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passenger for Cadiz, and saith his precontest Ida Symonson Burch hath bin master
of her for and during all the time that this deponent hath soe knowne her, and
the deponent hath as hee saith knowne the said master to have bin for many yeares
a dweller in Amsterdam where this deponent hath dwelt about twenty yeares, and
that there is the habitation of the said master at present, and that hee is a Subiect
of the Lords the States of the United Netherlands. And further hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith the said shipp was bound to goe this voyage to Cadiz in
Spaine there to discharge and there to relade for Amsterdam, if shee could get a freight, this deponent
intending to retourne in her for Amsterdam from Cadiz, and thether shee intended
to goe namely to Cadiz, had shee not bin stopt upon the coast of this Commonwealth
by the English, but that shee was to goe to any other port from Cadiz other
than directly to Amsterdam if shee had not bin thus stopt) hee saith hee
knoweth not. And further hee cannot depose.

To the third hee saith the said shipp carrieth eight and twenty guns, but
her burthen hee knoweth not, nor the number of her company that were
aboard when shee was soe staid. And further cannot depose, saving hee
conceiveth her company consists of 44 eaters or thereabouts.

To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp came this voyage from Amsterdam
and having laine severall monethes in the Texel (a greate part of which
space was to expect a good winde) shee set saile from the Texel on or about
the first of september last new stile, and came thence into Portland Roade
after into Plimouth, which are all the ports shee hath bin in since this deponent
came aboard her, And further hee cannot as hee saith depose.

To the fifth hee saith hee saw the said shipp both at Amsterdam and in the
Texel spread the holland flagg, but did not at any time see her beare
or spread the Spanish flagg or armes, or other than that of holland, and
saith there was not any report or speech that hee ever heard or beleeveth, either
at Amsterdam, the Texell or otherwise that the shipp belonged to Spaniards, or was
to goe from Cadiz to Santa domingo or to be a Spanish man of warr, and that if
hee had heard any the least speech to that purpose hee would not have set his
foote into her, And further hee cannot depose.

To the sixth hee saith there were about fourteene passengers in the said shipp
when shee set saile from the Texel, and theise were as hee saith all
hollanders as hee beleeveth, only there was one stranger who came aboard
in the Texell when the shipp was ready to saile, and comming into Portland
roade went aboard the Convoy a dutch man of warr, but what countrey man
hee was hee knoweth not, And further cannot depose saving as aforesaid.

To the seaventh hee saith that his precontest Ide Simonsen Burch was sole
commander of the said shipp and that there was not any Spanish master or
Merchant belonging to her, nor was there any of the Passengers that was a
Spaniard soe farr as this deponent knoweth, or was ever imployed in any manner
against the English. And further hee cannot depose, saving hee beleeveth not
that there were any such persons, only hee saith there was a poore Souldier which
came from England where hee had bin prisoner, and got passage in the said shipp
for Spaine, but what countrey man hee was this deponent knoweth not, but saith
hee spake Spanish.

To the 8th hee cannot depose, saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth

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