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Transcription

The 13th day of December 1653

The Claime of Henry Baldero et cetera}

Suckly dt

2

John Mardy of Spraughton in the County of
Suffolke merchant aged 36. yeares or thereabouts
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith
as followeth videlicet.

To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that for
diverse yeares last past there hath bene an English Companie of
Merchant Adventurers resident in the Citty of Roterdam, and that
the arlate Henry Baldero for about ten yeares of the knowledge
of this deponent (who being his kinsman lived in howse with him
att Rotterdam) hath bene one of the sayd Company, and hath beene
for some tyme now past, and att present is the Treasurer
of the sayd Company, and for and as such commonly accounted, as
this deponent hath credibly heard and beleivethy. And otherwise
cannot depose.

To the 2. and 3. articles of the sayd allegation he saith he cannot depose

To the 4th article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that he never
heard that trade and Commerce was or is prohibited betweene
the people of England and people of the United Netherland Provinces
nor that the English are by the Supreme power of this Nation
commannded to withdrawe themselves out of the Dominions of the
States of the United Provinces, nor to hold correspondency with
them. and otherwise cannot depose.

To the fifth article he saith he cannot depose.

To the last he saith his depositions are true./

To the Crosse Interrogatories

To the first he saith he comes to be a witnes in this Cause at the
request of Mr George Baldero of London merchant the producents
brother. and saith he is the nephew of the producent and
further or otherwise then negatively cannot depose.

To the 2d he saith he hath knowne the sayd Henry Baldero from
his this Rendents Childhood, and saith he the sayd Henry Boldero
now lives in Roterdam and there hath lived about thirty yeares
videlicet att Rotterdam in Holland.

To the third fourth and fifth Interrogatoryes he saith he knoweth
nothing of the contents thereof./

Repeated in Court before the three Judges

John Moody [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The fifteenth day of December .1653.

A Busines of Examination of witnesses on
the part and behalfe of John Harrison}
master and sole owner of the shipp the}
Ostrich of London and of her tackle apparrell}
and furniture, and of all her lading}
except what is hereafter mentioned to belong}
to the Mariners of the sayd shipp, seized with all the}
lading by the King of Denmarke or his}
ministers att Copenhagen within the sayd Kingdome}
Clements}

Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe
of the sayd John Harrison

Rp.

1

John ffurnace of Wapping in the county of
Middlesex Mariner late one of the sayd shipps
Company aged 24 yeares or thereabouts
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth
and saith as followeth videlicet./