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said three pipes of wine marked as aforesa … said three pipes of wine marked as aforesaid. were<br />
laden on board the said ship the ''Saint Laurence'' Peter<br />
Bennerysent Master) in the Roade of Oratava. by the order<br />
and upon the Sole and propper account and adventure of<br />
the said Mr Cowling; and to be Transported in the<br />
said Ship to this Port upon his said Account; And<br />
here to be Delivered to him this Deponent And further<br />
cannot depose:/:
To the 5.th sixth, 7.th and eighth articles hee saith and Deposeth<br />
that in the foresaid Letter, there came a Bill of Lading<br />
inclosed to this Deponent for the said three pipes of wine<br />
subscribed Pieter Bennerysent, and having nowe<br />
seene the bill of Lading arlate formerly exhibited into the Registry<br />
of this Court, hee saith the same is the said Bill<br />
of Lading soe receaved by him this Deponent, And whereas<br />
in the said Bill the said wines are mentioned to be<br />
Laden by, and for the risco of Don Juan del Corall<br />
a Spaniard, he saith the same was and is Colourably<br />
done, and the said name put into the said Bill by the said Cowlings order to avoid<br />
the seizure and Confiscation of the said wines, if the<br />
ship should be met with by Spaniards. or other enymyes<br />
of this Comonwealth, And this Deponent (besides these three<br />
pipes in question) hath received other wines from the<br />
said producent. which were likewise mentioned in the<br />
Bills of Lading to be laden by and for account of the said Don Juan<br />
del Corall, although in truth the same belonged to and<br />
were for the said Cowlings account, and the returnes thereof<br />
were made by this Deponent to the said Cowlings and<br />
saith that since the warrs betweene this Nation<br />
and Spaine it hath bin and is usuall for English<br />
Merchants that trade by Canaryes, to Colour<br />
their goods by putting in Dutch or Spanish names<br />
in the Bills of Lading, in regard it is dangerous for English subjects<br />
to trade to at or from Canaryes in their, owne names, And this<br />
Deponent having nowe seene the Letter annexed to the<br />
said Allegation, Dated 14th June 1658, hee saith that the<br />
same was and is the said Letter soe by him this<br />
Deponent received as aforesaid, and the samewith the said Bill<br />
of lading therein, came in the said ship the ''Saint Laurence''<br />
and saith the said Letter is wholly written and subscribed<br />
by and with the proper hand writing<br />
of the said Mr Cowling, (as this Deponent verily beleeveth) he<br />
beingent verily beleeveth) he<br />
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