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aged 35. yeeres or thereabouts sworne and& … aged 35. yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined saith as followeth videlicet:/
To the first article and schedule therein mentioned hee saith and deposeth, That<br />
in or about the moneth of August and September last past, hee this<br />
deponent caused to be laden and putt on board the shipp the ''Saint John'' of<br />
Hamburgh arlate (Joachim Meesters Commannder) then lying at the key at<br />
Roane in ffrance and bound for the Port of Hamburgh, two bailes<br />
of goods marked with the marke in the margent, and one<br />
sack of bag of goods marked with the marke of the Custome house at<br />
Roane aforesaid, containing severall sorts of goods wares and merchandizes<br />
of ffrance, as plush Chambletts, taffety, tabby, bealts plumes of ffeathers<br />
gloves hatbands and other Commodities, the particulars whereof this deponent<br />
doth not at present remember, and one Trunke and all singular whereof<br />
particular goods wares and merchandizes contained in the said trunke and<br />
mentioned in the schedule annezed, videlicet one Cloake and doublet of ffrench<br />
Chamblet worth 1 ''li'' 5 ''s'' one dozen of Barber scissors worth 4 ''s'' 5 ''d''<br />
Two black hilts for swords at 9 ''s'' a peece, worth 18 ''s'' ome Reame of<br />
guilt paper worth 8 ''s'' seaven ells black Cipres in a paper which [?XXX]<br />
cost 5''s'' the ell amounting to 1 ''li'' 15 ''s'' All sorts of Taffeta Ribbon in a<br />
paper worth 9 ''i'' 3 ''s'' ten dozen of black silke poynts worth 1 ''li'' 8 ''ss'' one<br />
suit and Cloake of Spanish Cloath worth 5 ''li'' 6 ''s'' One Cassock with<br />
silver buttons worth 4 ''li'' 10 ''s'' One Travellers bedd of redd Cloath worth<br />
1 ''li'' 6 ''s'' one sword and be;lt worth 15 ''s'' one silver spoone worth 9 ''s'' one<br />
silver hooke for a hatt worth 4 ''s'' ffower yards of white bone lace worth<br />
12 ''s'' six shirts 4. payre of underdrawers 12 handcherchiefs. 12. bands, 1<br />
wastecoate, 2. paire of welted stockins togeather worth 3 ''li'' 6 ''s''. And more<br />
one Portmantle with weareing linnen and some small favours and<br />
curiosities bestowed upon this deponent in ffrance and twelve ells of blew and<br />
white statin, and two flower potts wrought in silke embroidery all to be<br />
transported and carried in the said shipp from Roane to Hamburg for<br />
the sole accompt and adventure of this deponent and there to be delivered<br />
to and received by this deponent for his owne accompt, Of all which aforesaid<br />
bailes, sack, Truncke, Portmantle, and all the goods wares and merchandizes<br />
contayned therein, as also of the said Statin and flower potts embroydered that this<br />
deponent sometimes before at and since the tyme of the ladeing of all and singular<br />
the parcell of goods predeposed was is and ought to be the true and lawfull<br />
Owner and Proprietor of the same. Which the premisses this deponent by<br />
Vertue of his solemne oath declareth to be true and reall, being himselfe<br />
the person who acted and transacted the same upon his peculiar accompt<br />
and for his owne occasions. And otherwise saving his following deposition<br />
hee cannot depose./:-
(To the second>
hee cannot depose./:-
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