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To the first article of the said Allegatio … To the first article of the said Allegation and schedule therein mentioned hee saith That<br />
hee this deponent in or about the moneth of July last past being at Paris in ffrance<br />
about Merchandizing affaires, and there frequently conversant with the arlate<br />
Christian Bolden a Merchant of Hamburgh, hee this deponent saw the said Christian<br />
Bolden buy severall goods wares and Merchandizes of ffrance as gloves belts hatbands<br />
stuffes ribbons and other goods, which the said Bolden caused to be packed up in
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two bailes markked with the marke in the margent, and in one sack upon which<br />
this deponent then saw no marke, which goods this deponent saw ladn and putt upon a<br />
Cart to be transported from Paris to Roane, and there as this deponent was then<br />
informed by the said Claus (sic) Christian Bolden to be laden and putt on board the shipp the<br />
''Saint John'' of Hamburgh (Joachim Meesters Commannder) then lying at Roane, and<br />
to be transported in the said shipp from thence to Hamburgh for the accompt and adventure<br />
of the said Christian Bolden, And further saith That in or about the moneth of<br />
August last past this deponent having done his affarires at Paris returned from<br />
thence to Roane, where hee saw the said Christian Bolden cause to be laden aboard the<br />
said shipp a Trunke with wearing apparrell and linnen and some ribbons,<br />
[?Cypres], paper, scissors and other Commodities which this deponent doeth not particularly<br />
remember nor the worth thereof, and saith the said Bolden then also caused to be<br />
laden aboard the said shipp one portmantle (but what goods there were in the same<br />
thsi deponent knoweth not) and a quantity of white and blew printed Statin in two<br />
pieces, and two flower potts wrought in silke embroydery; The said goods being so<br />
laden to be transported in the said shipp from thence to Hamburgh and there to<br />
be received by the said Christian Bolden for his owne accompt, And saith the<br />
said Christian Bolden was and is commonly accompted the true lawfull and sole<br />
Owner and Proprietor of the said two bailes and sack, and of the said Turnke<br />
and portmantle and the goods therein respectively contained, and also of the said<br />
Statin and peices of embroydery. And otherwise saving his subsequent depositions<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose:/
To the second article and schedule or bill or lading exhibited and showne to this<br />
deponent at the time of his examination hee saith and deposeth, That about the later<br />
end of August last past the said Christian Bolden at Roane aforesaid shewed<br />
unto this deponent three bills of lading all of one tenour filled up but not firmed, which hee then<br />
declared to this deponent that hee intended to have firmed by the said Joachim Meesters<br />
for his said two bales and the sack of goods predeposed, and this deponent firmely<br />
beleeveth that the said Meesters did accordingly signe the said thee bills of<br />
lading at Roane, and that the bill now showne unto him was and is one of the<br />
said three originall bills of lading signed by the said Meesters and found aboard<br />
the said shipp at the time of her seizure, and that the Contents thereof were<br />
and are true and reall as hee stedfastly beleeveth, being well acquainted with<br />
the handwriting of the said Meesters wherewith the said bill is firmed<br />
And otherwise cannot depose./
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And otherwise cannot depose./
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