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'''C.C.C.'''
The 24th of November 1653
T … '''C.C.C.'''
The 24th of November 1653
The Keepers of the Libertie of}<br />
England by authoritie of Parliament}<br />
against the ''Hope'', Marine Marinson Master.}
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''Marin Marinson''' of hamborough<br />
Mariner, master of the said shipp the<br />
''hope'', aged 46 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
as in the acts of Court and examined<br />
upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the<br />
behalfe of the Common wealth, saith<br />
and deposeth as followeth videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee hath bin master<br />
of the said shipp the ''hope'' for theise six yeares last past, during which space<br />
shee hath belonged to the port of hamburgh, where this deponent first<br />
came aboard her, and where hee was borne and hath dwellt all<br />
his time, and hath bin maried and kept house and family there for<br />
theise twenty yeares last past and upwards./
To the second, third and fourth Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the said shipp the ''hope'' when shee was seized was bound and going for<br />
hamborough the place of her designed deliverie, and came from Malaga<br />
about seaven weekes since laden with about 150 fatts of wine and raisins<br />
by severall merchants and factors at the said port of Malaga<br />
referring himselfe for their names and for the more particularitie of his<br />
Lading to his papers and bills seized in the said shipp, and brought as<br />
hee beleeveth into this Court as alsoe for whose accompt and to<br />
whom to be delivered. And saith the said shipp began her outwards<br />
voyage from hamburgh about fower monthes since bound for Malaga<br />
laden with pipe staves, and some piece goods by Mr [?Rate], Mr Wolfe<br />
Michaell English and other hamburgers, which were delivered at Malaga<br />
by this deponent to the marchants and factors there to whom the same<br />
were conisgned namely Simon Melfort, George Roole Mr<br />
Alders and Brandt and others most or all of them<br />
hamburgers and of other places of high Germany; And that the<br />
said outwards lading was for the accompt of the shipps owners and other<br />
Marchants all hamburgers and dwelling in hamburgh, by whom<br />
the shipp was freighted by Charter partie, and further that the said shipp<br />
hath bin in noe other port since her departure from hamburgh to the<br />
time of her seizure but Mallaga, saving in her outwards proceeding shee<br />
came into the fleete of this Commonwealth before the Texel, by<br />
whom after declaration of her designe and whence shee was, shee was<br />
dismissed with other hamburgers with a passe or certificate from the said<br />
fleete; And lastly that the said shipp in the next voyage before this past<br />
proceeding from hamburgh for Nantes was brought into Portsmouth<br />
by one of the shipps of this State, and released by authoritie of this<br />
State, and thence went and fetched her lading of wine and delivered<br />
the same to hamborough to a merchant there, and after shee had staid about<br />
six weekes at home shee departed on this present voyage. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth and 6 hee saith hee was constituted master by his owners, and that<br />
one Joachim Westphalia a hamburger was master next before this deponent<br />
and this deponent bought her for accompt of himselfe and part owners<br />
of the said Joachim Westphalia, and saith shee was<br />
built at Lubeck and that this deponent paid 6500 marks Lubecks for<br />
theaid 6500 marks Lubecks for<br />
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