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of the party aforesaid to wit James Bogle … of the party aforesaid to wit James Bogle John Walkin[?shaw GUTTER]<br />
ffrederick hamilton Robert Ray, Robert Anderson [XXX GUTTER]<br />
[?Kinning] and John Cauldwell have bin and at present are the<br />
true and Lawfullowners of the said ship tackle and<br />
furniture and for such Commonly accounted which hee<br />
knoweth being a Merchant of, and living in Glascoe and<br />
very well and familiarly acquainted with all the said<br />
Owners =, and seeing them severall times set her out from<br />
Glascoe. And further cannot depose. saving that the same<br />
Owners made the said Henry Hart Master of the said ship./.
To the 2.d hee saith that in September last the said Bogle<br />
and Company aforesaid did cause 10 Lasts and 5 barrells<br />
of Herrings (each Last containing twelve barrells) and (to his remembrance) sixteene barrells<br />
of salmon, and about foure Casks of Butter to be put onboard<br />
the said Ship, to be transported to Bourdeaux in ffrance<br />
upon their account, and there to be delivered to [XXX] theire<br />
ffactor, who was with the proceeds thereof to Loade wines<br />
on board the said Ship, which were to be brought in her to<br />
Glascoe upon the said Owners Account, which hee knoweth<br />
seeing most of the said Goods bought, and seeing the<br />
said Owners Letters of Consignation and orders to the said<br />
Palleto who is alsoe this Deponents ffactor. And further cannot<br />
depose./:
To the 3.d 4.th 5.th 6.th and 7.th hee saith that the said goods being soe<br />
laden on board the said ship shee departed with the<br />
same for Bourdeaux and in her course thither shee was<br />
seized by one Captaine Browne Comander of a ship<br />
called the ''Charles'' as this Deponent hath credibly heard<br />
who would bot discharge her untill her master paid a<br />
Considerable summe of money as this Deponent hath bin<br />
Informed, And further Deposeth not, hee not goeing in the<br />
Voyage./:
To 8.th and 9.th hee saith that the foresaid Lading would have<br />
yeilded at Burdeaux, had it safely arrived there as followeth<br />
to wit the herrings six and twenty Livers Per barrell.<br />
the Salmon. Six and thirty Livers Per barrell, and the butter<br />
thirty Livers Per Centa [and the said Lading would have<br />
produced at Bourdeaux fourty tonns of Wine at<br />
32 Crownes Per Tonn, which would have yeilded at Glascoe<br />
in Scotland 24: ''li'' Per Tonne cleare of Custome and Excise<br />
which hee knoweth for that hee is a Merchant of Glascoe and<br />
useth to trade to Bourdeaux and other places in ffrance and for the like Merchan[?dize GUTTER]<br />
was interested in ships (which went from Glascoe to [?XXX]<br />
Rochell with herrings and Butter the same yeere, And further<br />
saith that hee verily beleeveth that the said Bogle and Company<br />
the Owners of the said Ship ''Hope'' and her Lading, have sustained<br />
(losse Lading, have sustained<br />
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