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The 29th of November 1654. [CENTRE HEADING … The 29th of November 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against the ''Salvador''}<br />
whereof Christian Cloppenburgh is master}<br />
and against Brandes and others}
Examined upon an allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said Brandes and others<br />
the 22th of November instant.
'''.jus.'''
'''Hance Ramke''' of hamborough Mariner aged<br />
40 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
hath well knowne the shipp the ''Salvador'' arlate (whereof Christian<br />
Cloppenburgh is or late was master) ever since shee was first built<br />
namely for theise seaven yeares last past or thereabouts, and that shee<br />
was built at hamborough about seaven yeares since upon a place called the<br />
Tarr-host where this deponent sawe her as shee was building upon the<br />
stocks, and sawe her finished and sawe her launched, and ever since<br />
her said building shee hath belonged to the port of hamborough (,and to<br />
be a shipp of and belonging to hamborough and not to any other place<br />
shee hath bin for all the said time and is commonly accompted and reputed,<br />
which hee knoweth being a mariner and Inhabitant of hamborough where<br />
hee hath dwelt for theise twelve yeares last or thereabouts, and saith<br />
hee nowe belongeth to her and hath soe donne for neere a yeeres space last<br />
and came this morning from on board her, and very<br />
well knoweth her to be the same shipp that was soe built at hamborough<br />
about seaven yeares since, And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee formerly<br />
alsoe belonged unto her and went a voyage in her to Spaine.
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith that the said shipp comming<br />
from Spaine to Amsterdam and lying at Amsterdam in the sumner time<br />
1651 (at which time this deponent was one of her company) the arlate<br />
Mathew ffranson a saile-maker of Amsterdam whom this deponent<br />
well knoweth came aboard the said shipp to the said Christian Cloppenburgh<br />
master of her and in this deponents presence and hearing spake unto the<br />
said Cloppenburgh that hee the said ffranson might supplie him with<br />
such sailes and other necessaries belonging to the saile-makers trade as<br />
his shipp the ''Salvador'' wanted, and might doe his worke in repairing<br />
the said shipps sailes, whereunto the said Christian Cloppenburgh<br />
condescended, and thereupon the said Mathew ffransen furnished the said<br />
shipp with severall sailes and amended other of her sailes that would serve<br />
againe with repairing, and this deponent well knoweth that the said<br />
skipper paid him money for the same, but howe much hee remembreth<br />
not, And saith the said Cloppenburgh had then noe dealing with the<br />
said ffransen then as aforesaid, nor did the said ffransen pretend<br />
to any ownershipp in the said vessell, and this deponent verily beleeveth<br />
that hee is not nor was any owner or part owner of her, for if<br />
hee had, this deponent conceiveth hee needed not have bin a suter to<br />
the Skipper for the said worke, neither in likelihood would the Skipper<br />
have paid him for that worke a part, but upon the shipps accompt for<br />
ffreight, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Toight, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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