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Mr Sukly one of the Proctors of this Court … Mr Sukly one of the Proctors of this Court. and further to this Interrogatorie<br />
otherwise then negatively cannot depose.
To the 2d. Interrogatory he saith he knoweth the sayd Henry Baldero and<br />
so hath done for theis 7 yeares now last past: And saith he the sayd Baldero now liveth<br />
in Rotterdam in Holland and there hath lived .7. yeares, of the knowledge of this<br />
Rendent, and for some yeares before he hath heard and further<br />
cannot depose.
To the third Interrogatory he saith the said Henry Boldero as himselfe told this<br />
Rendent gave order by word of mouth for lading the sayd goods for his<br />
owne Accompt to the sayd Jos Vrymont and this deponent did likewise by his the producents order in the moneth of<br />
June aforesayd give order to the sayd Joos Vrymondt to the same<br />
effect in a letter dated from Rotterdam in the sayd moneth of June<br />
1653, or about that tyme. And otherwise cannot depose saving that<br />
the sayd Vrymondt gave this Rendent an Account of the receipt of the sayd<br />
letter and that he had laden the sayd goods according to order given<br />
him.
To the fourth Interrogatory This deponent saith that the sayd stuffes were not<br />
the proceed of any goods sent to the sayd Vrymondt nor payd for to him in ready<br />
coyne by the producent but were payd for and satisfyed to him the sayd<br />
Vrymondt in part by a bill of exchange from London remitted to<br />
the producent payeable att Antwerpe, which bill the producent<br />
indorsed and delivered to the sayd Vrymondt who accepted of it<br />
as by his entry thereof in his booke of accompts which this Rendent<br />
hath done did appeare, and partly in another bill<br />
of exchange by the order of the sayd Vyrmondt made over by the<br />
producent to Robert Caffart an Assigne of the sayd Vrymondt<br />
att Amsterdam. and otherwise cannot depose.
To the fifth Interrate This deponent saith he doth not know or<br />
beleive in his conscience that the sayd serges or any part of them did<br />
or doth really belong to subiects of the States of the united Provinces<br />
or ffrenchmen subiects of the ffrench King, nor that they bore the<br />
hazard and adventure thereof nor that in case the same had bene<br />
lost or miscarryed the same had bene upon their Accompt. but<br />
saith the sayd Henry Voldero did and doth runn the sole hazard<br />
and riske therof. And otherwise cannot depose.
William Cotton [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before Doctor Clerke<br />
and Doctor Godolphin.}
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The 30th of November 1653
The keepers of the Libertie of England}<br />
by authoritie of Parliament against the ''Saint Paul''}<br />
hendrick Luck master.}
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''1'''
'''Hendrick Luck''' of hamborough<br />
Mariner, master of the said shipp aged<br />
36 yeares or thereabouts, sworne as in the<br />
Acts of Court and examined upon certaine<br />
Interrogatories ministred on th ebehalfe of the State<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth, videlicet.
To the first hee saith that about eight monethes since hee this deponent<br />
for himselfe and other owners bought the said shipp the ''Saint Paul'' att<br />
Lubeck (where shee was built and was then [?neare]) of one hendrick<br />
[?Minck] a Lubecker whoe built her, and then and there tooke possession<br />
and hath ever since bin master of her, and was master at the time<br />
of her seizure, and saith that hee this deponent is a hamburger<br />
borne deponent is a hamburger<br />
borne +
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