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Transcription

the moneth of June 1652. and being laden the sayd shipp James still
conducted by this deponent arrived therewith safely about July then
next following att Copenhagen in denmarke. And further cannot
depose.

To the 4th article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that
was a new staunch and well built shipp of the burthen of neare
two hundred tonnes with 4 gunnes and all things necessary and
was really worth with her gunnes furnitue apparell and mun[itions]
the sume of 1400 li sterling. and for a lesser summe this deponent
would not have sold her. and otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the 5th article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that the sayd shipp [with]
all the foresayd goods on board her continued att Copenhagen till the mon[th]
of September 1652 and being then to have come for England with a comp[any]
of English men of war was there detayned and stayd and not
suffered to proceed upon her voyage. and saith that in [ffebruary]
her next [enseing] the sayd shipp James whereupon the [?foresaid]
goods and Cloathes then likewise were), was by the authority [of]
the King of Denmark and by his ministers absolutely seized
by force and this deponent and shipps company wholly taken
out of possesion of her and her foresayd lading where by the sayd
shipp goods Clothes and necessaryes aforesayd of the respective
value aforesayd were and are wholly and absolutely lost to the
foresayd respective true owners thereof. And otherwise cannot
depose.

To the 6th article of the sayd allegation he saith that by reason of the
seizure the owners of the sayd shipp have suffered other [?XXXX
[losses] to [?pay] in freight of the merchants goods in the sayd voyage
250 li sterling. And in wages and victuall for the mariners
of the said shipp 156 li. And this deponent and shipps
Company have suffered dammage in losse and and expenses and
travayle home for England 300 livres sterling over and beyond
the losse of improvement of the stock of the sayd moneyes. And
otherwise he cannot depose.

Samuell Raymond [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day

Examined upon the sayd allegation

Clements dt.

2

Philip Newton of Ipswich in the County of Suf[folk]
mariner late masters mate of the sayd shipp the
James aged 41 yeares a witness sworne and examined deposeth [and]
saith as follows videlicet.

To the 1st. 2nd. and 3rd articles of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that in
the yeare 1651 the arlate Samuel Raymond and Company all Englishm[en]
did att Ipswich build the sayd shipp the James for their owne use and [in]
May 1652 she was ymployed by her sayd Owners under conduct of [the]
sayd Raymond upon a voyage from Ipswich to Dantzick and Quinsb[orough]
and so to London and in pursueance of the sayd voyage did towards [the]
latter end of the sayd month of May arrive safely att Dantzick and
June next following att Quinsborough. And saith that the sayd
Samuel Raymond did then and there for his owne use and accompt bring
[and]

Topics

Places

Ipswich
Danzig
Queensborough

Copenhagen

Ships

James