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The 16th of Aprill 1659
'''Joachim Groth''' native of Riwald in POmerania, but now residing<br />
in the parish of Stepney in the County of Middlesex Mariner aged fortie<br />
three yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull John Godolphin<br />
Doctor of Lawes one of the Judges of the High Court of the Admiraltie<br />
of England saith and deposeth by vertue of his oath That the ship the<br />
''Saint Jacob'' of London whereof hee is master<br />
belongeth in proprietie to Edward Daniel, Richard Wallis, Robert<br />
Grimwade and William Markham English men and marchants and<br />
subiects of the Commonwealth of England living in Dantzike who hee saith were and<br />
are the sole proprietors thereof, which hee knweth for that hee this deponent<br />
on the twentieth if November last 1658 new stile at Dantzike aforesaid<br />
on behalfe of his then owners of Stallupp in Pomerland and by<br />
their order sold her with her tackle and appurtenances to the said English<br />
Merchants, for the summe of seaven thousand five hundred gilders, which<br />
they aid him for the same, to the use of his said former owners, and<br />
ever since the said English marchants living in Dantzike have bin and<br />
are owners thereof and have continued this deponent master of her<br />
ever since, and have bestowed greate cost in almost new building of her.
Johim Grosst [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]of her.
Johim Grosst [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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