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Transcription

The second of November 1653.

The keepers of the libertie of England by authoritie}
of Parliament against the Mercury John detree master and}
other shipps. Suckley. Budd.}

Examined upon an allegation given
yesterday on the behalfe of the
claimers by the said Suckley.

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Joachim Dowke of Lubeck Mariner, master of the
shipp the ffortune (sic) of Lubeck, aged 38 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined.

To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent
with the shipp the ffortune of Lubeck arlate, whereof hee is master, Garrit ffolkes
in a shipp of Lubeck (named the Gideone) and hendrick Caven
in another shipp pf Lubeck (named the hope) together
with thirteene hamburger masters in their respective vessells (the names of which
vessells hee knoweth not but well knoweth tenn of the masters of them, namely
John detree, hendrick Martins, Barant Verdanck, Barent Jacobsen, Simon
Cornelison, Claus van Reten, Witte Wittenson, Zacharie Milde and [?Bay] Peters,
and hance Claeson) sett saile together in company from the River of Elve on the
seaven and twentieth of September last old stile without any Convoy or man
of warr with them, bound for Rochell, Nantes and other places in ffrance
and this deponent for Bourdeaux to fetch wines; and that on the satturday
next following such their departure from the Elve being in the North sea in
their course for ffrance they happened in company of Martin Minors a dantsicker
in his shipp hendrick [?dauner] of Lubeck in a shipp whereof hee was master,
and an Embdener in his vessell whereof hee knoweth not the name, and the said
three shipps soe by them met went alsoe alonge in their company bound as they
said for ffrance alsoe. And otherwise hee cannot depose,

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