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Ad dictum allegaconem deponit et dicit that the arlate John Castens by letters dated about the beginning of January last advised this deponent that hee had sent a shipp named the ''North Pole'' Melle Moder Master from Amsterdam for Norway there to lade Deales for the accompts of the arlate John and Arnold Vanderhagen merchants and Inhabitants of Stockholme and therewith to come for London consigned to this deponent and partner and to bee by them sold for the accompt and benefitt of the said John and Arnold Vander hagen. The arrivall of which shipp and lading this deponent and partner accordingly Expected, and for prevention of her being taken by Scottish Privateers this deponent procured the Duke of Yorkes passe for the said shipp which hee caused to bee registred in Scotland for the greater secuirty of the said shipp and lading against the Scotts. And the same hee saith was also registred with the Duke of Yorkes Commissioners for prizes here. But this deponent never sent the said passe on board the said shipp ''Northpole'' ffor feare that if she had bin met with by any Holland or ffrench man of warr they finding the said passe onboard thereby discover her designe for London, and upon that ground should make prize of her and her lading. And saith that afterwards namely about the beginning of March last the said John Carstens by letters advised this deponent and partner that the shipper Melle Moller dyed in Norway of the snall pox after the lading of the said shipp and that the stiersman of the said shipp with the rest of the Company had brought the said shipp and her lading into the Texell instead of cmming for London And that thereupon hee had presently sent unto the Swedish Envoy thn resideing at the Hague for his advice what to doe in the case Melle Melles the master of the said ship ''Northpole'' being dead and the shipp bein brought thether instead of going for London as was designed, And that the said Envoy had advised him the said John Vastens to put another Swedish Shipper in the place of Melle Molles deceased And that thereupon hee the said John had constituted Peter Carelson (a burger and dweller at Ba[?bus] in Sweden) master of the said shipp ''Northpole'', to whom he had given order that if being at sea hee could find any opportunity to put into any harbour of England hee should soe doe and give this deponent notice therein, but hee the said Castens apprehending great danger that if the shipp making any English port should bee discovered by either ffrench or Dutch did order the master that if hee could not doe it without manifest danger then to goe to Rochell in ffrance with the said lading, ffor that hee had seene severall shipps condemned which had northerne ladings because they were discovered to bee bound for England. And saith that hee hath coresponded with the said John Carsten about a yeare, and all that time and at present this deponent takes him to bee a Swede borne and resident at Amsterdam as a merchant stranger, and verily beleeveth him to bee soe and noe otherwise. Et alr nescit. Repetit coram duo Mylls surrogato unto Edwardo Browne Notary publique. Ad Interria [CENTRE HEADING]
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