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at this Port of London fitt furnish and se … at this Port of London fitt furnish and sett out the said shipp<br />
upon her intended voiage from thence to Berghen aforesaid<br />
and from thence to returne to the said Port of London, and<br />
that this deponent in and during the time of such the fitting and<br />
furnishing of the said shipp for the said voiage did oftentimes<br />
see him the said John Shorter personally active in and about<br />
the ordering of the said shipps accomodation, and constantly<br />
and continually heard that the same was performed at and<br />
upon the proper Costs and charges of him the said John Shorter<br />
More to this Interrogatorie hee saith not./
To the third and fowerth Interrogatories hee saith, That between<br />
three weekes and a moneth since the said John Shorter in person<br />
and by his Agents or order did alsoe in the sight and obser<br />
vation of this deponent then serving in and on board the said<br />
shipp Lade or cause to bee Laden and putt into and on board<br />
the same in this Port of London, the quantity of fifteene<br />
Lasts of salt, three or fower bales of woollen Cloath, about<br />
seaven Lasts of malt, two lasts of beere, about eight baggs<br />
of pease (as this deponent now remembreth) a Chest of hatts<br />
about fower baggs of nailes, and five baggs of hopps, and<br />
a quantity of Tobacco to be carried in the said shipp to<br />
Berghen aforesaid, and there to be unladed and disposed<br />
of for the accompt of the said John Shorter, as this deponent<br />
at the time of the Lading of the said goods wares and<br />
merchandises and constantly since hath credibly heard and<br />
verily beleeveth, And this deponent further saith, That hee<br />
well knoweth, That about two daies after such the Lading of<br />
the said goods, the said shipp (in which this deponent then served<br />
as a Common Mariner) departed and sett saile from this<br />
Port of London towards Berghen aforesaid. More to<br />
this Interrogatorie this deponent saith not/:-
To the fifth Interrogatorie hee saith That the said shipps<br />
intended Course with the said goods wares and merchandise (as this deponent by meanes as aforesaid<br />
is well assured) was from this Port of London to Bergehn<br />
aforesaid, and that the said shipp proceedure with such<br />
her Lading upon such her voiage, and being between<br />
Gravesend and Tilbury hope, or thereabouts, was surpri<br />
=zed and seized by a small Vessell, or man of warr, under the<br />
Command of one Captaine Garnett (as ths deponent<br />
then understood his name to be) and was by forrce<br />
(broughtbe) and was by forrce<br />
(brought +
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