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| − | The 22th of ffebruary 1655
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| − | The claime of the afore said}
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| − | Vander Goos in the ''hare''}
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| − | ''In the ffeild''}
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| − | Exámined upon the foresaid allegation
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| − | '''Francis Lodowick junior''' of London Marchant
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| − | aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined
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| − | '''Rp. .3.'''
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| − | To the tenth árticle of the said allegation upon which alone hee is by
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| − | direction of the partie producent exámined, hee saith and deposeth
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| − | that hee well knoweth the producent Marcello Vander Goos and hath
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| − | so donne for theise nine yeeres last or thereabouts, this deponent
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| − | for all that time (and even from his birth till about two yeares
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| − | since that hee came to dwell in London) living in Middleborowe
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| − | wherethe said Marcello that for all this said nine yeares dwelt of
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| − | this deponents sight and knowledge, and saith that for all the said
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| − | time hee the said Marcello Vander Goos hath bin (and
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| − | beleeveth at present is) a Burger of Middleburowe, where hee
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| − | hath dwelt for all the time aforesaid on the dam, and there keepeth
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| − | house with his wife children and familie, and soe hath donne for
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| − | all the said time, and for an Inhabitant and ffreeman of
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| − | Middleborowe, and a subiect of the Lord the States of the United
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| − | Netherlands hee the said Marcelo Vander Goos hath bin for all the
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| − | said time of this deponents knowledge of him and is commonly
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| − | accompted and reputed, this deponent being very well acquainted with
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| − | him and having bin often at his house in Middleborowe aforesaid
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| − | within the time predeposed. And otherwise hee cannot depose saving
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| − | the said producent is a Marchant of very good account.
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| − | To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
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| − | To the first, second, third and the rest of the Interrogatories hath saith
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| − | hee cannot depose for that hee knoweth nothing of the contents
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| − | thereof, not being in the voyage nor knowing ought of the same
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| − | or of the ladeing in question, saving that hee hath noe relation
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| − | what soever to the said producent which any the least interest in the
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| − | goods claimed, and saving the said Marcello is a Zealandar and
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| − | commonly reputed to be a Native of Middleborowe, and saving his
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| − | foregoeing deposition.
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| − | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin./
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| − | Francoijs Lodowiych Junior [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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| − | To the 23th of ffebruary 1655.
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| − | On the behalf of Nathaniel Ricqueborough}
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| − | And others Assurers to John Roy and company}
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| − | Upon the ''John and ffrancis'' of London}
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| − | '''Rp. .1.'''
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| − | '''William Johnson''' of
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| − | Shipton in the County of dorset Mariner
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| − | aged 30 years or thereabouts sworne before
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| − | the right worshipful Charles George Cork esquire
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| − | one of the judges of the High Court of the
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| − | Admiraltie and examined upon certaine interrogatories
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| − | ministred on the behalf of the said Ricqueborough and
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| − | others, saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet.
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| − | To the first hee answereth that hee well know and was master of the
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| − | shipp or vessell interrogated called the ''John and ffrancis'' of London
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| − | And that this deponent was master of her in the yeeres 1654 and 1655 interate
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| − | and
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