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were and are reall and true, and soe had a … were and are reall and true, and soe had and done as therein is contained<br />
and that the Said three Cerons of Cuchineale were to be transported in<br />
the Said shipp and delivered at Ostend according to the contents Of the Said bill<br />
of lading which this deponent subscribed with his owne hand to the effect<br />
predeposed, and Saith hee this deponent signed no other bill or bills of lading<br />
for the Said three Cerons of Cuchineale, which together with the said<br />
shipp ''Salvador'' in her Course from Cadiz towards Ostend were<br />
mett with all surprised and taken by some shipps in the Service of this<br />
Commonwealth. The premises hee knoweth and declareth to bee reall<br />
and true for that hee this deponent was master of the Said shipp, and<br />
received the Said goods into the Same, and upon such his receipt thereof<br />
signed the bill of lading aforesaid, And further cannot depose
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee Saith, That hee this rendent was Master of the shipp the<br />
''Salvador'' at the time of her ?Servire? by the shipps of this Commonwealth<br />
and hath been Master of her ever Since hee was originally built<br />
at Hamburgh, of which place hee was and is a native and inhabitant<br />
And otherwise negatively
To the second hee Saith hee knoweth nothing of the buying of or paying<br />
for the Cuchineale in question
To the third hee Saith, hee hath knowne the interrate ferdinando Nunez<br />
for about 7 or 8 yeares last past, who hee Saith was not at Cadiz<br />
at the time of the lading of the Cuchineale in Controversie, (so farr as<br />
this deponent knoweth) but Saith the Said Nunez transmitted the Said Corens<br />
of Cuchinweale from Sevill by a Barque from whom this rendent<br />
received the Same, and accordingly signed and firmed? the three bills<br />
of lading predeposed to the effect therein expressed And further<br />
referring himselfe to the Said bill of lading hee Saith hee cannot<br />
answer, otherwise then that this rendent never Saw the Said Cerens<br />
of Cuchineale before they were laden as aforesaid
To the fourth hee answereth and Saith he doeth not know, neither<br />
doeth hee in conscience beleeve otherwise then that the Said three<br />
Cerons of Cuchineale doe really and truely belong unto the Said<br />
Jaspar Lorenzo, for whose accompt this rendent received the Same<br />
and accordingly firmed the bills of lading predeposed, and knoweth<br />
not nor beleeveth that the Said goods or any part thereof did or doeth<br />
belong to any subject or subjects of the King of ffrance
Repeated before doctor Clerke
Christian Cloppenbourgh [SIGNATURE RH SIDE]hristian Cloppenbourgh [SIGNATURE RH SIDE] +
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