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The 16th day of March <u>.1654:</ … The 16th day of March <u>.1654:</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
The Clayme of Lucas Lucy for goods taken out of}<br />
the ''John Baptist'' by Edward Payne Commander of the}<br />
Vessell called the ''Saint Ives Scout''. Suckley. Smith}
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'''Cornelius van Bommel''' of the parish of<br />
Saint Catherine Colemans in the City of London<br />
Merchant aged 35. yeares or thereabouts a<br />
Wittnesse sworne and examined./
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That<br />
hee this deponent being Bookekeeper to the arlate Luke Lucy, hath by and upon<br />
the books of accompts of the said Lucas Lucy observed and well knoweth, That<br />
in the moneths of March, Aprill, May and June <u>1653.</u> last past the<br />
said Luke Lucy was and still is or ought to bee the true and lawfull Owner<br />
and Proprietor of three bales of Perpetuana's and of two bales of<br />
minneken bayes marked and numbred as in the margent and for the true
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[MARKE] '''20<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24'''
lawfull and sole Owner of the said goods the said Luke Lucy was abd is<br />
commonly and generally reputed and esteemed. And further cannot depose:-/
To the second article hee saith, That the said Luke Lucy did in or about the<br />
moneth of March pay the Customes due for the Merchandizes aforesaid in<br />
this port of London, having then an intention to send the same away for Saint<br />
Sebastians in a hamburgher shipp named the ''Charity'', but that oportunity<br />
failing hee did in or about the mometh aforesaid send the said goods to<br />
Portsmouth to one hugh Salsbury, his Correspondent there, to be laden and<br />
putt aboard the arlate shipp the ''Peter''. and in the same to be transported to<br />
Saint Sebastians for and upon the proper accompt and adventure of the said<br />
Luke Lucy, the said three bales of perpetuanae's containing threescore<br />
and one peece of ell-broad perpetuanae's, and the said two bales of<br />
baies containing foure piece of black minneken baies; hee further saith<br />
That in regard of the then hostility betwixt the English and the dutch and<br />
ffrench, the said Luke Lucy for the better preservation and security of his<br />
said goods did make use of the name of one Walter Sepps Merchant<br />
of hamburgh his correspondent, and caused the said bales to be marked with<br />
the initial letters of the said Walter Sepps his name to the intent and ende precedent<br />
The premisses hee knoweth. being in the quality predeposed privy to and<br />
perfectly acquainted with the Merchandizing affaires of the said producent<br />
And further saving his subsequent depositions hee saith hee cannot depose
To the 3 and fourth articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
That in or about the moneth of June <u>1653.</u> arlate the said hugh Salsbury<br />
did by letter of advise sent from Portsmouth to the said producent informe<br />
and acquaint him, that hee had laden the said goods aboard the said shopp<br />
''Saint Peter'' for Saint Sebastians there to be delivered to the arlate Walter<br />
Adams the Agent and Correspondent of the said producent, to bee by<br />
him sold and disposed of for the accompt of the said Luke Lucy, And saith<br />
that the bill of lading mentioned in the said 4th article and annexed to the said<br />
Allegationannexed to the said<br />
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