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The 8th of December 1653.
The claime of H … The 8th of December 1653.
The claime of Hendrick Bremer and}<br />
Martin Rademaker for the goods in the}<br />
''White Swann'', Walter Johnson master}
Examined upon the allegation on the behalfe of<br />
the said claimers
'''Rp.'''
'''Walter Johnson''' of Lubeck Mariner master of<br />
the said shipp the ''White Swann'' aged 44 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To teh first article of the said alleagtion hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the producents Hendrick Bremer and Martin Rademaker<br />
and hath soe donne for theise twenty yeeres last past and upwards<br />
and saith that in the Moneth of June last past they tooke the shipp<br />
the ''White Swann'' arlate by freight of this deponent and company<br />
owners thereof at Lubeck to goe thence to Riga in the East Countrey<br />
to lade clapboards and other goods to be carried thence to Rochell<br />
fframce for their accompt there to be sold and for their use and profit,a nd<br />
to relade wines and salt and bringe the same to Lubeck for the accompt<br />
aforesaid, and for the buying and providing the said lading at Riga<br />
the said Hendrick Bremer and Martin Reade did at Lubeck deliver<br />
unto this deponent master of the said shipp each three hundred<br />
Rex dollars, which hee carried in the said shipp to Riga and therewith<br />
in or about the moneth of July last bought the said lading, being<br />
96 shocks of clapboard and sixteene shipp pounds of flax, and<br />
laded the same aboard the said shipp in order to and persuance of<br />
the said affreightment and departed therewith for Rochell, and that<br />
the same were aboard at the time of the seizure of the said shipp<br />
by Captaine Goddens. And saith that the said Hendrick<br />
Bremer and Martin Roade were and are the true and sole owners<br />
of the said goods and were and are Inhabitants of the towne of Lubeck<br />
and subiects of that free State. All which hee knoweth to be true<br />
because hee is and was master and privie and partie to all the<br />
premisses. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the crosse Interrogatories.
'''Smith dt.'''
To the first hee saith that hee hath noe share or interest in the foresayd<br />
lading, but hath 4 shocks of clapboard or wood aboard for his owne<br />
accompt apart, and saith that noe hollander or other subiect of<br />
the States of the United Netherlands have any part or interest therein<br />
neither hath any subiect of the ffrench king any interest therein,<br />
And otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the second hee saith that the said shipp and goods were about<br />
twelve weekes at Ostendbefore shee was taken by the sauud [?GallXXX]<br />
and saith that [?Lowe] [?Lit] a merchant of Dunquerke and correspondent<br />
of the said producentrs fournished this deponent with some moneyes<br />
as hee had made of while hee was at Ostend, and that by order<br />
of the said Martin Roade maker who wrote to him to [?XXX]<br />
the said Roade maker having newes by the post of the said shipp<br />
being then before this deponent come thither, for hee saith<br />
that comming from Riga for ffrance hee came into the English<br />
fleete, and ws brought aboard Generall Monck, and the<br />
fight with the dutch soone ensuing, this deponent had<br />
noe time to come on aboard his owne shipp which was forced away<br />
with a storme and was carried to Ostend, and afterwards this deponent being [?sett]<br />
ashore in England went over there to her.
To the third hee saith that hee received letters from the said <arin<br />
Rode maker to hasten his voyage for ffrance, and otherwise cannot [?depose]
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