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HCA 13/73 f.166r Annotate
First transcribed 1 January 2014  +
First transcriber Colin Greenstreet  +
Folio 166  +
Parent volume HCA 13/73  +
Side Recto  +
Status Uploaded image; transcribed on 01/01/2014  +
Transcription The 19th of Aprill 1659. The Lord ProtectThe 19th of Aprill 1659. The Lord Protector against the shipp the}<br /> ''Santa Maria'' taken by the ''ffairfax frigot'' and}<br /> against Philip van hulten and others.}<br /> Budd. Smith.} '''2''' '''Andreas Petersson''' of Wapping, but borne at Landts<br /> Crone in denmarke, Shipwright aged 52 yeares or thereabouts<br /> sworne and examined. To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that all the hides<br /> cacoa, and West India wood and other goods taken and<br /> seized in the shipp ''Santa Maria'' were taken aboard her and laded at Santa domingo<br /> in the dominion of the king of Spaine by a Spaniard (whose name hee knoweth not)<br /> who came principall marchant of the said shipp the said voyage from Amsterdam,<br /> and were as hee beleeveth of the growth of the West Indies, where (namely in<br /> such parts thereof as are under the said kings dominions) noe Hollander or other<br /> than Spaniards are permitted to trade, the premisses touching the said lading<br /> hee knoweth because hee being Carpenter of the said shipp was present thereat<br /> And further cannot depose. To the second article hee saith that the said shipp in her said outwards voyage<br /> arived at Santa Cruse about a moneth or five weekes after Whitsentide (old stile)<br /> and staid there (being a place alsoe in the said kings dominion) about two<br /> monethes, and then proceeded thense for Santa domingo, and then the said Spaniard<br /> that soe went in her from Amsterdam tooke upon him to be and became Comander<br /> of her, and there were other Spaniards taken in at Santa Cruse to be officers of<br /> her, whereof one went master, another the pilot, another boatswaine, another<br /> boatswaines mate of the said vessell and others were alsoe taken in to be common<br /> men to the number (officers and common men) in all of two and twenty, all<br /> Spaniards and subiects of the said king: and for such commonly accounted<br /> which hee knoweth being then and there in her. And further cannot depose. To the third article hee saith that the said shipp arived afterwards at Santa domingo,<br /> and saith shee bore noe flagg or armes at sea, but comming to Santa domingo<br /> shee put out the Spanish flagg and tooke it sometimes and on Sundayes and<br /> festivall dayes put it out againe, and that during her stay there which was<br /> about eight monethes, the said Spaniards had as hee saith the sole command<br /> of and in the said shipp, and continued the said command till the said shipps<br /> retourne to Santa Cruse where the said Spaniards there before taken in were put ashore<br /> againe, but the said Spaniard that came from Amsterdam continued still in her<br /> as having still his command, only the dutch master John van lynen had<br /> the oversighting of the steerage and care of the shipp under him, and in that<br /> condition the said Spaniard continued till within tenn or twelve dayes of<br /> the time of her seizure by the English,<br /> before which time of her seizure, hee was gonne ashore at Gibraltar and retourned<br /> not againe, but the said Spanish master that was taken in at Santa Cruse<br /> was not there retourned ashore amongest the rest, but continued aboard to the<br /> time of the said comming to Gibraltar of the said shipp. And further cannot depose. To the fourth article hee saith the said shipp while shee soe remained<br /> at Santa domingo the time aforesaid was calked, and such<br /> persons as wrought in the said calking addressed themselves for their<br /> payment to the said Spanish Captaine, who ordered their payment, and saith<br /> that whilest the said shipp soe continued at Santa domingo the said Spanish Captaine<br /> gave out publiquely and declared that the said shipp belonged to him and soe this deponent beleeveth did the goods, and<br /> that in the said calking hee doth not intend or include the tallowing of the shipp,<br /> for that hee saith was donne by the order of John van lynnen the dutch master, and<br /> by him paid for. And further hee cannot depose not knowing the contents of any<br /> of the shipps papers. To any<br /> of the shipps papers. To  +
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