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Lubeck aforesaid, Which the premisses this … Lubeck aforesaid, Which the premisses this deponent knoweth and deposeth for<br />
and upon the reasons predeposed, and for that hee hath, since the surprizall and<br />
bringing up of the said shipp into the river of Thames, sewerall times seene and<br />
diligently observed the fashion and forme thereof, and by such his observation<br />
well knoweth her to bee one and the same shipp that in the yeares aforesaid was so [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
built at Lubeck as is predeposed. And further to these articles hee cannot depose
To the 4th article hee saith and deposeth, That the said shipp the ''Sampson''<br />
ever since shee was built as aforesaid hath continually belonged to Lubeck,<br />
and hath bin alwaies observed and taken notice of as a shipp to that place<br />
belonging, and hath till the time of her late seizure by the English been<br />
constantly under the Conduct and Command of the arlate Otto George<br />
the late Captaine and Commander thereof, who was a Burgher of Lubeck<br />
and had his constant residence and habitation there for about 12. yeares<br />
before his death, and for so long time this deponent hath very well knowne and<br />
was familiarly acquainted with the said Otto George, hee further saith that,<br />
since the building of the said shipp ''Sampson'' as aforesaid shee hath never been<br />
accompted or reputed to belong to Amsterdam or to any other Port or place<br />
person or persons in obedience to the States of the United Netherlands, Which<br />
the premisses hee knowingly deposeth and affirmeth upon the ground of<br />
knowledge predeposed And further cannot depose./
To the 5th here saith, That it is publique and notorious, That about a yeare<br />
since the arlate Otto George being sick and indisposed departed from this<br />
city of London and went to Lubeck where hee afterwards died, and was buried<br />
there as a Citizen of that place, and so much hath bin certified to sewerall<br />
Merchants dwelling here in London by letters from their Correspondents at<br />
Lubeck, hamborough and other places in Germanie, and so much this deponent<br />
hath been assured by some persons that saw and were present at the buriall of<br />
the said Otto George And further cannot depose:-/
To the 6th hee saith, That hee this deponent well knoweth the arlate Peter<br />
Elleson, (who kept an Ordinarie at the golden posthorne upon the Sea dike<br />
at Amsterdam) and saith That in the yeare 1647. last past and monethes<br />
therein respectively concerning the said Peter Ellerson was and till this<br />
present is a Broker for hamborough and Lubeck Skippers and that in<br />
such his quality of Broker hee was upon occasion employed by some of the said [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
of hamburgh and Lubeck, and for such a person the<br />
said Elleson was and is accompted, But saith hee knoweth not what<br />
correspondence passed between the said Elleson and the said Otto George<br />
and beleeveth not neither ever heard that the said Elleson ever had or<br />
hath any part or interest in the said shipp ''Sampson'', or that the said Otto<br />
George ever made any accompt of or concerning the said shipp to the said<br />
Elleson in that quality of part Owners of the said shipp. And further to<br />
this article hee cannot depose:-/br />
this article hee cannot depose:-/ +
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