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the Commission of Captaine Peter Sabla who … the Commission of Captaine Peter Sabla who seized the said shipp, and of<br />
the ?commission or ?baile given in when obtaining the same,<br />
the said Greffier or Registrar caused the copie thereof to be made, and<br />
beingsigned as ?such ?it ?is in the presence of this deponent and of his said XXXX and then delivered it to this deponent, and this deponent having soe<br />
received it, hee in presence of his said contest compared it (being the copie now by<br />
him left beginning, '''Leopold Guiallaume par la Grace da Dieu etcetera''') with the<br />
originall thereof remaining in a booke in the said office or Registrrie and found it to agree<br />
with the said originall, and saith the said two copies were and are true copies<br />
of the said originalls, And having soe compared the said copies with the<br />
said originalls, this deponent brought them from Ostend in company of<br />
his said contest to fflushing, Where accompanied with Cryn Cryuson<br />
they went to the writing office or shopp of Abraham huyssons, Notary<br />
living in fflushing, and there the said Cryn Cryson besp?eaking a copie<br />
of the sale of the said shipp, the said huyssons himselfe in their presence<br />
transcribed the copie (now also left by him, beginning '''Op hyden den xij<br />
January 1659 etcetera''') and having in their presence signed the same, hee delivered<br />
in for a true copie, and then this deponent in presence of his said contest compared<br />
the same with the booke of ?entries of the said notary and found it to agree<br />
with the same, and from thence hee saith this deponent brought the<br />
said three copies to this citie, in companie of his said contest, who is<br />
one of the company of a vessell whereof this deponent is master. And<br />
further hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories CENTRE HEADING
To the first hee saith hee is a native of Armarij in Zealand, and hath dwelt<br />
in fflushing above thirtie yeares last and is a mariner by profession, and<br />
hath used that imployment for the said time, and saith hee hath knowne<br />
the producent John Williamson three or foure yeeres last, but knoweth noe James<br />
Cocke; and that hee favoureth and wisheth the victory according to right.
To the second negatively for his part and otherwise cannot answer.<br />
To the third hee saith that about eight or nine weekes since this deponent<br />
going from LOndon homewards went aboard the shipp in question lying then in the<br />
River of Quinboro, and otherwise negatively.
To the 4 hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid.
To the 5 and 6 hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot<br />
further answer.
Gerdbrant Janse?z [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 3'''
'''Jacob Tartman''' of fflushing Mariner, aged 26 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith that there hath bin the time arlate and<br />
is warr and open hostilitie betweane England and Spaine and the<br />
respective subiects of those nations.
To the second and third articles hee saith that about five weekes since<br />
hee this deponent going with his precontest Gerbrand Janson to Ostend<br />
to the office of the Admiraltie therof, did there<br />
see his said precontest compare a copie being as hee beleeveth the copie left by his precontest and ?nowe to be<br />
sh?owed unto him beginning '''Copia vera, Wy da Rochters et cetera''' with a writing in a booke which was ?said the originall<br />
thereof remaining in the said ?office in the custodie of the Registrar or<br />
Greffier there, and his said XXXX XXXXXX found it to agree therewith and to be a true copia thereof<br />
andto be a true copia thereof<br />
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