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The 22th of ffebruary 1655

The claime of the afore said}
Vander Goos in the hare}
In the ffeild}

Exámined upon the foresaid allegation

Francis Lodowick junior of London Marchant
aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined

Rp. .3.

To the tenth árticle of the said allegation upon which alone hee is by
direction of the partie producent exámined, hee saith and deposeth
that hee well knoweth the producent Marcello Vander Goos and hath
so donne for theise nine yeeres last or thereabouts, this deponent
for all that time (and even from his birth till about two yeares
since that hee came to dwell in London) living in Middleborowe
wherethe said Marcello that for all this said nine yeares dwelt of
this deponents sight and knowledge, and saith that for all the said
time hee the said Marcello Vander Goos hath bin (and
beleeveth at present is) a Burger of Middleburowe, where hee
hath dwelt for all the time aforesaid on the dam, and there keepeth
house with his wife children and familie, and soe hath donne for
all the said time, and for an Inhabitant and ffreeman of
Middleborowe, and a subiect of the Lord the States of the United
Netherlands hee the said Marcelo Vander Goos hath bin for all the
said time of this deponents knowledge of him and is commonly
accompted and reputed, this deponent being very well acquainted with
him and having bin often at his house in Middleborowe aforesaid
within the time predeposed. And otherwise hee cannot depose saving
the said producent is a Marchant of very good account.

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first, second, third and the rest of the Interrogatories hath saith
hee cannot depose for that hee knoweth nothing of the contents
thereof, not being in the voyage nor knowing ought of the same
or of the ladeing in question, saving that hee hath noe relation
what soever to the said producent which any the least interest in the
goods claimed, and saving the said Marcello is a Zealandar and
commonly reputed to be a Native of Middleborowe, and saving his
foregoeing deposition.

Repeated before Doctor Godolphin./

Francoijs Lodowiych Junior [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

To the 23th of ffebruary 1655.

On the behalf of Nathaniel Ricqueborough}
And others Assurers to John Roy and company}

Upon the John and ffrancis of London}

Rp. .1.

William Johnson of
Shipton in the County of dorset Mariner
aged 30 years or thereabouts sworne before
the right worshipful Charles George Cork esquire
one of the judges of the High Court of the
Admiraltie and examined upon certaine interrogatories
ministred on the behalf of the said Ricqueborough and
others, saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet.

To the first hee answereth that hee well know and was master of the
shipp or vessell interrogated called the John and ffrancis of London
And that this deponent was master of her in the yeeres 1654 and 1655 interate
and