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The 22th of december 1654. [CENTRE HEADING … The 22th of december 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''Jacob Johnson''' of Amsterdam Mariner, aged 31 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined, saith as followeth.
That hee was Stiersman of the said shippp the ''Leopard'' from Saint Christofers where<br />
hee came first aboard her on the 28th of September last newe stile, being the same<br />
day or neere about the day that her former skipper Cornelius ffredericksson was<br />
there buried, and this deponent was then and there shipped to goe Stiersman of her<br />
to Amsterdam by his precontest Claus Tuneson her present master in the service<br />
of the duke of Courland whose shipp shee is. And saith shee came from<br />
Guiney to Martinica (as hee was informed) and that her company that came in her<br />
from Guiney all either died or left her, and saith hee sawe her<br />
first comming to Saint Christofers where shee staid about a moneth and did not<br />
in all that time either buy or sell or any wayses trade there, but only staid<br />
to bury the said skipper, take in water and to get company, and then having<br />
the company of the [?''Paul''] a holland shipp, and of the ''Yonge Tobias'' another<br />
hollander, the said shipp the ''Leopard'' came from Saint Christofers on or about<br />
the 16th of October last bound for Amsterdam. And that on or about the<br />
28th of October the said shipps were separated by storme, and soe by stormie<br />
and darke weather the said shipp the ''Leopard'' came to misse her right course<br />
and at length by error came into Saint Georges Channell, and her master and<br />
company knewe not where they were till they came unto Lundae Iland, and<br />
then finding and considering with themselves that their sailes and rigging<br />
were rent and torne with the stormes they had met withall, and that<br />
their provisions of victuall were spent, soe that they were not able to proceede<br />
without supplie, they resolved to goe to Bristoll and supplie and revictuall<br />
themselves and then to proceede for Amsterdam their port of dischardge, and<br />
accordingly they went to Bristoll, where ariving the said shipp and such<br />
goods as were aboard her were seized or staid; And saith the<br />
said shipp with her said lading of goods (saving the ginger) were and are<br />
commonly reputed to belonge and to be the shipp and goods of the said duke<br />
of Courland.
Theise witnesses Repeated before doctor Clarke./
Jacob [?janssen] [SIGNATURE, MIDDLE]
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The 29th of december 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of William Courteene and}<br />
company touching the ''Increase'' of London.}<br />
John Cramp Comander and the ''George''}<br />
of Jersey, William [?Belin] master.}<br />
Budd.}
Examined upon certaine Interrogatories<br />
ministred on the behalfe of the said<br />
Courteene and company, and being on the<br />
file no. 123.
'''.j.'''
'''Captaine John Cramp''' of horsey downe in the parish of<br />
Saint Olave Southwarke Mariner, aged 51 yeares or<br />
thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee well knew<br />
the shipp the ''Consent'' of London for seaven yeares or thereabouts before the<br />
surprizall of her by the Spaniards in the yeare 1642. and had bin comannder<br />
of her by the space of two yeares or thereabouts next before the said seizure<br />
andxt before the said seizure<br />
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