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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee answereth that hee was not any of the companie of<br />
the ''Saint George'' interrogated, and that the rest of this Interrogatorie is satisfied.
To the second negatively, saying hee was not present at the lading of the silver in<br />
question.
To the third hee cannot answer not being present as aforesaid, but hee heard that<br />
the said shipp was wholly laden at Cadiz.
To the fourth hee saith that hee doth not knowe any of the owners of the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint George''.
To the fifth hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 6th hee saith that English is this deponents Mother tongue, and that having<br />
lived 26 or 27 yeares in Amsterdam (ended about 14 monethes since) hee can speake<br />
good lowe dutch, and that having often sailed in Spanish shipps hee can speake<br />
Spanish, which language hee leant about 14 yeares since, and can speake some<br />
ffrench.
To the 7th hee saith hee can write a legible hand, and read both written and printed.
To the 8th hee saith hee doth not knowe the Purser of the shipp the ''Saint George''<br />
interrogated.
Tio the 9th. 10th and 11th negatively, saying hee never sawe the Pursers booke<br />
interrogated:
To the 12th hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 13th negatively, referring himselfe as aforesaid to his answer<br />
to the 9th, 10th and 11th Interrogatories.
To the 14 and 15th hee saith hee was not of the company of any of the shipps<br />
interrogated of this Commonwealth that seized the said shipp the ''Saint George'' and her lading, and<br />
otherwise negatively.
To the 16th negatively.
To the 17th hee saith hee first sawe the said shipp the ''Saint George'' at Amterdam<br />
about 8 or 9 yeares since, and hath seene her there againe since that time referring<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 18th hee saith hee knoweth not of any owners that John Martenson dorp<br />
hath at Amsterdam, and that this deponent never sawe him make any accompts<br />
there to any as owners of the said shipp and otherwise hee referreth himselfe<br />
to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 19 hee saith hee dwelt constantly in Amsterdam (saving his absence<br />
nowe and then in seafaring voyages) for 26 yeares or thereabouts, till about<br />
14 monethes since, at which time hee removed thence with his wife and went<br />
and tooke a chamber at Ostend, and there continued only 6 or 7 weekes<br />
and thence came for England, and hath ever since his coming for England<br />
(of which hee hath predeposed) dwelt in Saint Catherins lane neare the Tower<br />
of London, the place of his present residence.
To the 20th hee saith that hee never sailed in the said shipp the ''Saint George'',<br />
nor was ever in her at Cadiz.
To the 21th hee saith that it is about foure yeares since hee sawe the delivery<br />
of the said silver by the said John Maartinson dorp at the signe of the<br />
Grave Van Buren in Amsterdam, before by him deposed of, but hee<br />
doth not knowe the name of the merchant to whom it was delivered, nor<br />
the particular quantitie, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving his said<br />
foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe.
To the 22th hee hath not doe deposed.
To the 23th hee saith he hath seene the shipp the ''Mercurius'' interrogated att Cadiz<br />
about 6. yeares since, and saith shee was a broad sterned shipp haveinge three<br />
or fower and twenty Guns, hollands built att least in appeareance and about<br />
400 tuns burthen, and since that tyme he hath not seene her, saveinge about<br />
fower yeares since att which tyme he saw her att Amsterdam, and never saw<br />
the ''Golden Sunn'' saveinge att Ostend the tyme aforesaid, which he saith<br />
was then of the burthen (in his estimation) of five hundred tunns and a<br />
broad sterned shipp allsoe of a hollands mould, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answeare saveinge as aforesaid/
To the 24th he hath not soe deposed, but att Amsterdam it was commonlie<br />
and generally said and reputed that shee belonged to that Citty, and haveinge<br />
spoken of a common report and fame in [?XXXXXX] hee saith hee cannot answeare<br />
knowingeh hee cannot answeare<br />
knowinge +
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