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To the third, and fourth hee saith that th … To the third, and fourth hee saith that the said owners built the said shipp<br />
saving two or three of them who bought their parts about a yeere since, and<br />
that hee this deponent was present in Garret [?Bunnelts] house at Embden in Winter last and<br />
sawe the said persons that then bought their parts pay for the same, and otherwise<br />
hee remembreth not saving as aforesaid, and saving that his said owners have each<br />
an 16th part, only hee is not sure but that two or three of them<br />
have double or eighth parts.
To the 5th negatively, for the said shipp hath bin three voyages at Greenland<br />
in theise three yeares last namely one voyage in each yeare.
To the 6th hee saith hee this deponent is an Embdener borne and there dwelling<br />
And otherwise negatively.
To the 7th hee saith the said shipp went out in ballast and caskes on the said<br />
imployment for the said owners.
To the 8th hee saith that hee hath not taken up any money upon bottomrie<br />
and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith that teh said shipp was tending her course for Embden<br />
when shee was seized, only the winde being contrary and night time shee<br />
was faine to stand off to seaward, but when day came shee stood in for<br />
Embden and was stiering for that port when shee was met and seized.
[COMPLEX MARKE] [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the aforesaid allegation.
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'''John Bollet''' of Embden Coxen of the said shipp the ''Golden''<br />
''Lyon'', aged 30 yeares or thereabouts.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that <br />
hee well knoweth the shipp the ''Golden Lyon'' arlate and hath the producents<br />
hendrick Garrard John Buddey, [?Liuders] [?fference], derrick Buddey and company<br />
of Embden, and saith they have bin and are the true and lawfull money and<br />
proprieters of the said shipp the ''Golden Lyon'' and of her tackle and furniture<br />
and lading of whale blubber and finnes and of such commonly arranged<br />
and hee knoweth being one of her company, and seeing hee sett one by them<br />
from Embden in Aprill last for Greenland on a fishing voyage for whale<br />
catching, from whence hee was to returne with what hee tooke from <br />
Embden of the accompt of the said producents, who are the Greenland <br />
company of Embden, and saith then this said shipp haveing made an end of her<br />
whale catching at Greenland, returned with the blubber and finner for<br />
Embden she was to discharge, and in her course comming in August last <br />
off the River of Embden was met with and seized by Captaine Brandley<br />
and others in the service of this State and with foure shallops belonging <br />
unto her brought to yarmouth which hee knoweth being one of her company<br />
as aforesaid and going the said voyage in her and being aboard at the time<br />
of the said seizure; And saith the said shipp about tenn yeares since was<br />
of this deponents sight and knowledge built at Embden by some of her said<br />
mariners. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third article and schedule annexed hee saith and deposeth, That upon the seizure of the said shipp <br />
and her ladeing, this deponents precontest the shipper John Arianson were aboard <br />
the said Captaine Brandley, together with this deponent and others of the said shipps <br />
Companie, and there the said skipper carried his sea brief into the cabbin<br />
of Captaine Brandleys shipp, which this deponent then saw, and believeth that the<br />
said Shipper did then declare unto the said seizors That he and his said shipp belonged<br />
to the Port of Embden, and that the said shipp and her ladeing were free<br />
and saith that the schedule annexed is well knowne to this deponent to be an<br />
(Attestationdeponent to be an<br />
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