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twenty Caska with water for the said horse … twenty Caska with water for the said horses, (which said Caska also belonged<br />
to the said producents) and in her Course towards Lisbone aforesaid, the said shipp<br />
and her ladeing were mett withall surprized and taken by some of the shipps<br />
of this Commonwealth, and since brought into the River of Thames, where shee<br />
now remaines. And saith this deponent knoweth not the ffactors arlate, but hath<br />
been credibly informed by the said producents both by word of mouth, and letters<br />
of advise, That the arlate Martin Beverbergh and Peter Hasse mentioned<br />
in the said bills of Lading were and are ffactors and Agents for the said producents at<br />
Lisbone aforesaid, and for such they were and are commonly accompted. And<br />
otherwise, referring himselfe to the said bills of lading hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee saith That all and singular the goods and Merchandises<br />
predeposed were really and truely provided and laden aboard the said shipp in the<br />
River of Elve about a dutch mile from Hamborough by and for the accompt<br />
of the said producents severally and respectively, as is predeposed, videlicet for the said<br />
Abraham van Luffell and Lewis du Bois Merchants of Hamborough, and<br />
saith, That no person called by the name of Abraham Vernuffle of<br />
Roterdam, or any other person whatsoever in Subjection to any King or State in<br />
hostilitie with this Commonwealth had or hath any right title or interest in the <br />
said shipp or goods or in any part thereof. Which hee knoweth for the<br />
reasons predeposed And otherwise cannot depose/
To the 12th and 13th hee saith and deposeth, That since the buying of the<br />
said shipp att Rotterdam and conducting of her from thence to Hamborough as aforesaid<br />
shee hath never beene in any part of the Dominions of the United Nether<br />
land, And saith, That hee this deponent at the time of the lading of the<br />
goods predeposed aboard his said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' of Hamborough, and<br />
some moneths before did live and dwell with his wife and family at<br />
Hamburgh aforesaid and for that time had and still hath a home and family<br />
there, and was and is a ffree Burgher of the said City, and a Subject of the<br />
ffree State of Hamburgh, which hee deposeth for the reasons aforesaid<br />
And further deposeth not./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true.
To the Crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee referreth to his forefoing depositions:/
To the second hee saith, hee hath knowne the parties interrate liveing at Hamburgh<br />
for about 7. yeares last past, and saith they are commonly accompted Natives of<br />
Hambourgh, the said Lewis du Bois being a married man, and the said Abram <br />
Van Luffell a Bachelor the first dwelling in the Nantraen street, and the<br />
other in the groote Barker street in Hamburgh. And otherwise cannot depose
To the third hee referreth to his foregoing deposition, And otherwise cannot depose<br />
saving this deponent had a receipt from the Merchants aforesaid that sould the said<br />
shipp for the moneys which they received as is predeposed, which receipt this<br />
deponentd, which receipt this<br />
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