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to bee the true and lawfull Owners of the … to bee the true and lawfull Owners of the said shipp, and that as such<br />
Owners they constituted this examinate Master thereof./
To the second hee saith, That the said shipps lading did and doeth consist<br />
of deales and planckes, which are for the accompt of the freighter<br />
Mr Everard Scott of Amsterdam and also two great and costely looking glasses and eight Tunns of tarr<br />
6. whereof are for the accompt of the said shipps Companie, and<br />
two for the service of the said shipp, and saith the said shipp and ladeing<br />
were designed for the Port of Brest in Brittanie there to be<br />
discharged, And further cannot depose:-/
To the third hee saith, That hee had no Charterpartie at all aboard his<br />
said shipp att or beefore the time of her seizure, but had one bill of<br />
lading aboard concerning the said deales and planckes, inclosed in a letter<br />
to the factors to whom the said goods were to bee delivered at Brest for<br />
the accompt of the said Mr Everard Scott, as alsoe a Sea-brief<br />
and a Passeport for the said shipp and goods, all which writing<br />
this examinate with his owne hand delivered to the Captaine of the<br />
shipp the ''Elizabeth'' in the imediate service of this Commonwealth<br />
whereof as hee remembreth one Captaine [?Minie] was Captaine<br />
And saith that all the said writings were made and signed at<br />
Amsterdam, and none of them at Sea, and that by this rendents<br />
knowledge noe writings whatsoever belonging to the said shipp<br />
have beene throwne overboard, burnt, torne or concealed, or any<br />
way imbeazeled or made away/
To the last he saith hee hath not received any fraight at all for<br />
the voiage interrate, and that hee was to receive his fraight for<br />
the same upon the delivery of the said shipps lading at Brest from<br />
the factor that was to receive the same there, and there the said voiage<br />
was to expire and end, and from thence to take the best oportuniy<br />
of freight shee could meet withall to. and for the benefitt of her/
Repeated before Doctor Clerke./
John Cornelis [?XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 29th of June <u>.1655:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
The Clayme of Richard Le Bas and others}<br />
for the shipp the ''dolphin'' alias ''fortune'' John}<br />
Johnson van [?dillerum] Master Suckley. Budd}
Examined upon the said Allegation:
'''2us./'''
'''Jacques de la Porte''' of the parrish of Saint<br />
Andrew hubbarts in the Citie of London<br />
Merchant aged 38. yeares or thereabouts a<br />
Wittnesse sworne and examined saith as followeth<br />
videlicet
To the 4th article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That he<br />
this deponent hath well knowne the arlate Richard Le Bas for the<br />
space of ten yeares and upwards, during the most part of which time hee hath lived<br />
and resided in this City of London, and for about 6. yeares of that [?XXX]<br />
hath dealt as a Merchant for himselfe and upon his owne accompt<br />
and hath been esteemed a Subject of this Commonwealth, and [?for ?XXX]<br />
this quality hath paid and doeth pay such dues and duties as every [?XXX]h pay such dues and duties as every [?XXX] +
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