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The 12th of december 1653. [CENTRE HEADING … The 12th of december 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Mr Alderman ffrederick}<br />
touching goods exported from}<br />
the East countrey}
'''John ffrederick''' Alderman of the citie of London<br />
sworne before the right worshipfull William Clerke and<br />
John Godolphin doctors of lawes<br />
Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie, saith and<br />
deposeth by vertue of his oath.
That a certaine shipp of the burthen of 100 lasts or thereabouts<br />
Whereof Joachim Beck is master, laden with iron, cordage, hemp<br />
cable yarene, deales, sparrs and tarr is bound from Hamburgh for<br />
Dartmouth and that the said goods are for the proper account of this deponent and company one third<br />
John Lowering of Weare in Devonshire one third; and that for feare of the<br />
Dutch or ffrench man of warr, the bills of lading and letters of<br />
consignment that foe with the shipp are (as hee is advised by letters<br />
from their factor at hamborough ) and as hee verily beleeveth)<br />
made as consigned to Bourdeaux to Mr John van Poulle for account<br />
of George Roze[?e] of Nants, whereas in truth and realitie the ssaid<br />
goods were bought with the proper effects of this deponent and of the<br />
said John Lowering and Laurence Wheeler and company remayning<br />
at hamburgh in the hands of their factor there, and that noe<br />
subiect of the States of the United Netherlands or of the ffrench king<br />
hath any interest therein, but the said shipp was to<br />
goe and dischardge at Dartmouth for the accompt aforesaid.
John frederick [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
And on the third of January 1653 the said Mr Alderman ffrederick againe<br />
appeared and and averred that by further advise from the said factor hee is informed<br />
that the said consignment and dispatches for the said shipp and goods are now made<br />
for Rochell per forma, namely consigned thither to [?Auger da Chaim] for account of the said [?Rozge]
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The 15th of december 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Chilston against the ''Greate Christofer''}<br />
and against John ffatzbergh and others.}
Examined upon the allegation on the behalfe of<br />
the said ffaltzbergh and others given in<br />
december 1653.
'''dt.'''
'''1'''
'''Joachim Wise''' of Stettin Carpenter of the said<br />
shipp the ''greate Christofer'' aged 44 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined saith as followeth.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that [?XXX]<br />
after the seizure of the said shipp the ''greate Christofer'' and her [?bringing]<br />
to Blackwell about eleaven weekes aince, the Lieutenant<br />
of the ''Prosperous'' and company sent for the Stiersman of the said shipp<br />
the ''greate Christofer'' ashore at Blackwell, whom they beate and<br />
abused (as the said stiersman said) and then sent him againe<br />
aboard and caused this deponent to be brought ashore to them in a<br />
victualling house, where the said Lieutenant dealt with him to say and<br />
acknowledge that the said shipp and goods were bound for holland [?or]<br />
ffrance, and proffered him money if hee would soe say, and saidthat<br />
this deponents wife and children might live well of two hundred gilders<br />
and soe much the said Lieutenant told this deponent that hee [?should]<br />
have if hee would say that the said shipp and goods were bound for<br />
holland or ffrance, and that noe body [?noe] [?not] the [?catt] that was taken in the [?XXXXX]<br />
should knowe thereof, or to that effect, but this deponent [?XX]<br />
it and told him (as the truth was) that the said shipp was bound for[?dunkerque]t the said shipp was bound for[?dunkerque] +
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