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Peter Johnson Calles, and [?XXXXX] of<b … Peter Johnson Calles, and [?XXXXX] of<br />
[?borne] subiecrs of the duke of holstein advanced each of them an hundred Rix dollars<br />
at interest to this deponent towards the building, for which his shipp is liable upon<br />
bottomrie to pay fourteene Rix Dollars yearly besides the principall. And<br />
saith that this deponent and his company with himselfe three persons<br />
are all of ffrederickstadt, there and thereabouts dwelling in the dominion<br />
of the duke of holstein, and there borne, and are his subiects, and that noe<br />
Hollanders, ffrench or dane hath any part in the said vessell or lading, And further that<br />
about 6 weekes since hee came from ffrederickstadt with his said shipp with<br />
clapboard, firrwood, and some timber (all for ballast and for this deponents<br />
and other burgers of ffrederickstadt subiects as aforesaid their accompts). bound for<br />
Amsterdam to fetch Rhenish wine for the said dukes [?house]provisions [?account]<br />
some mill stones for his mills, in which service one ditloff hendricks in the<br />
''Orange tree'' alsoe sailed, And comming to the west of heylige land<br />
in his course for Amsterdam hee was met with and taken by the ''Crowne frigot'' and<br />
afterwards sent up into the River of Thames, and that the takers tooke from<br />
him 32 [?ducatons] and 3 Rix dollars, and two greate flaggs and a spritt flagg<br />
his cookes kettle, and a barrell of [?gammons], And saith hee delivered up all<br />
his papers to the Captaine, and had noe false documents aboard, And<br />
lastly that his vessell is of 16 lasts burthen.
[?XXXX] [?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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25:° Septembris 1666
Contra navem the ''Orange tree'')<br />
of ffrederickstat)
'''2:us'''
'''Rp.'''
'''vide 1:xx in D'''
'''Ditlof Hendrickson''' de ffrederickstat in Holsatia<br />
Nauta, [?Nuvarrhuis] dicta navis the ''Orange tree''<br />
a'tatis 38 annorum aut eu circiter testis in<br />
preoparis examinatus, deponit et sequitur, videlicet
That his said shipp (of the burthen of sixteene lasts) was built at<br />
ffrederickstadt about eight yeeres since, and hath ever since belonged to that<br />
port in that Dominion of the Duke of Holstein; and that Cornelius vander<br />
Loo and this deponent of ffrederickstat and John ffolkers trading at Colembet neere<br />
that citie (where they alwaies dwelt and were and are subiects of the said<br />
Duke) have bin the owners ever since the said building and are soe at present<br />
namely this deponent owner of halfe the shipp and the other two each of<br />
a fourth part, and that noe Hollander, ffrench or dane hath any part<br />
or share therein. And that about seaven weekes since(as hee remembreth<br />
the time) hee (in company of the shipp the ''Death'' Hance Derker Master) came<br />
from ffrederickstat with a parcell of timber and clapboard (by way of ballast)<br />
and some [?fenthers], which wood was laded by John Johnson Burger there<br />
and the fenther by Miles Johnson and John Ruttenbeg two other<br />
Burgers there and a widow there dwelling all subiects of the said duke<br />
and there was a pack (the contents hee knowes not) laded by Claus [?hayster]<br />
alsoe a Burger there, and they were all to be delivered at Amsterdam<br />
for accompt of the said [?XXXX], to which [?place] of Amsterdam the said shipp<br />
was bound (in company as aforesaid) to fetch Rhenish wine and Millstones<br />
for the use and accompt of the said duke to be brought to ffrederickstat.<br />
And that his company was noe more than himselfe and one man more<br />
both subiects as aforesaid and dwelling in the dominion and natives there<br />
And that coming off her [?heliger land] they were taken by the ''Crowne''<br />
''frigot'', and after brought up into the Thames, and that the Captaine<br />
and company of the ''Crowne'' tooke this said pack and fenthers aboard the<br />
man of warr, and some of the clap board and many of this deponents utensills. And saith hee delivered<br />
up his passe to the Captaine, and kept another by him, which hee is<br />
ready to produce, and had noe other papers but the said passes nor<br />
were any [?imbezeld] or made away
'''DH''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
And made away
'''DH''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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