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residing at Roane aforesaid did lade and c … residing at Roane aforesaid did lade and cause to bee laden on board the<br />
shipp the ''Saint John'' of Hamborough (whereof the arlate Joachim Meesters<br />
then was and now is Master) then lying at Roane one bale and one fatt marked with the
[FIRST MARKE, LH MARGIN]
marke in the margent, and containemig severall sorts of goods wares and<br />
Merchandizes, videlicet ribons, gloves, stockins, hoods stuffes and other goods<br />
the particulars whereof this deponent cannot declare, all or most whereof this<br />
deponent saw bought of severall Merchants at Paris in the moneth of July<br />
last or thereabouts and payd for by his said precontest with readie monie<br />
presently after the buying of the same, and saith the said bale and fatt<br />
of goods were so laden for the accompt and adventure of Claus Luys a<br />
Merchant of Hamborough and Master to this deponents precontest, to be trans<br />
ported in the said shipp from Roane to Hamburgh and there to be delivered<br />
to the said Claus Luys for his owne accompt; Hee further saith That at<br />
or about the time of the lading of the bale and fatt predeposed the saud John<br />
Robert and dierick Warnicke told and acquainted this deponent at Roane, that<br />
they had some daies before laden aboard the said shipp for the same accompt two bales and<br />
one fatt of goods more marked with the marke aforesaid, containing also<br />
severall sorts of ffrench goods and commodities, (a great part whereof this deponent<br />
also saw bought and paid for by his said precontest at Paris about the said<br />
moneth of July last past) together with one Case of goods for the said accompt<br />
And accordingly the said John Robert and dierick Warnick then and<br />
there shewed to this deponent three bills of lading of one tenor and of the marke aforesaid filled<br />
up all saving the freight, upon which they said they were not then agreed<br />
with the Master of the said shipp, and saith that they the said John Robert and<br />
dierick Warnick then declared unto this deponent that all and singular the<br />
parcells of goods predeposed and mentioned in the said bill of lading were then<br />
aboard the said shipp laden and designed as aforesaid. And Otherwise<br />
cannot depose, saving that for the reasons precedent and subsequent hee is<br />
fully assured that the said Claus Luys from the time of the buying and lading<br />
of the said goods by this deponents said precontest was and is the true and lawfull<br />
Owner and Properietor of the same, and for such commonly accompted reputed<br />
and taken, which hee declareth upon the reasons aforesaid/
To the second article and schedule therein mentioned and now shewne to this<br />
deponent at the time of his examination hee saith and deposeth, That hee<br />
this deponent was not personally present at the signing and firmeing of<br />
the bills of lading allegate, but saith, That this deponent being a passenger aboard the<br />
said shipp the ''Saint John'' in her Course from Roane towards Hamburgh<br />
the said Joachim Meesters amongst other bills of lading concerning the<br />
Cargazon of his said shipp, showed unto this deponent a bill of lading for the<br />
parcells of goods marked with the marke predeposed, and signed with the said<br />
Meesters his owne handwriting (as this deponent by reason of his frequent<br />
observation of the said handwriting is fully and firmely assured) which<br />
(saidd firmely assured) which<br />
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