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deponent and some others of the shipp the … deponent and some others of the shipp the ''Charles'' her Company<br />
went with their boate to the ''Golden Lyon'' and hee this deponent went on<br />
board the sayd shipp./
[?Lawr] Thompson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 1st of December 1653:-
Examined upon the said Allegation:/
The Clayme of the said John Scrother for 47.}<br />
butts of sack in the ''black Cock''}
'''Vide V.C:-'''
'''2us./'''
'''John Stootenpape''' Native of Neere in the lands of Liege<br />
aged 33. yeares or therabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined saith
To the first second and third articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth That<br />
about the moneth of October 1652 last past this deponent being at Saint Lucar in Spaine<br />
(where hee hath for the most part of 11. or 12. yeares last resided) and being there<br />
familiarly acquainted and frequently Conversing with the arlate John<br />
Scrother a Hamurger who of this deponents certaine knowledge hath also resided at Saint<br />
Lucar aforesaid as ffactor for Hamborough Merchants for about theise 7. yeares last<br />
past, the said John Scrother the partie producent in this Cause told and acquainted<br />
this deponent, That forasmuch as The shipp the ''black Cocke'' allegate was [?bXX]<br />
designed to goe to Amsterdam with a Cargazon of goods for the account of the<br />
widdow and heires of Hans Lemmermans of Hamborough, and that hee had<br />
in his hands at that time goods or effects disposed off belonging to the said Lemmermans<br />
sufficient to make up the full Cargazon of goods for the said shipp then lying<br />
nere Saint Lucars, hee therefore intended to putt and lade aboard the same 50 butts<br />
of Spanish wynes for his owne accompt, And saith That shortly after the said<br />
discours, wherein the producent expressed his resolution as aforesaid, this rendent<br />
departed from Saint Lucars for Cadiz where hee shipped himselfe in a Hamburgh shipp<br />
for Ostend, so that hee left the said shipp the ''black Cocke'', (John ffransen<br />
Master) takeing in her lading at Saint Lucars, and by that meanes did not see the<br />
actuall lading of the said 50. butts of wyne, but firmly beleeveth for the<br />
reasons aforesaid, That the said producent did really cause that or about that<br />
number of butts of sack to be laden aboard the said shipp for his owne accompt to<br />
be sent as aforesaid, And for that this deponent being a WyneCooper by profession<br />
and having in that quality for severall yeares been assistant to the said John [?ffransen]<br />
for the marking of vessels of wyne and other goods by him transmitted to Holland<br />
and other places, is well acquainted that the marke in the margent allegate [?XXX]<br />
is one of the usuall markes of the said producent, And otherwise saving his [?XXX]<br />
depositions hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the 4th article and schedule therein mentioned but not annexed hee saith he<br />
knoweth nothing thereof./
To the 5th hee saith that for all the time of this deponents knowledge of the [?producent]<br />
as aforesaid hee the said producent was and is commonly and generally<br />
accompted a Native Subject of the free Citie and State of Hamborough, [?and]<br />
by reason of his residence in Spaine is there accompted and esteemed a Subject<br />
of the Crowne and hath so bin for all the time aforesaid, And otherwise<br />
saving his foregoing and subsequent deposition hee saith hee cannot depose/
To the 6th hee saith, hee beleeveth, it is usuall for Merchants residing in [?Spaine]<br />
and transmitting goods and merchandizes from thence in regard of the hostilitie<br />
between ffrance and Spaine and to prevent the Capture and Condemnation<br />
of their goods and Merchandizes by the ffrench Kings shipps and Subjects to make use<br />
of and insert the names of Neutrall and free persons in bills of lading for the same Whereas [?notwithstanding]<br />
(thehereas [?notwithstanding]<br />
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