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And from Callice went to Rochell in her ba … And from Callice went to Rochell in her ballast and brought back to Callice<br />
a Lading of salt for the Accompt of Mounsieur Le Croir a merchant<br />
of Rochell. And goeing back to Rochel in her ballast to fetch salt for<br />
the sayd Owners account and [XXX] for Danzick was in her Course seized by Captaine White as aforesaid<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the third he saith the sayd shipp came last from Callice before she was taken<br />
and came from thence in her ballast and he knoweth of noe other moneyes<br />
aboard her but what was pillaged as aforesaid by the sayd White and Company
To the fourth he saith the sayd White himself tooke from this deponent out of<br />
his pocket the perspective glasses worth 10 ''s'' and a [?XXXX] worth 2 ''s'' 6 ''d'' and 3 duckatts aforesaid. And saith he knoweth<br />
the value of the moneyes and goods plundered being a Mariner and well<br />
versed in things of that nature and otherwise saving his foregoing<br />
depositions he cannot depose.
To the fifth he saith there was sufficient provision aboard the sayd shipp<br />
for three monthes att the tyme of the seizure and otherwise negatively
Sam [?Delafaie] [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
[?Jahim ?gXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day
Examined upon the said allegations
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'''Gilbert Johnson''' of Danzyck Mariner Carpenter of the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Saint John'' aged five and twenty yeares or<br />
thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and<br />
saith as followeth videlicet.
To the first article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that the<br />
arlate Lord Jossoe, Daniel Halfe Ryder, Thomas Galantime, Hans<br />
Turan, Jochim Comeche, Jan Backer, and Jacob Groate all<br />
Inhabitants of dantzyck were and are Owners of the sayd shipp the ''Saint''<br />
''John'' her tackle and furniture and so accounted, and saith the sayd shipp<br />
was built at Colburne in Pomerland about nyne yeares since, and<br />
was from thence brought to Dantzyck, and ever sithence hath belonged<br />
to the Port of datzyck videlicet from her first building which he knoweth<br />
being an Inhabitant [of] Danzyck and Carpenter of the sayd shipp And<br />
otherwise cannot depose
To the second he saith the sayd shipp about this tyme 12 monthes was bound from<br />
Dantzyck to Rye and thence to Callice and tooke in her lading being hempe flax pitch<br />
tar Clapboard and other Eastland goods part att dantzyck and part<br />
at Rye within the [Sondt] and in her course for Callice was taken by<br />
fourteene men of war of Holland and by them broughtor carryed to<br />
Amsterdam where under pretence that she was bound for England the sayd<br />
shipp was deteynedall winter and att last in the Spring last was dismissed<br />
and came to Callice and there discharged her lading. And afterwards in<br />
her Course from Callice to Rochell for salt was taken by Captaine White<br />
a private Man of War And saith the sayd Jacob Groate Master of<br />
the sayd shipp ''Saint John'' and his shipps Company did declare to the sayd<br />
White did declare to the sayd<br />
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