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The 14th of October 1656
The claime of of … The 14th of October 1656
The claime of of Lewes Bakeman}<br />
Zacharias Vandevelde and company}<br />
of fflushing for the freight of the}<br />
shipp the ''Peacock'', Adrian Keene Master}
Examined upon an allegation given in on<br />
behalfe of the said claimers 11th of this<br />
instant
'''Adrian Keene''' of fflushing Mariner, aged [?XXXX]<br />
yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee deposeth that the shipp the<br />
''Peacock'' arlate was laden at Rochell in ffrance with salt amounting to<br />
eightie lasts or a last or two under or over, and bound for Nieuport in fflanders<br />
and this deponent her master was by speciall contract and agreement to<br />
have for the transportation of the said salt from Rochell to Nieuport [?XXXX]<br />
gilders per last, which was and is the usuall freight and allowance for<br />
the like transportation, and soe much this deponent well deserved to have<br />
Besides hee saith that hee this examinate was to have for a [?XXXX]<br />
for himselfe thirtie gilders, and to have two third parts of all the port<br />
charges allowed, which charges amounteth to sixtie gilders as hee<br />
saith. And further that a gilder is commonly reckoned to be and to<br />
make and amount to two shillings sterling, and soe a hundred gilders to<br />
tenn pounds sterling, and proportionably a greater or lesser summe of gilders<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth that hee hath a 16th part in the said<br />
shipp the ''Peacock'', and is to have his proportionable share of the<br />
freight after payment of wages and charges.
To the second hee saith hee kept and tooke account of the salt<br />
which was put aboard the shipp at Rochell, and saith the quantitie<br />
seaven french hundreds of salt lacking a moy and halfe, all amounting<br />
to eightie lasts (Zealand lastes) or thereabouts and otherwise negatively
To the 16 third hee saith hee made the accord the for 16 gilders<br />
per last freight, which was to be received at Nieuport, if hee<br />
come thither, and if not, then upon comming to Middleborowe<br />
was to recieve 15 gilders only per last; and saith 16 gilders for<br />
Nieuport is very meane and ordinary freight.
To the 4th hee saith that Nieuport is somewhat a shorter passage<br />
from Rochell then Middleborowe, but Nieuport being a dangerous [?harbour]<br />
by reason of sands, the freight is more thither then to Middleborowe<br />
and that dover is shorter passage then either of them, and saith<br />
hee would have had as much freight to dover as to Middleborowe<br />
the mens wages and charges being considered.
To the last hee saith hee conceiveth it is even alike proposition<br />
to receive 100 ''li'' sterling in England (which should have bin received at<br />
Nieuport) as to receive it at Nieuport, and saith hee referreth<br />
himselfe to the course of Merchants in the matter interrogate<br />
and otherwise cannot answer./
Adriaen Kien [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before the two Judges in Court.
Repeated before the two Judges in Court. +
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