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did in August then next following arrive and remayne att Copenhagen in Denmarke under the Conduct of the foresayd Edward Nixon this deponent being one of the Company of the shipp ''Ostrich'' that was att Riga and Copenhagen the tymes aforesayd respectively whereby this deponent came to take notice of the premisses, But who were or are Owners of the sayd shipp or goods, or the particulars of the sayd goods or their value or for whose accompt they were laden he saith he knoweth not, And otherwise cannot depose, saving that the ''ffreindshipp'' aforesayd was with her sayd lading bound for England and for the Accompt of Englishmen as he hath credibly heard and verily beleiveth. To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd shipp ''ffreindshipp'' in the sayd monethes was a strong stanch new and well built shipp of the burthen of about 300 tonnes with 13 gunnes and furniture requisit, and was with her sayd gunnes and furniture of the value of 2000 ''li'' sterling as he beleiveth. And otherwise cannot depose. To the fifth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd shipp the ''ffreindshipp'' was of this deponents sight in September 1652. att Copenhagen aforesayd, and was then and there deteyned and stopt from proceeding upon her voyage by the order and by the Ministers of the King of Denmarke, and in ffebruary 1652. was with her sayd lading and the shipps Companyes Cloathes and necessaries in her in a warlike and hostile manner seized upon in the sight of this deponent, by the Ministers of the foresayd King and by his authority and the sayd Nixon and shipps Company were then and there disossed and turned out of her, whereby the sayd shipp and her lading became utterly lost to the English Owners thereof. And further cannot depose. To the 6th article he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions and further cannot depose. To the last he saith his deposition are true./ John [?fXXXX] Repeated before Doctor Clarke} and Doctor Godolphin} **************************** The 15th day of December 1653 On the behalfe of the Keepers of the Liberty} of England by Authority of Parliament} against the shipp the ''Posthorse'' of} Amsterdam whereof Melle Mellys was} Master. Bud} Examined upon Interrogatories on behalfe of the Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament. '''Rowe dt.''' '''1)''' '''Melle Mellys''' of Amsterdam Mariner Master of the sayd shipp the ''Posthorse'' aged 31 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith as followeth. To the first Interrogatory he saith the sayd shipp the ''Posthorse'' doth belonge to the Port of Amsterdam and so hath done for theis [?XX] monethes now past, and saith the Owners of the sayd shipp were and are all Inhabitants of Amsterdam one of them onely excepted who is an Inhabitant of ffreizland, and this deponent and all his shipps Company were and are all subiects of the States of the United Provinces some in Holland some in ffreizland and this deponent who is Master of the sayd shipp in Amsterdam. And otherwise cannot depose.
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