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that the shipps lading of wyne and other h … that the shipps lading of wyne and other hoods had actually and<br />
really belonged to the said de la Bistrate, (who was and is accompted<br />
and generally reputed and knowne to be a Merchant and Burgher of<br />
very eminent quality in hamburgh) they both of them being Subjects of<br />
places in perfect amity with this Commonwealth, both the said shipp<br />
and goods had been as free from Condemnation or Confiscation by<br />
the English, as if they had really belonged to absolute English Subjects<br />
And somuch hee beleeveth the Law will make manifest. And<br />
further cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./:-
To thge Crosse Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith, That at the time of the seizure interrate there<br />
were 7. other ships in Company with the shipp the ''black Raven''<br />
interrate, Robert Sedgwick interrate Commander but saith hee knoweth<br />
not the names of the said shipps nor of their severall Captaines or Commanders<br />
And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose./:-
To the second hee saith hee came first aboard the shipp ''Saint John Baptist''<br />
interrate at dover, and there did first undertake the Conduct of her, and<br />
saith that not long before hee had bin Master of the shipp ''Saint John Baptist''<br />
of dantzicke predeposed, And further referreth to his foregoeing deposition:-/
Tio the third hee saith That hee this rendent was and is the interrate John<br />
Claesson who was Master of the shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' in Controversie<br />
and saith hee hath formerly been Master of the aforesaid shipp ''Saint John''<br />
''Baptist'' of dantzicke, and before that of the ''Saint Paul'' of dantzicke, and<br />
saith that hee about 2. yeares since sould the said shipp ''John Baptist'' of<br />
dantzicke, at dantzicke, and saith that about a yeare since, as hee hath heard<br />
the said shipp was taken by the Turkes, and saith Tha the Owners of the<br />
said shipp ''John Baptist'', before shee was so sould, were Abraham<br />
Clements, FRans Vosse, Julius Tibaut Joachim Comecke and this<br />
rendent all dantzickers, and subjects of that free Citie, and inhabiting<br />
there./
To the 4th hee saith, That upon the first haling of the shipp the ''John Baptist''<br />
in Controversie, by the said shipp ''Black Raven'' and Companie, this<br />
rendent and Companie answered, that they were of dantsicke, but did<br />
not at all mention that the said shipp was of Amsterdam./
To the 5th and 6th Interrogatories hee saith, That after the shipp ''Saint John''<br />
''Baptist'' interrate had submitted to the shipp the ''Black Raven'' interrate<br />
and others, there was a Councell of Warr held aboard the said<br />
shipp ''Black Raven'' by the aforesaid Captaine Sedgwicke and the<br />
Captaines of the other English shipps then in Company, by whom this<br />
rendent being examined did constantly declare and affirme that his<br />
said shipp and lading did belong to Arnold and Elias Beake of<br />
London and Michael de hare of dover Merchants, his Principall<br />
(Ownerschants, his Principall<br />
(Owners +
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