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for and in consideration of the summe of t … for and in consideration of the summe of tenn thousand Rix dollers, paid<br />
or satisfied by the said Slegall to the treasurie of the said Queene upon<br />
discount of soe much due and owing to him from her for his said service<br />
and much money by him disbursed towards victualling the camp, and<br />
for clothing and furnishing of souldiers as they came downe into<br />
the said service out of Sweden Germany and other parts, which premisses<br />
touching his said buying the said shipp this deponent well knoweth<br />
being present and privie to the same, and presently constituted master<br />
of the said vessell by the said Slegall, and ever since this deponent<br />
hath bin master thereof, and thereby well knoweth that the said<br />
Daniel Slegall hath ever since bin and at this present is the true<br />
lawfull, and sole owner of the said shipp ''Peter'' and of her tackle<br />
and furniture, and for such commonly accompted and reputed, And this<br />
hee saith was and is true and notorious.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that the said Daniel<br />
Slegall was and is a Senator of Stettin, subiect of the said Queene<br />
and her servant and a Nobleman as aforesaid of Sweden, and soe<br />
much this deponent declared at Plimouth upon his examination there<br />
to such as tooke his examination, but whether they have there<br />
set downe truely and rightly what this deponent said and declared hee<br />
knoweth not, for hee saith that hee that undertooke to interprete this<br />
deponent (who saith hee cannot speake English) spake dutch very<br />
broken and imperfectly, soe that this deponent could but here and there<br />
understand either what hee said or read over to this deponent; And<br />
saith that this deponent then declared (and that accordinge to the truth)<br />
that hee had well knowne the said Daniell Slegall for theise eight<br />
yeeres last or thereabouts, and hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing<br />
deposition and cannot otherwise depose.
To the third and 4 hee saith that hee this deponent hath made severall<br />
voyages with the said shipp betwixt Stockholme and Amsterdam, and<br />
from time to time hath had order from his said owner Daniel Slegall<br />
that what moneyes this deponent should have remayning (after defrayinge<br />
of chardges) of his freights to Amstedam, hee should from time to time<br />
pay or deliver the same into the hand of the arlate Jaques [?Loona] of<br />
Amsterdam, to be by him remitted to the said Daniel by exchange, and<br />
alsoe that in case this deponent had occasion for more moneys than hee<br />
had in had for the said shipps occasions hee should take it up of the<br />
said Loon upon the said Slegalls accompt, all which this deponent hath<br />
donne accordingly: and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith that for two yeares together or thereabouts<br />
about the time of this deponents said first comming into the said shipp hee<br />
this deponent lived in Stockholme with his wife, children and familie,<br />
And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith that whatever razure is or appeareth in his<br />
ffrench passe, the same was donne at Tholon where the said<br />
passe was made by such as had the making thereof or filling of it up in<br />
at the Customhouse there, And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving that this deponent was at Plimouth at he time of his examination after<br />
told by some presention after<br />
told by some present +
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