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The twelveth of December 1653.
On behalfe … The twelveth of December 1653.
On behalfe of the State}
'''Row dt.'''
'''George Richards''' aged 23 yeares or thereabouts,<br />
and '''John Billy''', aged 20 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, both lately of the company of the ''Nightingale''<br />
''frigot'', Captaine Jacob Reynolds commannder sworne before<br />
the right Worshipfull William Clerke doctor of lawes and<br />
Charles George Cock Esquire, Judges of the high Court<br />
of the Admiraltie, say and depose by vertue of their oathes.
That the said Captaine Reynolds and company in the said frigot in the<br />
immediate service of this Commonwealth in or about the moneth of August<br />
1652 were off Gravelinge met with and tooke a vessell of the burthen<br />
of betweene 3 and 400 tonnes or thereabouts with 29 or 30 men named the ''ffort'' of Rochell<br />
a man of warr belonging to Rochell, bound with provisions for the releife<br />
of dunquirke; and sent her for dover; and say that the said prize<br />
was alone taken by the said Captaine and company in the ''Nightingale friggot''<br />
and that there was noe other shipp whatsoever in company of or in consortshipp with the said frigot<br />
or otherwise present or assisting to the said seizure, or giving chace<br />
to the said prize, butonly the said frigot, which alone tooke the said prize
George Richds [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
John Bylley [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 12th of december <u>1653.</u>
[?XXX] and company against the ''Yonge bore''}
Examined upon the Interrogatories in preparatorio annexed<br />
to a Commission.
'''2'''
'''Hendrick Johnson''' of Embden mariner, master of a shipp<br />
of that port named the ''Love'', aged 54 yeares or threabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth<br />
the shipp the ''yonge Bore'' interrogated, and hath soe donne for theise six<br />
yeeres last past or thereabouts, during which space shee hath belonged to the said<br />
port of Embden, in East freezland, and that her owners are the Greenland<br />
company of Embden, and have for the most part imployed her in the<br />
Greenland voyage, and were and are dwellers in and subiects of Embden<br />
under the Earle of East freezland, and by name were and are<br />
Elias duÿfe, John Gansons, Comfort Webben, jance Lucas, Martin<br />
Wolcke, Abraham Slosse, John harms, [?Jacos] Symonds, the widowe of<br />
henrick van Ruÿle, [?hener] helling, and heinrick Gyrrards, which hee<br />
knoweth because hee this deponent is a Skipper of the same port, and hath<br />
seene and taken notice that they have from time to time sett her out as sowners<br />
thereof, and they being the Greenland company of Embden hee the better<br />
remembreth their names, but of what part each man is owner or where<br />
shee was built hee saith this deponent knoweth not, nor sawe hee any money<br />
paid therefore, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that hee well knoweth the master of the said shipp<br />
the ''yonge Bore'' harman haddiker to be an Embdener and there dwellinge<br />
and to be a native of Morden neare unto and under the dominion of Embden<br />
and saith the Stiersman is alsoe an Embdener and there Inhabitant and soe<br />
is this deponent, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith the said owners have alwaies lived in Embden, and not elswhere<br />
which hee knoweth having alsoe lived there all his time, and otherwise cannot<br />
depose, saving none of the said owners are subiects of the States of the United Netherlands or of<br />
the ffrench king
To the 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. and 12 hee cannot depose otherwise then as aforesaid not being in the<br />
said voyage in question nor knowing ought thereof.
hindrick Yonson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]eof.
hindrick Yonson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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