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''Cock'' went directly with the said Ladin … ''Cock'' went directly with the said Lading from Rotterdam to Glascoe<br />
And saith that the ''Hope'' went from Rotterdam about six weekes<br />
before the ''Cock'' came thither. but what her Lading was hee knoweth<br />
not shee being alsoe unloaden at Glascoe or thereabouts before<br />
the ''Cock'' arrived there. And saith that the Lading which ws put on<br />
board the ''Cock'' at Glascoe, (which was the Lading that was seized in<br />
her Consisted in ffive hogsheads of Tallowe seaven lasts and<br />
seaven barrells of herrings and two and fforty Caskes of<br />
Butter, and the ''hopes'' lading consisted of Herrings butter and<br />
Salmon, and further saving his foregoeing Deposition to which<br />
hee referreth hee cannot depose./:
To the 5.th hee saith hee doth not knowe or beleeve that either<br />
the said Thompson or Hart had any share in the said ships<br />
or either of the said Ladings; and further saving as aforesaid<br />
cannot answere./:
To the 6.th hee saith hee doth not knowe ffrederick Hamilton<br />
Interrate nor who bought the foresaid Deales and otherwise canot<br />
answer/:
To the 7.th hee saith hee cannot answer thereto, hee never being<br />
present when the said Browne Examined either the said Hart<br />
or Thompson/ or hearing the said Browne speake words to<br />
the effect Interrate./:
Repeated before Doctor Zouch the Judge./:
Alexander keir [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 22.th of June 1660./: [CENTRE HEADING]
Touching the ''hope'' aforesaid}<br />
[GUTTER ?henry] Hart Master}
Examined upon the said Allegation./:
'''Rp. (4.us'''
'''James Ker''' of Glascoe in Scotland<br />
Merchant aged 22 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined./:
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith hee well knoweth<br />
the ship the ''Hope''. arlate whereof henry Hart was master) and<br />
soe hath done for about foure yeeres last during all which space<br />
shee hath belonged to Glascoe, and saith that James Bogle<br />
John Wathinshawe ffrederick Hamilton, Robert Ray, Robert<br />
Anderson, Robert [?Kinnin], Hugh Benny and Thomas knox and John<br />
Cauldwall all Merchants and Inhabitants of Glascoe (except Thomas<br />
Knox who lives sometimes there, but most commonly at Burrow[?stones]<br />
in Scotland.) all well knowne to this Deponent ) were the true and<br />
lawfull Owners and setters forth of the said ship the ''Hope'' the<br />
Voyage wherein shee was taken as hereafter is mentioned And<br />
saith that the Parties aforenamed (except the said Benny and<br />
Knox) together with one Robert Mackuer a Scotchman living at G{l}ascoe<br />
were the Owners of the said Ship; from about foure yeeres and a<br />
halfe since untill about 18 months since about which time the said Mackuer sold his Part (being an 8th)<br />
to the said Benny and Knox, and ever since, they the said Benny and Knox, and the Rest of thee said Benny and Knox, and the Rest of the +
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