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To the second Interrogatorie hee saith and … To the second Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth<br />
that after the said Release of the said shipp tackle and furniture from the<br />
said seizure, and of a greate part of her lading, claimed by Subiects of the<br />
said Lords the States of the United Netherlands the said shipp was bound for<br />
Cadiz in Spaine, for which part the said John kein her master tooke in<br />
severall goods and marchandizes, and signed bills of lading for the same<br />
obliging himselfe to deliver them there, which hee knoweth for that hee this<br />
deponent under his said master mr vandeput shipped goods aboard her<br />
in this port for account of merchants that<br />
were some of them subiects of the king of Spaine and others subiects<br />
of the States of the United Netherlands, and filled up bills of<br />
lading for the same, which were signed by the said John kein; And<br />
otherwise heecannot depose.
To the third fourth, fifth sixth and seaventh Interrogatories hee saith and<br />
deposeth that after the said John keins taking in the said lading for<br />
Spaine, and when hee was readie to depart with the said shipp for<br />
Cadiz, this deponent heard his said master Mr Giles Vandeput say<br />
that the said John kein (who was then at the said mr Vandeputs house)<br />
having a designe to relade goods in Spaine for England if hee should finde<br />
it advantagious for his owners, and knowing it prohibited by the lawes of<br />
this Commonwealth to bring n forraigne goods in a forraigne vessell, had pro forma drawne<br />
or caused to be Drawne a colourable bill of sale of the saidf shipp to the said Giles<br />
Vandeput, and desired him to signe it, to the end to avoide the confiscation<br />
of such goods as should be brought hether from Spaine, but the said Mr<br />
Vandeput said hee had had refused to signe it, and would by noe meanes signe<br />
the same. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the eighth hee saith the said Nicholas Clament one of the owners of the said shipp was and is<br />
commonly accounted a dutch man and a native of Middleborowe and<br />
subiect of the Lords the States of the United Netherlands aforesaid, and from<br />
Middleborowe hee hath for many yeares corresponded with the said mr Vandeput, and<br />
saith the said John kein was and is alsoe a part owner by common repute,<br />
and this deponent hath often heard and beleeveth that all the rest of the<br />
said shipps owners were and are alsoe subiects of the<br />
States generall of the United Netherlands; and lastly saith that the said<br />
mr Giles Vandeput hath noe share nor interest at all in the said shipp<br />
tackle or furniture, which if hee had, hee thsi deponents, keeping<br />
his bookes and accounts must needs know thereof. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
Cornelis Robbe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''Charles Marescoe''' of London Merchant aged 25 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined as aforesaid saith and deposeth<br />
as followeth videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee well knew the shipp<br />
the ''hare in the ffeild'' of Middleborowe (John kein master) and saith<br />
sheehn kein master) and saith<br />
shee +
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