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this deponent did disburse in the River of … this deponent did disburse in the River of Roane for and upon the<br />
accompt of the Merchants goods laden aboard his said shipp at averidge<br />
and incidents thereuntos the summe of two hundred and seaven and twenty<br />
gilders which the said Merchants were according to Charterpartie to restore to<br />
and make good unto this deponent./
Repeated in court:/
izmschielt frieiht [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 14th day of July <u>1655/</u>: [CENTRE HEADING]
A deposition of goods plundered and taken out of<br />
the ship the ''Pine Apple'' of the Riep in Holland<br />
(whereof Cornelius Petersen was Master) lately seized<br />
and brought up to Portsmouth by a friggatt in the<br />
immediate service of this Commonwealth
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'''Cornelius Petersen''' of the<br />
Riep in North holland Mariner<br />
Master of the said ship the ''Pine''<br />
''Apple'' aged 25 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the Right Worshipfull<br />
the Judge<br />
of the high Court of Admiraltie saith and deposeth<br />
by virtue of his oath followeth videlicet:
That his said ship the ''Pine Apple'' being in her Course from Rochell for<br />
Havre de Grace in ffrance was mett with surprised and taken by a certaine<br />
friggatt or ship of war in the immediate service of this Commonwealth by<br />
which shee and her lading were brought up to Portsmouth, and being in<br />
such her Course neere the Isle of Wight, the Captaine of the said<br />
man of warr (whose name or the name of his ffriggat this deponent<br />
now remembereth not) came aboard the said ship the ''Pine-apple'' and<br />
violently tooke and carried away out of the same twenty whole beaver<br />
skinns and 4. otters skinns and foure other skinns called minke<br />
skinns and about 150. pounds of Virgina Tobaccoe, the said beaver skinns<br />
being each worth 10. gilders in the whole 200. gilders and the said otter skinns and<br />
minke skinns worth fortie gilders and the said Tobaccoee at 10. styvers the<br />
pound was worth in all five and seaventy gilders the whole summe amounting<br />
to three hundred and fifteen gilders or one and thirty pounds ten shillings<br />
sterling, all the said goods really and truly belonging to this deponent and<br />
Companie, and being laden aboard the said shipp for and upon their proper<br />
accompt and Adventure, and that they were and are unduely and [?XXXXX]<br />
dispoyled and deprived thereof by the said Captaine and Companie<br />
The premisses hee well knoweth as being Master of the said shipp the<br />
''Pine apple'', and present at and seeing the said Captaine and Companie<br />
take and carry away all the goods affore specified, for goods of which and<br />
this deponent would willingly give the sewerall prices above specified./
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
Cornielius Peterson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Cornielius Peterson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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