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made by an English ffrigott who brought hi … made by an English ffrigott who brought him onboard Prince Rupert<br />
to whom they declared as hee done there before and saith that the said<br />
seizure was made on the 10th August last new stile, and hee had then<br />
only the Spanish Colours onboard, and shee never carryed any other since and<br />
was master of her, and sayth that the said vessell hath no decke being but a small<br />
ffishing vessell, et alr nescit salvis predepoita, saving hee saith that before hee was made<br />
master of the said ship, the foresaid owners of her sent her out as hee was informed upon their<br />
accounts two Voyages to fish and some of his now company then served in her
Jan [?noat] [His signature]
Interpreted by me<br />
John [?Tue] [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Repetit coram Dre Mills Surrugato
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24th Augusti 1666/
Serenissimus Dunbar Rep con}<br />
The ''Orange Tree'' Declof Hendrickson master}
Ad primum rendet That hee hath knowne the said ship ''Orange Tree''<br />
Detliff Hendricksson master for about Eight yeeres last past namely from her building and<br />
sailed in her ever since the latter end of last winter, and saith that during<br />
all the time that hee hath knowne her shee hath belonged to ffrederickstadt<br />
which is under the Earle of Holsteyne and there shee was built and this deponent there<br />
sawe her building, and saith that John Derickson John ffolkeand the<br />
skipper were and (are) her owners and soe have bin ever since the said ship was built<br />
and saith that they all did and doe live in ffrederickstadt aforesaid where they were borne<br />
and are free Burgers there, and saith that hee knoweth that the said Owners gave<br />
order for her building but of what share each is owner hee knoweth not,<br />
and saith that hee doth not knowe that the sayd ship was ever in france<br />
nor in Holland, but saith that shee was in Norway about four or<br />
five weekes since, et alr nescit/
Ad reliqua Interria rendet That the said ship us of about thirty tonnes<br />
burthen and when shee was taken shee was Laden with Clapboards and<br />
crooked [?oake] wood to build ships with and some geathers, which was laden on board<br />
the said ship at ffederickstadt aforesaid but by whose or for whose account hee<br />
knoweth not, which lading was consigned to Holland sent for what place<br />
there hee knoweth not, and saith that this deponent was hired at ffrederickstadt to goe to Holland<br />
the said voyage by the said skipper who had noe other but this deponent onboard<br />
and saith that this deponent and the said skipper were both borne at ffrederickstadt<br />
and there allwaies lived, And saith that what writings there were onboard<br />
at the said ships seizure came to the hands of the said Mr [?XXX] none were<br />
burnt torne throwne overboard or otherwise made away that hee<br />
knoweth of and saith that the seizure was made about ten dayes<br />
since by the ''Crowne ffrigott'', and then the skipper and this deponent<br />
declared that they were of ffrederickstadt, and that they were bound to<br />
Holland, and saith that before this voyage was begun this deponent made<br />
two voyages wuth in the said shipp in ballast from ffrexderickstadt to Norway<br />
and brought back deales to ffrederickstadt for the account of merchants of<br />
ffrederickstadt, but who hee knoweth not, And saith that the said shipp<br />
carryes the ffrederickstadt flagg (being a Nettle leafe) and shee never carryed<br />
anyfe) and shee never carryed<br />
any +
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