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The 22th day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEAD … The 22th day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Keepers of the Liberty of England et cetera}<br />
against the lading of the ''White Unicorne''}<br />
abd against Jeronimo da Casseres et cetera}
The foresayd '''Claes Albertson''' examined upon<br />
the Crosse Interrogatories.
'''Rowe dt.'''
To the first Interrogatorie This Rendent saith that he was and is master of the<br />
sayd shipp the ''White Unicorne'' and was in her att the tyme when she was<br />
seized by the shipps of this Commonwealth, and hath bene Master of her<br />
about 4 yeares and tooke the first Charge of her att the Port<br />
of Stockholme in Swedland. and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 2 Interrogatorie he saith he this Rendent is Claes Albertson interrate master of the said<br />
shipp, and knoweth well David Andrewes interrate Steersman of the<br />
sayd shipp, and saith that he this Rendent is a man that feares god<br />
and makes conscience of an oath, and will not sweare or depose an<br />
untruth, and he taketh the sayd David Andrewes to be such a one<br />
likewise, and that they were both in January last past and<br />
the last day thereof and before and since honsest men and true<br />
and such as being examined upon their oathes before a Magistrate<br />
would depose the truth and nothing but what they knowe or did in their<br />
conscience verily beleive to be true, and that for such they videlicet this<br />
Rendent and the sayd David Andrewes were then commonly accounted<br />
reputed and taken. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 3 Interrogatorie This Rendent saith that towards the latter end of the<br />
moneth of January last past the tyme he otherwise remembreth not<br />
being after the sayd shipp ''White Unicorne'' was taken, He this<br />
Rendent was brought into Plymouth before one there he<br />
tooke to be a Magistrate of the Towne, but what his name or office<br />
was or is he knoweth not, and saith the sayd person did administer<br />
an oath to this Rendent to speake the truth by an Interpreter a<br />
young man speaking the English and Dutch tongues, and thereupon<br />
this deponent was by the sayd Interpreter examined, and att the tyme<br />
of his being so examined another young man did write upon<br />
paper, but whether he were a publiq notary or noe, or whether<br />
he did write downe this Rendents Confessions or noe, or whether<br />
the foresayd Interpreter were a sworne Interpreter or noe This<br />
Rendent knoweth not. And he saith that he did not then affirme<br />
or declare upon his oath any thing which was not true or whereof<br />
he had not certayne knowledge neither was he instigated or perswaded<br />
by any one to speake or declare anything false or that he did not<br />
know to be true. And further cannot depose, saving he doth<br />
not beleive that the sayd David Andrewes was then and there examined<br />
but did howsoever sett his hand to a paper which was then sayd to be<br />
the Confession or examination of this Rendent.
To the 4.th Interrogatorie This Rendent saith that Mr Samuel fflancklin (sic) one<br />
of the Proctors of this Court did speake to him this Rendent to be examined<br />
in this cause; and saith that noe one hath written to him to that effect, and<br />
that noe person or persons whatsoever hath given him this Rendent any<br />
Instructions what or to what effect he should now depose, nor hath any<br />
one acquainted or told this Rendent that he was mistaken or forsworne<br />
in his former depositions, or that he had deposed more thatn he had certayne<br />
knowledge of, or that a Commission should be procured for the <br />
reexamination of this deponent or the sayd David Andrewes, nor that<br />
heyd David Andrewes, nor that<br />
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