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his present abo[?XX]d before Amsterdam as … his present abo[?XX]d before Amsterdam as afeast made aboard for the owners, whereat<br />
severall of the producents have bin alsoe present, and there this deponent heard them name<br />
the rest of their part owners, being as aforesaid, and from others hee hath alsoe heard<br />
the said tenn persons named for her owners, and for such hee saith they are all commonly<br />
accounted, and this deponent hath knowne severall of them for severall yeares<br />
last to have bin in possession of the said ownershipp, and some of the owners hee<br />
saith became owners by inheritance and succession to former owners their their kinred since<br />
deceased, and others have now lately bought parts. And further hee cannot depose<br />
saving, the said shipp is commonly reported to have bin bought at Serdam by some of<br />
her said owners, and other their partners, dutchmen and subiects of the said States the[?XX]<br />
since dead.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth That in the summer time last and<br />
when the said owners were soe aboard a feasting, this deponent heard<br />
them speake of the said shipps being then by them destined to goe thence for<br />
Cadiz in Spaine in a merchandizing voyage to carry goods thether for account of<br />
them (and of other free Merchants, subiects of the said States, and accordingly this<br />
deponent saw severall goods carried aboard her some while shee lay before<br />
Amsterdam and others while shee lay in the Texal, and saw some of them<br />
from the house of Phillip van hulten arlate a meerchant living in Amsterdam, and subiect of the said States<br />
and others from the houses of other merchants there dwelling (subiects as aforesaid) whose names hee<br />
doth not now after soe long time call to minde, and saith that hee this deponent<br />
allsoe a marchant of Amsterdam and subiect of the said States for his owne account<br />
laded severall goods aboard her to be carried this voygae to Cadiz and which were<br />
aboard her when shee was staid at Plimouth, namely fourteene packs and bills<br />
and two truncks of harlem-stuffs and other goods as bayes, linnen and other goods,<br />
and saith that one Abraham heldewiger a merchant of<br />
Amsterdam subiect as aforesaid alsoe laded aboard her a fatt of copper wyer<br />
for his account, and committed the disposall thereof for his acccount to this<br />
deponent, who embarked himselfe to goe along and dispose of his said goods at Cadiz<br />
and make retourne thereof in the same shipp for Amsterdam. And furher<br />
hee cannot depose saving what followeth.
To the third hee saith that at such time as hee this deponent was aboard at<br />
the said feast with the said owners, hee heard them give a strict charge to the said<br />
Skipper to looke well to it that there were noe goods taken aboard but what were<br />
free goods, and of this deponents sight and knowledge the said Skipper refused<br />
to receive goods aboard that were not free in regard of the English warrs with<br />
Spaine, and this deponent verily beleeveth that all the goods laded aboard the<br />
said shipp, and which were aboard when shee was staid at Plimouth, were soe<br />
laded by Merchants of Amsterdam and subiects of the said States living there<br />
and thereabouts, and that for subiects of the said States, hee saith all the laders<br />
of the said goods, were and are commonly accounted and resputed. And further<br />
hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith that hee knoweth that the said shipp hee hath used to saile<br />
from and retourne to Amsterdam for three or foure yeares last, and saith shee<br />
wholly belongeth to subiects of the said Lords the States, without any Spaniards<br />
or subiect of the king of Spaine having any share therein or in the lading; And<br />
further cannot depose, saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee saith that hee well knoweth that the said shipp about September<br />
last was twelvemoneth retourning to Amsterdam with a lading of hides which<br />
were said to come from the Canaries, made delivery of the same to the widow<br />
of John Coyemans deceased, and saith hee heard that one Cornelius de Barker<br />
a dutchman gave the said master upon the said shipps said retourne to Amsterdam<br />
a flagg which was a Spanish flagg, and further hee cannot depose.
To flagg, and further hee cannot depose.
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