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The 23th of ffebruary 1656.
Mathew van Ca … The 23th of ffebruary 1656.
Mathew van Cassell against a certaine shipp}<br />
called the ''Armes of the dutchesse of''}<br />
''Courland'', John Brand master, and against}<br />
the duke of Courland.}
Exámined upon an allegation given in on<br />
the behalfe of the said van Cassell<br />
the 16th instant.
'''Rp. 1.'''
'''Hance willem Nidreck''' of Mestat in denmarke<br />
Merchant, aged 27 yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
and exámined.
To the first second third and fourth árticles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the arlate John Brands and the shipp the ''Armes of the''<br />
''Dutchesse of Courland'' (of which the said Brands was and is master) and that<br />
hee was all the time arlate master of her and had the charge and government<br />
of her committed unto him by her owners, and that hee went and exercised that<br />
plan and command in her, and for such was and is commonly accounted. And<br />
which hee knoweth because hee went the voyage arlate in her from Curland<br />
to the Island of Tobaga, where shee arived in May 1654, and there this<br />
deponent staying, the shipp went on for the Barbadas to get provisions and thense retourned<br />
and came againe to Tobaga (where this deponent was) on or about the<br />
Last of August of the same yeere old stile. And saith that when shee<br />
soe as aforesaid went from Tobaga for Barbadás, shee was in greate want<br />
of Provisions of beefe, porke, bread and others, and for that cause went<br />
purposely for the Barbadás to get supplie thereof, the said Island of<br />
Tobaga not yeelding supplie thereof; And further that at her<br />
upon the said shipps said retourne from the Barbadás shee came very well<br />
provided and furnished of and with the said provisions, soe that shee had a<br />
a good quantitie whereof hee saith, which was taken into the Magazin at Tobaga,<br />
(of which this deponent had the keeping,) towards the supplie of<br />
and relief of people thither brought from Courland in the said shipp the<br />
said voyage, and there put ashore in greate want thereof, and the same were<br />
soe taken ashore into the Magazin against the will of the said Brands the master<br />
by the power and force of the Governour towards the said peoples supplie;<br />
And saith the said Brands upon such his retourne to the Iland<br />
of Tobaga, declared to the Governour in this deponents presen{se}<br />
that those commodities which the Governour had given along with him<br />
towards providing and buying provisions, were not little merchantable and<br />
would not goe off at the Barbadas, and that therefore hee was [?for sure] to<br />
get and had got supplie of mr Matthias van Cassell there dwelling<br />
in goods to the valew of three hundred and fiftie<br />
or three hundred and sixtie Gilders or thereabouts, and had therewith<br />
furnished for his shipp and companie, with out which supplie, this deponent<br />
saith the said shipp could not have performed her voyage, being in greate<br />
neede thereof. The premisses touching the said shipps proceeding from<br />
Courland and arrivall at Tobaga, and retourne thither from the Barbadas<br />
hee well knoweth because hee went from Courland in her and arived at Tobaga<br />
in her and sawe such her defect of provisions upon her goeing to Barbadás and<br />
her supplie upon her retourne. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee and 6 hee cannot answer depose.
To the 7th hee referreth him selfe to the Register, and cannot otherwise depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
Hans [?Willem NiddrÿXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ns [?Willem NiddrÿXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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