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To the 11. 12. 13 and 14 hee referreth him … To the 11. 12. 13 and 14 hee referreth himselfe to his foreggoing deposition and to the<br />
said bills of lading and otherwise cannot answer, saving there is warr betwixt<br />
ffrance and Spaine.
To the 15 hee saith hee cannot depose, but beleeveth that a shipp bpound<br />
from Lisbone for ffrance and having a charter partie aboard specifying the said shipp<br />
to be freighted by a Portuguese and laden for his account to dischardge in ffrance<br />
will be made prize being taken by the Spaniards.
claes albertson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctors Clarke and Godolphin
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The 9th of January 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Claime of Nicholas Cordes and others}<br />
for the ''ffortune'' of Lubeck Nicholas Neyman}<br />
master, and for the goods in the same.}
Examined upon an allegation given on the<br />
behalfe of the said Cordes and<br />
others.
'''1us.'''
'''Nicholas Neyman''' of Lubeck Mariner<br />
Master of the said shipp aged 46 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that for the<br />
space of a yeare last past or thereabouts the producents Nicholas Cordes, William [?WhiX]<br />
Albert Saffe and company of Lubeck have bin the true and lawfull owners<br />
and proprietors of the said shipp the ''ffortune'' and of her tackle and furniture<br />
and soe are at this present save only that in the moneth of July last<br />
past hee this deponent being owner of three eighths and one sixteenth part<br />
of teh said shipp, sold the said 16th part to the arlate Andrew Desall of<br />
Riga, who hath ever since bin and is the true and lawfull owner of the said<br />
part. And saith the said shipp was built at Lubeck and hath ever since<br />
belonged to that port, and was soe built by her said owners of Lubeck<br />
and finished in or about the moneth of May last annd that this is her<br />
first voyage, All which hee knoweth to be true being a part builder, and<br />
a part owner, and master of the said vessell, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in or about the moneth of January last past the said Nicholas Cordes and<br />
company of Lubeck owners of the said shipp sent her under the conduct of<br />
this deponent to Riga consigned to the said Andrew Desall, with<br />
letters and orders for the said Andrew to lade her with Clapboards for the account<br />
of the said owners, and that the said shipp arived at Riga in or about the<br />
beginning of July last past, where the said Andrew Desell accordingly laded<br />
her with clapboards for ffrance for the said owners their accompt, and<br />
gave this deponent order to sel the same at Rochell or Saint martins, and<br />
with the proceede thereof there lade the said shipp with salt to be brought<br />
back into the East countrey, all for the ioynt accompt of the said owners, who<br />
were the sole proprietors of the said clapboards, and that noe other<br />
person had then any interest thereon; and saith that in persuance of<br />
the premisses hee this deponent departed with the said shipp and lading for<br />
ffrance, and at Saint Martins sold the said clapboards for 52 gilders<br />
per hundred to one Mr Bowdewin there dwelling, of whom hee this<br />
deponenting, of whom hee this<br />
deponent +
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