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The first of december 1653. [CENTRE HEADIN … The first of december 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The keepers of the Libertie of England by}<br />
authoritie of Parliament against the shipp}<br />
[?''keisars crowne''], or ''Crowne Imperiall''}<br />
[?Hance] Meynerson master}
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''Hance Meynerson''' of hamborough Mariner<br />
master of the said shipp the ''Crowne Imperiall''<br />
aged 43 yeares or thereabouts, sworne as in<br />
the acts of Court and examined upon certaine<br />
Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the State saith<br />
and deposeth as followeth videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent hath bin<br />
master of the said shipp the ''keisers crowne'' or ''crowne Imperiall'' ever since shee<br />
was built namely for three yeares last, and was aboard her when shee was<br />
seized by Captaine Blake and before boarded by the ''Nonsuch frigot'' and taken<br />
from whome shee was parted by the darknesse of the night and<br />
the next day met with by Captaine Blake. And saith hee was borne<br />
in hamborogh and hath lived there all his time and was and is a burgher<br />
and subiect of that place, and hath bin mared and kept his house and familie<br />
there theise thirteene yeares last.
To the second, third and fourth Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
when the said shipp was soe seized shee came from Cadiz, bound for hambourgh<br />
the place of her dischardge, and that shee began her outwards voyage from<br />
Hamborough about the 16th of July last and was freighted by<br />
ffrancis Sloyer a merchant of hamborough, to goe to Cadiz and carry<br />
barley, beanes and peece goods, which were laden by him and Peter [?Rover],<br />
Derrick Dobbelar, Albert Ankelman, and other merchants of hamborough<br />
laders under the said Sloyer, all which hee accordingly carried to Cadiz<br />
for their accompts and there delivered the same to Daniel Sloyer, Vincent<br />
van Campen, John Scrother and others factors and merchants there residing,<br />
and that none of the said laders of hamburgh are owners of any part of the said shipp<br />
that hee remembreth, and saith the said affreightment was by Charter partie and that<br />
the said shipp hath bin at noe other port since shee came from hamborough,<br />
but Cadiz before her seizure. And further that about three yeares since<br />
shee was built at Serdam by order and for accompt of this deponent<br />
and company all hamburgers, and when shee was about halfe built<br />
one of the two Shipwrights (brothers) with whom hee this deponent hath contracted for<br />
her building, untill compelled by lawe which suite lasted neere about 6 monthes<br />
and what with that sute and the finishing and fitting hee afterwards and<br />
one or other interruption, it was the Springe last before hee<br />
could get her home to hamborough, soe that this is her first voyage<br />
since coming from Serdam to hamborough only in ballast, and comming<br />
this voyage from hamborough off the coast of holland hee mett Captaine<br />
Brandley with twelve shipps of this Commonwealth by whom being<br />
visited hee was let passe, and the next day hee came into the whole<br />
fleete of this Commonwealth, and being haled by severall of the shipps<br />
and some of their officers sent aboard to visit him, hee was commanded<br />
aboard Captaine Robert Clarke, wher hee was examined and his<br />
papers [?visited] by him and Captaine Stokes, who finding him cleere<br />
dismissed him and gave him their passe which hee leaveth for the further<br />
information of this Court, and soe hee went cleere and uninterupted to Cadiz<br />
and delivered as aforesaid his said outwards lading. And saith hee was<br />
at hamborough about three monethes with the said shipp before her<br />
proceeding thence on this voyag, and that shee belongeth to the<br />
said port of hamborough. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Toough. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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