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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is a shopp keeper in the Poultrie and dealeth in<br />
oiles and soe hath donne theise 27 yeares last as a freeman, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith hee was not present, and therefore cannot<br />
answer ought thereto.
To the third hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith hee well knoweth that within theise two yeares<br />
last past diverse tonnes of sweete oiles have bin bought and sold in this<br />
citie at 236 gallons to the tonne - and noe more, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
Repeated before doctor Claarke and Collonel Cock.
John Seed [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 15th of March 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Prince against the shipp the}<br />
''Charitie'' and goods in the same}<br />
Suckley. Smith}
Examined upon an allegation given in on<br />
the behalfe of Israel Marens and<br />
others.
'''William Smyth''' of the parish of Stepney in the<br />
County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 51 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
Paul Paulsen the master of the shipp the ''Charitie'' at the time<br />
when hee was seized with his said shipp and lading by Mungo<br />
Jackson a private man of warr and company, did upon his<br />
examination aboard, seriously averr and say to this deponent (who<br />
was appointed by Captaine Jackson to examine him) upon this deponents<br />
demannding of him whence his shipp and goods were and to whom<br />
they were belonging, that the said shipp the ''Charitie'' was of<br />
Gottenburgh and was with her lading (except a small parcell<br />
belonging to the Mariners) wholly belonging to the President<br />
of Gottenburgh and other free people of Gottenburgh subiects<br />
of the Queen of Sweden, And this deponent who was quartermaster<br />
of the private man of warr, being spoken to and sett on by the said<br />
Jackson to that purpose, did talke and treate wuth the said Paulson<br />
to see if hee could get him to confesse that his shipp and goods were of<br />
holland, and proffered him that if hee would confesse that they or either<br />
of them were of holland, hee should have whatsoever was his owne<br />
freely, and a reward besides, but the said Paulson still persisted<br />
that they were belonging to Swedes as aforesaid. Then this deponent<br />
(according to the said Captaines order) told him that if hee would give<br />
thehim that if hee would give<br />
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