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To the third hee saith hee doth not rememb … To the third hee saith hee doth not remember the time of the said shipp<br />
beginning to lade or when the lading was fully finished. but well knoweth<br />
that the said shipp lay at Berghen<br />
after shee had taken in some of her lading aforesaid, but the cause<br />
thereof hee doth not knowe, And otherwise cannot answer saving<br />
as aforesaid, and saving that the winde was about 8 weekes contrary<br />
that shee could not conveniently come out.
To the fourth hee saith that some of the said fish got dammage by<br />
wet received into the said shipp during the said fowle and stormie<br />
weather, and saith that hee would have undertaken to have made<br />
good all the said dammage soe received with sixtie Rex dollers,<br />
when the said fish arrived and was here first taken<br />
out, and estimateth that somme to be the highest of the said dammage<br />
And otherwise hee cannot answere saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee cannot cannot answer.
To the sixth hee saith theire were eight barrells of tarr leaked<br />
out wholly when they came to be here delivered, which leaking<br />
happened by the said stormes. And otherwise saving as aforesaid<br />
hee cannot answer.
To the 7th hee cannot answer.
To the 8th negatively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
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vande velde [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2'''
'''Peter Johnson''' of Christian haven in denmarke.<br />
Merchant, aged 47 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the producents the widowe and heires<br />
of Rasmus Rasmusson, and saith they were and are the true and<br />
lawfull owners and proprietors of the shipp the ''Justice'' arlate<br />
whereof Christian Mageson late was and Nicholas vanda velde [?nowe GUTTER]<br />
is master, and of her tackle, apparelle and furniture and for such<br />
commonly accounted, which hee knoweth for that hee this deponent<br />
bought the said shipp about a yeare since at Portsmouth for [?or GUTTER]<br />
on behalfe of the said Rasmus Rasmusson (,who was then living) and<br />
paid for the same with his money, the said shipp having formerly<br />
belonged to him and bin taken from him by the shipps of this Commonwealh<br />
that such time as this Commonwealth exercised Reprisalls upon the<br />
Subiects of the king of Denmarkes.
To the second hee saith that in the moneth of October last the<br />
arlate Edward Launder at Berghen in Norway tooke the said shipp the<br />
''Justice'' to freight of and from him this deponent acting for [?the GUTTER]<br />
said Rasmusson, to carry tarr, deales and tarr (sic) thence to this port<br />
ofr (sic) thence to this port<br />
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