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Madrid where hee by p[?rocesse] had got a … Madrid where hee by p[?rocesse] had got a sentence of restitution<br />
for a shipp whereof hee had bin master and another whereof his<br />
brother had bin master remaining at Santa domingo where they [?had]<br />
bin seized and taken from them, and withall the said Claus<br />
at Madrid as it was alsoe commonly said and is himselfe (in ?whose gutter]<br />
company this deponent often was a{?t} Cadiz) reported got leave to bring<br />
or freight a shipp from Cadiz to goe to Santa domingo to fetch [?off]<br />
the said two shipps. And of this restitution and permission which<br />
being sent to the owners to Amsterdam, Barent Claeson arlate<br />
brother of the said Claus came shortly after over to Cadiz from<br />
Amsterdam from the said owners, and bought with him [?cordage]. [?sailes]<br />
and rigg to carry to Santa domingo for their said shipps, and brought letters of order to John d[?XXX]<br />
and Peter Poulla the younger to furnish him with moneys to<br />
buy a shipp, and that after such his comming the said Barent bought<br />
a shipp there of Vice Admirall da Ruiter who was then there<br />
with some prizes that hee had taken from the Turkes, amongst<br />
which the said shipp was one, and had bin there some space before<br />
the comming over of the said Barent, and saith that the said Barent<br />
having soe bought the said vessell, and not having money enough<br />
to pay for her and some goods which were bought there to be laden<br />
aboard her for the owners account, by reason that the said<br />
d[?ormion' and Poulla, as they said had<br />
not order enough to furnish him with soe much as hee then<br />
demanded, this deponent at the request of the said Barent<br />
lent and advanced unto him the summe of one thousand peeces of<br />
eight upon bottomerie or grosse adventure;<br />
but<br />
afterwards there came order (before the shipps departure) that<br />
the said d[?ormion] and Poulla should repay him this deponent<br />
his money againe, which was afterwards donne by them. And<br />
saith the said shipp departed from Cadiz with twelve guns<br />
and some wine and oile and carrying a President and<br />
some servants for Santa domingo, and the said two brothers<br />
Claes Johnson and Barent Claeson went in the command<br />
of the said shipp, The premisses hee deposeth being then a<br />
Marchant living in Cadiz and well acquainted with all<br />
the said parties, and having treated to but the said shipp of<br />
da Ruyter for himselfe before the said Barent came and<br />
bought her. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee saith hee first saw the said shipp<br />
at cadiz as aforesaid, and otherwise hee cannot answer saving negatively<br />
for his part.
To the 3 and 4 negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the 5 and 6 hee saith hee never knew the said two brothers before<br />
hee soe mett them at Cadiz, and otherwise hee cannot answereat Cadiz, and otherwise hee cannot answere +
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