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Sessions<lb></lb>
London.</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-1">John Davies</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo384">Bishopgate Street</rs>
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London Oilman and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-2">Salt Merchant</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-3">John Scutt</rs>
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of Hull in the County of York<lb></lb>
late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ140">Master of the Ship</rs>
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or Vessell called the Field and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-4">Thomas Johnson</rs>
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of Hull aforesaid late mate of the said<lb></lb>
Ship or Vessel severally make Oath and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-5">John Scutt</rs>
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for himself saith that on or about the<lb></lb>
twenty fourth day of January last Five thousand five<lb></lb>
hundred and Forty Bushels of English refined Salt were<lb></lb>
Shipped on Board the said Ship or Vessel at Liverpool<lb></lb>
in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo385">Lancaster</rs>
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and cleared there in Order<lb></lb>
to be conveyed by Sea to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo386">Port of London</rs>
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for and on<lb></lb>
Account of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-6">John Davies</rs>
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the owner of the said Salt<lb></lb>
and these Deponents the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-7">John Scutt</rs>
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and Thomas<lb></lb>
Johnson for themselves severally say that on or about the<lb></lb>
Twenty sixth Day of the said Month of January the said<lb></lb>
Ship or Vessel with the said Salt on Board her set Sail from<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo387">Liverpool</rs>
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aforesaid for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo388">Port of London</rs>
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and that<lb></lb>
on or about the second Day of February last the said Ship<lb></lb>
or Vessel with the said Salt on Board her in the Course<lb></lb>
of her Voyage to London upon the High Seas about thirty<lb></lb>
seven Leagues of Scilly was taken by certain persons then<lb></lb>
being on Board a certain private Ship of war called the<lb></lb>
monsieur belonging to Subjects of the French King then<lb></lb>
and still being Enemies of and at War with the King of<lb></lb>
Great Britain And these Deponents further say that the<lb></lb>
said Ship or Vessel with the said Salt on Board her was<lb></lb>
afterwards carried into Port le Orientin the Kingdom<lb></lb>
of France and there detained and keptfor the Benefit<lb></lb>
of the Owner or Owners of the said Private ship of War<lb></lb>
as these Deponents have heard and believe And lastly the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-9">John Davies</rs>
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for himself saith that the Duty for all<lb></lb>
the said Salt on Board the said Ship or Vessel hath<lb></lb>
been paid to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n589-10">his Majesty</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="590">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo389">Guildhall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
the third Day of April 1780}</p>
<p n="591">By the Court</p>
<p n="592"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n592-1">Jno: Davies</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n592-2">Jno Scutt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n592-3">Thos Johnson</rs>
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