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the other three Passengers came first aboa … the other three Passengers came first aboard att Malaga and have some<br />
small parcells of goods aboard. but saith there was not nor is not any<br />
Merchant aboard in the quality of a Supracargo. And otherwise cannot<br />
depose.
To the nynth Interrogatory he saith that for all the merchants goods aboard the<br />
sayd shipp there were and are bills of lading. but saith this deponent hath<br />
a Cargazon of goods aboard laden by himselfe and for his owne accompt for<br />
which there is no bill of lading that is to say about fifty pipes of<br />
wyne and about forty barrills of raisings, and his shipps Company have<br />
about twenty or thirty pipes of wine and a quantity of raisins for<br />
their Accompt for which there is noe bill of lading. And otherwise he<br />
saith he cannot depose.
To the tenth Interrogatory this deponent saith he knoweth the factors interrate<br />
that did lade the sayd goods att Malaga and hath knowne some of them<br />
twenty yeares and all of them ten yeares, and saith they are all<br />
Easterlings borne, and soe accounted and none of them was borne that ever this deponent<br />
heard in Holland Zealand or West ffreizland, and saith that att<br />
Hamburgh in common speech the subiects of the States of the United Provinces<br />
are called by the name of Hollanders not by the name of Dutch. and<br />
by his name or word Dutchmen in common speech is meant intended and<br />
understood att Hamburgh High Germans and Easterlings that is to say<br />
the Subiects of the States of Hamburgh, Lubeck Bremen and other Imperiall<br />
Cittyes townes principalities and places, and accordingly this deponent<br />
did meane and intend by the said word Dutchmen in his depositions taken att<br />
Plymouth according to the mode of his owne Country speech, and did not<br />
meane or intend thereby the subiects of the States of the United<br />
Provinces. And further cannot depose.
Jochim Warner [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated in Court}<br />
before the Judges}
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The 28th of November 1653.
Phillips sor con the ''Peter'' praed}<br />
Daniel Straetman master.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation and schedule.
'''dt.'''
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'''Daniel Straetman''' of hamburgh Mariner<br />
Master of the said shipp the ''Peter'' aged 37 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the said allegation in the acts of Court and three schedules annexed<br />
nowe showne unto him, hee saith and deposeth that the said three<br />
schedules were on board the said shipp the ''Saint Peter'' at the time of her<br />
seizure by Captaine Harrington allegate and companie, and this deponent<br />
being commannded by the said man of warr to hoyste out his boate and come<br />
aboard him, this deponent obeyed and caused his boate to be hoysted out<br />
and this deponent went in the same aboard the said man of warr to<br />
the said Vaptaine Harrington and carried all his papers aboard with<br />
him and amongest them the said three papers annexed and showed them<br />
to the said Captaine Harrington, the said three papers annexed and his<br />
seabrief being in a tinnebox and his letters, bills , and other writings in<br />
a net, and the said Captaine tooke them and went into his cabbin with<br />
them where with hee and his doctor and others of his company<br />
viewed and perused them and after they had soe perused them (which [?particular]<br />
lasted neare an howers space or therebouts) the said Captaine returned<br />
themhe said Captaine returned<br />
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