith that this deponent oftentimes pressed<br />
the said John kein earnestly to deliver to him all the papers and<br />
writings that hee had, demanndeing of him if hee were sure that<br />
the parcell which hee had then newly delivered him (being the<br />
parcell aforesaid) were all the papers and writings that were in the<br />
shippritings that were in the<br />
shipp +
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