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all Merchants inhabiteing in Embden, And s … all Merchants inhabiteing in Embden, And saith they have bin and are the<br />
true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the shipp the ''Golden Lyon''<br />
arlate, and of her Tackle apparrell and furniture, and of her present<br />
lading of whale blubber and finnes, and for such were and are commonly<br />
accompted and taken, The premisses hee deposeth, being Cooper of and abord<br />
the said shipp, and seeing that shee was equipped fitted and furnished out to<br />
sea by the said Owners in the moneth of Aprill last upon a Voyage to<br />
Greeneland to Catch Whales. from whence shee was to make her<br />
Returne to Embden with such goods as shee there should receive or take for<br />
the accompt of the said Owners who are the Greenland Companie residing<br />
at Embden, And saith, That after the said shipp the ''Golden Lyon'' had<br />
ended her fishing at Greeneland, being upon her returne towards Embden<br />
shee was mett withall surprized and taken by some of the shipps of<br />
this Commonwealth, shee being at the time of her said seizure about 10L<br />
leagues from the River of Embden, and having foure shallops belonging to<br />
her which then also were taken with her, and the said shipp and lading are<br />
now remaining at Yarmouth, Which hee knoweth being as aforesaid one<br />
of the said shipps Companie and aboard her at the time shee was seized,<br />
And knoweing of the building thereof at Embden about ten yeares since<br />
by some of her said Owners And otherwise hee cannot depose:-
To the third article of the said Allegation and schedule thereunto annexed hee<br />
saith, hee well knoweth the said schedule to be a Sea passe granted by the<br />
Magistrates of Embden, under the seale of the said Citie (whose<br />
impression this deponent well knoweth) unto his precontest the Master of<br />
the said shipp for her safe Conduct, And beleeveth, That the said Master<br />
immediately after the seizure, carried the said sea briefe with him aboard<br />
the said shipp of Captaine Brandley who made the said seizure, And by<br />
the same and otherwise declared unto him, that his said shipp and ladeing<br />
were belonging unto Embdeners notwithstanding all which, the said shipp the<br />
''Golden Lyon'' with her said lading were sent up to Yarmouth where<br />
now they are. And further he cannot depose:-/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:-/
To the Crosse Interrogatories:- [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was one of the said shipps Companie and aboard her<br />
when shee was taken, and had performed this voyage in her, and another<br />
Voyage about 2. yeares since, and had occasion aboard her at Embden And<br />
otherwise cannot depose:-/
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne part of the said Owners ever since the said<br />
shipp was built, And severall others of the said Owners, hee saith hee well<br />
knoweth, namely Jacob Alders, Hendrick [?Luers], John Wesserman,<br />
Nicholas Wolters, Elias [?d'uif] and [?Toder] Reynes [?Godders] [?Burvall] and [?Toder] Reynes [?Godders] [?Burvall] +
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