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at Cadiz in the yeare 1642. arlate, hee ca … at Cadiz in the yeare 1642. arlate, hee cannot depose any thig to the<br />
Contents of this article, saving that hee hath never heard or undestood<br />
neither doeth hee in his Conscience beleeve that the said shipp the ''Saint George''<br />
either in whole or in part did ever belong to Amsterdam or any other<br />
port or place of the United Netherlands, nor that any of her<br />
Owners did or doe belong to or are subjects of the States of the said<br />
United Provinces, And further hee cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith, That hee this examinate is a hamburger borne<br />
and bredd, and hath alwaies had his fixed place of aboad there, and saith<br />
hee hath no part or interest in the shipp the ''Saint George'' interrate, nor hath any manner<br />
of relation in blood to the Owners interrate, but is brother in law to<br />
the interrate John Martens dorpe, and hath served the said Owners in keeping<br />
the said shipp for about 19. moneths last past And formerly served in some voyages in the same And further cannot depose./:-
To the second hee saith, That hee this rendent is a mariner by professiion<br />
and saith hee hath been severall times at Amsterdam within the time interrate<br />
and was the last time there about 2. yeares since comeing then a passenger<br />
out of Barbarie and staid there but one day, and saith that about 7. yeares<br />
last past, as this deponent remembreth, hee sawe the shipp the ''Saint George'' at<br />
Amsterdam. And otherwise saving his foregoeing depositions hee cannot depose./
To the third Interrogatorie, hee saith the shippwright who built the shipp ''Saint George''<br />
interrate was named Joachim Moller a Citizen and subject of the<br />
free state of hamburgh, but hath forgotten the names of places of Nativitie of<br />
such servants as assisted him in the building thereof, And otherwise<br />
negatively./
To the 4th hee saith, hee hath never knowne or heard any thing as to the<br />
Contents of this Interrogatorie./
To the 5th hee saith hee was not at Cadiz in the yeare <u>1652.</u> interrate./
To the 6th hee saith that hee hath never heard that the said shipp ''Saint''<br />
''George'' hath at any time retourned to or discharged any lading at<br />
hamburgh since the yeare 1642. interrate, but saith shee hath made<br />
severall voyages to and from Spaine and Amsterdam within that time,<br />
And further hee cannot depose, saving as hee hath heard that the said shipp<br />
was at Amsterdam about 4. yeares since./
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Repeated before doctor Clarke./
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The j. day of december <u>1654:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:-
'''Hans Ramken''' Mariner and Burgher of hamborough<br />
agedand Burgher of hamborough<br />
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