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Moneth of September 1652 and about three d … Moneth of September 1652 and about three dayes before<br />
the ''Sampson'' the ''Salvador'' and the ''Saint George'' aforesaid<br />
came from Cadiz departed thence And afterwards namely<br />
about a Moneth after mett at sea with the said three shipps<br />
which had as it seemes not steered the same course with the ''Mercury''<br />
and therefore it was soe long before they mett at sea, and being soe mett<br />
they sailed together and having sailed together about two dayes and nights space they were<br />
parted by fowle weather, and soe the said shipp the ''Mercury'' having<br />
lost the Company of the said shipps the ''Sampson'' the ''Salvador'' and<br />
the ''Saint George'', plied her course for Amsterdam and there safely arrived<br />
and discharged all her silver and other lading, and delivered all her<br />
silver there to Mathew Framson a saylemaker there dwelling. And<br />
saith that about three Monethes after such arrivall of the ''Mercury''<br />
at Amsterdam hee mett there with some of the Companie of the<br />
shipp named the ''Golden sunne'' arlate, or having the ''Golden sunne''<br />
on her sterne, and had speech with them and heard them say and<br />
acknowledge that they came from Cadiz with silver and other Goodes<br />
bound for Amsterdam and that in their course they were chased into<br />
Ostend, and being there they delivered the silver (as they sayed)<br />
which they brought from Cadiz. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourteenth hee saith that hee this deponent was at Amsterdam<br />
when the newes there arrived (somewhat before Christmas last) of<br />
the seizure of the said three shipps the ''Sampson'' the ''Salvador''<br />
and the ''Saint George'' with the silver and other Goodes in them brought<br />
from Cadiz that upon the said newes there was much sorroweing<br />
and lamentation at Amsterdam for and by reason of the said seizure<br />
and it was then and there generally and comonly sayed that the said<br />
silver or a greate part thereof was belonging to them of Amsterdam<br />
and other the subiects of the States of the United Netherlands, and<br />
that they would have a very greate losse and damage by the said<br />
seizure And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the nineteenth hee saith hee cannot depose not having (as hee<br />
saith had any speech with the Marriners of the said three shipps<br />
or with any of them./
[?For] his answer to the Interrogatories following.
'''M''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of September 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2'''
'''Abraham Johnson''' of the precinct of Saint Catherines<br />
neere the Tower of London Sailemaker, aged 3[?5] yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the fourth article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the shipp the ''Saint George'' arlate whereof John Martenson<br />
dorp was master, and hath soe donnne for thise tenn yeares last or thereabouts,<br />
in which space shee hath begun and made severall voyages from<br />
Amsterdam, and returned thither and ended the same there, and saith that for<br />
all the said time, the said shipp the ''Saint George'' hath bin accompted and reputed<br />
to belong to Amsterdam, which hee knoweth for that hee this examinate for<br />
all the said time untill September 1652 lived at Amsterdam where hee wasmber 1652 lived at Amsterdam where hee was +
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