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Saint Malo's where they were playfellowes … Saint Malo's where they were playfellowes when they were boyesdand went<br />
to schoole together. And saith that about eleaven or twelve yeares since<br />
the said William was outraged and abused by some of the towne in the<br />
night time, and amongest other abuses had the haire of his head cutt<br />
and mangled off, at which affront hee conceived soe great spight and<br />
discontent, that hee presently left the towne and went for Amsterdam and<br />
swore hee would never come t Saint Malo's againe, and this deponent beleeveth<br />
hee hath never bin at Saint Malo's since, for if hee had, hee beleeveth hee<br />
should have knowne thereof, being of his acquaintance and that being the<br />
place of this deponents continuall residence and dwelling to this time.<br />
And saith hee hath heard that the said William Bolyn, Simon de La [?GXXd]<br />
is a married man and hath taken a dutch woman to wife, and further<br />
that hee is coomonly accompted and reputed a Burgher of Amsterdam<br />
and a subiect of the Lords the States of the United Netherlands having<br />
lived there about eleaven or twelve yeares as aforesaid. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath noe relation by kindred or otherwise to the<br />
said Belin, nor hath any interest in the shipp or lading in question, which<br />
shipp hee doth not knowe. And otherwise hee referreth himself to<br />
his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the rest of the Interrogatories hee saith hee cannot answer thereto, not<br />
knowing the said shipp nor ought of the voyage or lading in question,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Jan [?buMain] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated with his precontest before doctor Godolphin/.
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The 17th of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''Peter Baly''' of Amsterdam Mariner, aged 32 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the producent William Bolyn, commonly called |Monsieur<br />
le Gard Bolyn, and hath soe donne for theise tenn yeares last past, hee<br />
for that space livimng at Amsterdam where this deponent hath soe longe and<br />
longer lived, And there this deponent hath had acquaintance with him<br />
and hath heard him say that hee was a Burger of Amsterdam, where hee<br />
is married, but was borne at Saint Malo's, and for a Burger of Amsterdam<br />
and a subiect of the Lords the States of the United Netherlands and owner of the shipp the ''Crosse of Jerusalem'' arlate, wherein this deponent hath served about five monethes hee saith<br />
the said producent was and is commonly accompted and reputed. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that hee this rendent is a native of [?Senilin]<br />
in Bretany, but hath lived fifteene yeares last or thereabouts in Amsterdam<br />
saving such times as hee hath bin in voyages, And<br />
saith hee was aboard and one of the company of the<br />
shippne of the company of the<br />
shipp +
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