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To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, hee … To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, hee was Master of the said shipp the<br />
''Golden Hawke'' and that shee belongeth to the Port of Stockholme<br />
and saith the Westerwicke Salt Companie residing at Stockholme<br />
caiused the same to be built at Westerwick about 30. dutch miles from<br />
Stockholme at their owne Costs and Charges as hee beleeveth, And<br />
otherwise negatively:-/
To the second hee saith, the said Westerwick Salt Companie of Stockholme<br />
have beene owners of the said shipp ever since shee was built, which was<br />
in this present yeare. And otherwise cannot depose:-/
To the third hee saith hee is a Native of Vinnae in the Land of [??Cleve]<br />
in Germanie, and his shipps Companie are all Swedes, except one [?Dane]<br />
and three Hollanders, And that hee this examinate was bredd up at [Monickendam in [?Holland]
To the fourth hee saith the Owners of the sayd shipp live all at Stockholme, where<br />
they have lived for theise ten yeares last past, and are Subjects to the [?Crowne]<br />
of Sweden:-/:-
To the fifth hee saith the said shipp the ''Goulden Hawke'' is laden with<br />
Copper, iron and Cannon bulletts which were laden at Stockholme about the<br />
moneth of August last past by severall Merchants there, for their accompt<br />
to be transported to Hamborough, and there to be delivered according to his<br />
ffreight breifes found aboard his said shipp at the time of her late seizure<br />
to which briefs hee referreth both for the Laders and the parties to whom the<br />
said goods were consigned. And otherwise cannot depose./:-
To the 6th hee saith there were no bills of lading signed for the said goods and<br />
Merchandizes, but onely fraight briefs for the same, which this deponent<br />
together with all his other writings aboard delivered unto the sayd Captaine<br />
Welch who seized his said shipp and goods, and otherwise negatively.
To the 7th hee saith he hath often been at severall Ports in Holland and<br />
ffrance in severall Swedish shipps and was last there about two yeares since, And otherwise<br />
referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition and to the fraight brieds predeposed.
To the 8th hee saith hee was hired for Hamborough, and from thence to<br />
returne to Stockholm, where the Voyage in question was to end, and saith hee<br />
was to have 50. gilders per moneth for his wages, and to be paid at Stockholm<br />
bu the Owners of the said salt Companie at his returne thither, And<br />
otherwise cannot depose./:-
To the 9th hee saith hee had no other but Swedish Colors aboard his said shipp<br />
which was taken neere the Riff off Jutland upon the open Sea by the sayd<br />
Captaine Welsh, And saith hee saw no Commission from the said Captaine [?XX]<br />
board him. And otherwise cannot depose:-/
To the 10th hee saith there was no Charterpartie for the affraightment of the<br />
shipp And otherwise cannot depose:/
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Repeated before Doctor Clarke and<br />
Doctor Godolphin/r Clarke and<br />
Doctor Godolphin/ +
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