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hee was and is an English marchant, and a … hee was and is an English marchant, and a native of this Nation, borne<br />
as hee hath heard about Salisbury, and a subiect of this Commonwealth, and this deponent<br />
never heard but that hee was and is well affected to the same and never acted<br />
ought against it. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third article and first schedule annexed nowe showne unto him hee<br />
saith that hee well knoweth the handwriting of the arlate John Sambourne<br />
and hath had correspondence with him by letters, and verily beleeveth<br />
the said schedule to bee the proper hadnwriting of him the said Sambourne<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith that the said John M[ervin] the producent hath for<br />
all the time arlate bin a factor in ffrance, and there traded as a factor<br />
and merchant for his owne advantage, and hee beleeveth hee hath estate of<br />
English merchants with whom hee corresponds in his hands, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the rest hee is not examined by direction of Mr Brooke.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath noe share or interest in the goods in question<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Exton.
Nico: Skinner [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The first of October 1651.
The claime of Nicholas Cl[in]kard and}<br />
company for the ''John'' of fflushing and}<br />
goods}
Examined upon an allegation given on the<br />
behalfe of the said Clinkard.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Nicholas Clinkard''' of fflushing in Zealand<br />
Mariner, aged 31 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that in the<br />
moneth of August last past the arlate Peter Vandenbrooke tooke the<br />
vessell the ''Saint John'' arlate to freight of him this deponent for a voyage<br />
to be made with her from fflushing to fferan in the dominions of the<br />
kinge of ffrance, and bought at fflushinge a quantitie of Seacoles<br />
amounting to about 28 hoodes (but howe many chaldron hee knoweth not)<br />
and there paid for the same of this deponents sight and knowledge and<br />
laded the same as his proper goods in the said shipp to be carried to<br />
fferan aforesaid, and there delivered to his factors of this deponents<br />
certain knowledge, being skipper of the said shipp and receiving the said<br />
goods aboard. And saith that hee the said Vandenbrocke was and is an<br />
Inhabitant of fflushing and there this deponent hath observed him to<br />
dwell and keepe a house and familie for two or three yeares last past,<br />
and to have a wife and children there, and saith hee dwelt there before<br />
this deponents knowledge of him, and further that both hee and this<br />
deponent were and are subiects of the States of the United Netherland<br />
Provinces, betweene whom and this common Wealth there was and is peace<br />
and amitie. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that in or about the time arlate the said vessell the<br />
''John'' was met with by the arlate [?Bowden] and with her said [coales] seized on the<br />
coast of ffrance by him the said [?Bowden] and brought to dover, and saith<br />
that after the said seizure the said [?Bowden] tooke away two anchor hawsers<br />
from the said vessell, and his company tooke away a suite of this deponents clothes and<br />
tooke from him about five pounds sterling in money and three shirts, and<br />
[?still] this deponent is dispoiled thereof and of his ship and lading. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that at the time of the said seizure there were noe other<br />
persons aboard the ''John'' but this deponent her master, and one other man and a<br />
boy (who were all the shipps company) and one ffrenchman a passinger. and further<br />
that since the bringing the said vessell and coales to dover, one [?XXXXX] pretending<br />
interest in Bowdens shipp) hath taken them away, and turned this deponent was and<br />
[XX] out of the possession thereof. And otherwise hee cannot depose. thereof. And otherwise hee cannot depose. +
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