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Case: The Jonathan and Abigail vs. Daniel Edwards; Deposition: Thomas Andrews, of Wapping, in the parish of White Chappell

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16:o Aug:ti 1666
Super allon apud acta ex parte
drorum Brandling et alXX

THOMAS ANDREWS de Wapping in parro
S:ta Marice Matsellon als White Chappell
annos agens 42 aut XXXXXXXX
testis produit et Juratus.

Ad dictam allegacconem deponit et dictit thathee hath for severall
yeers last knowne the allegate shipp Jonathan and Abigaill Thomas
Morley^[1] Master. And saith that hee hath bin informed by the said
Morley and the Merchants the ffreighters that the said Charles
Caryll on behalfe of himselfe and Company tooke to ffreighte
the said shipp Jonathan and Abigall (sic) two hundred and fourty tonnes
certaine to the best of his remembrance to goe from this port of
London to Archangels in Russia thence back againe to this port of
London with such goods as the said Caryll and therest of y:e ffreighters
should send aboard, and the said ffreighters as appeares by the said
Charterparty were to pay for ffreight at the rate of 6:li 10:s per tonne
primage and average XXXXX And saith that about the time of the said affreightment there was
a generall Embargo upon all English shipps and a generall Imprsse for
all seamen in the publiqe service, and the sd Caryll taking notice
thereof this deponent heard him promise to procure a lycense for
the sd shipp and a proteccon for her mariners from these Imprests
And not long after the said promise hee saith the sd Caryll gave by the
hands of this deponent to the sd Morley a paper or writing which hee
procured upon the sd voyage as also a protection for the security
of y:e marriners from the sd Impresse. And the sd Morley having
soe received the same ffitted and prepared the said shipp for the sd
voyage had Expended as hee verlily beleeveth in the calking, graveing
rigging and fitting her out clearing at y:e Custome house and at
Gravesend neere one hundred pounds y:e whole charge amounting ?to 400:li to sett her to sea and did hire mariners to saile
and serve in the said shipp, the whole company with the M:r and boy
consisting of 34 or 36 persons and provided and furnished the said shipp with
provisions necessary for the said voyage for the space of foure or five monthes. And the sd shipp being ready the said Merchants sent
severall goods on board to bee carryed in her the sd voyage but
he beleeveth that the sd Merchants were not bound to send any goods
aboard but the said shipp might have gon in her ballast thither
And the said ship lying windbound in Bugbyes hole being ready
to proceede upon the sd voyage the sd Morley in this deponents
hearing advised the sd Caryll and Bell two of his said ffreighters to goe
downe to y:e Generalls of y:e ffleet then riding at the buoy in the XXXX
and to carry with them y:e said passe or oroteccon as they affirmed it
to bee and show it to y:e Generalls and know of them whether by XXXX
thereof they might proceed upon their said voyage. Howbeit the sd
Caryl and Bell refused ffor to doe and with the other ffreighters importuned

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importuned and urged the sd Morley to goe downe with his shipp
which hee accordingly did with the first faire wind the sd Carryll
and Berry two of y:e said ffreighters going downe in the sd Morley's shipp
and Bell and Thirsby in this depots shipp which shipp was also ffreighted
by the sd Carll and Company for the sd voyage and was to goe in ?Company
with the Jonathan and Abigall. And comming into the Buoy and the XXX
the Generalls commanded the sd Morley and this depots shipp to an Anchor
and sent for the merchants and the said Morley and this depot who
accordingly comming aboard Captaine Hobart Capt of Royall Charles
told the said Morley and this depot that y:e Prince and the Duke would
see their proteccons, And the s:d Morley and this depo:t accordingly
gave him the very same papers that Mr Caryll had before
given them which they had affirmed to be the lycense and protteccon aforesd. and after
saying that the Generalls had seene the, And saith that about the
same time y:e Generalls under theor hands sent an order to the sd Capt:
Hobart to empresse, and the sd Hobart or some employee under him did by
virtue of the sd Warrant impresse all y:e seamen saving fifteene men to bring the
shipp back into the river of Thames. And much about that time
the sd Capt Hobart and the Lieutenant of y:e Royall Charles told
this Deponent and y:e sd Morley that had the Merchants come downe before the
shipps and addrest themselves to y:e Generalls, they beleived the Generalls
would have suffered them to have proceeded on their sd voyage
with their full number of men and not have imprest them.
The premisses hee deposeth and knoweth to bee true Having seene
y:e Charterparty, and to his best remembrance seing the same
signed. And ffor that this depo:t lett his shipp to ffreight to the said
Caryll and Company and was bound to goe the same voyage
and being an eye and Earewitnesse of the premisses and
acquainted therewith. And the merchts hee saith were also aboard
and were eye and eare witnesses of y:e premisses namely of the Impresse
of the men and sending the sd shipps back againe into the river
of Thames whereof she came to an Anchor at Ratcliffe ?Chaine on or about the 30:th
or 31:th of June last past, Rtalr nescit deponere.

Ad Interria

Ad primum rendit that hee was the time Interr and now is M:r
if y:e ship the Owen and David and is owner of an Eigth part
of her Etalr nescit.

Ad 2:th deponit that hee XXX and appeares in this busienes on the
behalfe of his owners being as M:r of y:e said shipp ?aferX:t to them and ?perceiving XXX
of them which is XXX about six pounds y:e month. And this XXXXX XX y:e
only person signing y:e Charterparty for letting the said shipp the Owen
and David to ffreight to the sd Merchants parties in this suite on behalfe
of himselfe and the rest of y:e said owners, Whose names and parts
in theOwen and David are as followeth vizt John Sands owner of
an 8:th John Harris of a 16:th, Edward ffenn of a 16:th Walter Hampton and
M:r ?Hanning 16:th Thomas Hancock 16:th John ?Asty 16:th M:r ?Walter
?Wild a 16:th John ?Chaston 16:th David Sidney a 16:th Thomas
Davies 16_th Richard Adams 16:th this depo;t an 8:th And knoweth
not Who are the owners of y:e Jonathan and Abigaill saving he
hath heard M:r Morley say that M:r Brandling and M:r Hoopers are

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parties in this suite are two of his owners but of what parts hee knoweth not nor
hath heard Aalis nescit rendere.

Ad 4 et 5 deponit that at the time or times of treating for y:e ffreighters
of the sd shipps Jonathan and Abigail (sic) Owen and David this depot and the
sd Morley knew that there was a generall Imbargoe upon all English
shipps and a generall impresse for all seamen. And saith this depot
agreed with the sd caryll that hee and or the rest of said ffreighters should
procure a lycense and proteccon for the sd shipps and mens the said voyage
and they bringing the papers predeposed being as the sd Carykk
alwayes affirmed a lycense and proteccon, this deponent then signed the Charterparty and not before, And he beleeveth
and is well assured that the sd Morley did the like.

And saith the
saidproteccons were signed (James) and the Anchor (a Seale)
was put to the topps or heads of them. And this deponent saith
that had the said proteccons bin sufficient (which this depot
and the sd Morley never beleeved they were in regard the sd
Caryll would not procure them a lycense to ?neere y:e Kings XXXX
the Generalls would not have impeded the voyage by the impresse
of their men and ordering the said shipps back againe to this
River, And the sd passes or papers are in the hands of M:r Sukly
the Procter. A alr referendese ad predeposta nescit XX

Ad 6 et 8 rendit that the sd Caryll. Bell, Perry and Thirsby and XXXXXX y:e sd ?Caryll did at
Greenewich and London after the obtaining the sd passe and
before and after the sealing of y:e Charterparty Interr declare
and affirme that the sd lycence and proteccon. would cleare
them from being hindered or molested in their said voyage. And the
said ffreighters nor any of them did not promisse to pay the
Charges of fitting and preparing, or of victualling the said shipp.
or to pay the mariners wages in case the said shipps or any
of them should bee stopped or hindered in their said voyage. Et
alr nescit rendere.

Ad 8 et 9 rendit that the Owen and David os of y:e burthen
of about 200 tonns or thereabouts the Jonathan and Abigail
about 250 tonnes and this deponents freight for this voyage
would have amounted to 1200:li or thereabouts and the ffreight
y:e Jonathan and Abigail about 1500:li as hee beleeveth. And saith
that y:e voyage in question is usually made in five or
six monthes, And saith that the sd ship Owen and David cost this depot
about ?1800Li sterln and hee bought her before this voyage namely about about twelve moneths time. And saith
the said shipps Owen and David and the Jonathan and Abigail
had not bin fitt for the voyage in question unles they had
bin reparied and fitted in the same Conditon she went downe
int to the buoy and Nore. But as to the particular repaires and summes
of money expended he saith they are entred and mencconed
in his ship booke which booke he shall be ready to produce for
y:e informacon of Court when required thereto. And the Jonath
and Abigall with her tackle apparrell and furniture hee judgeth

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to bee worth 1400:li or 1600:li sterling And saith the said shipps
if either of them goe upon another voyage must bee ?new
caulked rigged and graved, snd severall other things done
which are wanting and will bee but necessary. Aalr nescit
renera.

Ad 10 rendet that in the time of peace three pounds
five shillings have bin usually paid per tonne. And soe much
this depo:t hath had per tonne having bin severall
times the voyage Interr. But are not then at halfe the
Charges for wages as they are now at. Hee remembreth
not what hee made the last voyage with his shipp which
voyage Was about two yeers since. Etalr nescit rendera

Ad 11. 12. et 13 rendit That he is to beare and Eigth part of
the whole shipps Charges being the owner as aforesaid of an
8:th . And saith that hee is to pay and hath paid for marriners
wages fitting and setting out the sd shipp Owen and David ?according
to the Note thereof which hee now leaves. And he also
leaveth a Note of the quantities qualities and prices of the provisions
of the said ship and what were spent by y:e shipps company to which
herefforth himselfe having compared them with his said ?note
and made them to agree in every particuler. And saith hee
had an adventure consisting of woolen Manufactury, stuffes,
and other goods. but the perticulers and quantities he now remembreth
not but saith the same may beknowne by his cockets remaining
in the Custome house. some part of his Adventure yet on board
and some on shore, and denieth that ever hee
since the sd shipps returne ever proffered to sell any of his clothes
or other part of his Adventure for losse or otherwayes and did
suffer dammage as hee is an Eigth part of the sd shipp Et
alr nescit rendere neiscit quid credat.

Ad 14 renat that he beleeveth the goods mencconed in the
bills of lading were lading on board the ship the Jonathan
and Abigail Interr and knoweth the firme of Thomas
Morley thereto to bee of his the sd Thomas his
handwriting And saith hee hath heard M:r Richard Perry
and some others of y:e ffreighters acknowledge that they
had received all their goods from on board the Jonathan
and Abigail according to the bill of lading And as to the severall
parcells of goods and quantities and qualities laden aboard the Owen and David hee
refereth himselfe to the Bills of lading signed by him upon
the receipt of those goods contents and Qualities not knowne
all which are returned againe to the sd ffdreighters save
100 slabbs of lead Which lieth yet on board at the
request of M:r Daniell Edwards etalr nescit.

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Ad 15 Rendit that M:r Suckly has y:e order Interr and
has a copy now about him. there is mot any command
therein to pay y:e mariners wagaes. Et alr salvis prodepstis
nescite deponets

Ad 16 et 17 rendat that some of his mariners were hired
by the voyage others by the month, and one with another hee
reconeth their wages to bee about fifty shill a man per month.
And saith that two or three of his said men were hyred
about a weeke or tenn dayes before the sd shipps Went out from
Bugbys hole, In time of peace hee saith it is usuall to hire men
at Halfe pay in the River of Thames, until their falling
downe to Gravesend and untill they shall bee cleared there.
There was noe ffreight to bee paid according to y:e Charter
party untill the shipps returne. Onely primage and Average
at the delivery of y:e Goods at Archangell. Et alr nescit

Ad 18 rend:t that this depo:t and the said Morley advised the ffreighters
of some or one of them to goe to the ffleete as is Interr. andproffered to beare their Charges up and downe. And saith that M:r
Caryll and Bell came to London but whether they tooke
any Advice of merch:ts about that busienes hee knoweth not.
Et Alr nescit

Ad 19. 20 et 21. Rendat that these two sutes in his Judgmt are one
and the same, and the Charterparties are thesame saving the shipps
names y:e owners the burthen of y:e shipp the Masters names, number
of men. And hee beleeveth the determinacon. will bee one
and the same, M:r Suckly is proctor. S:r W:m Turner S:r Walter
Walker are Counsell for this depots owners. Morley is Examined on this
deponents owners behalfe, and this deponent on the sd Morleys hath
not had Communicaccon with any about this busienes, or his disposition
herein: Before this suite was commenced this depot on behalfe of his
owners proffessed to and would have left the decision of this busienes
to the award of any unconcerned merchts: the owners hee saith are
not to pay any thing to the ffreighters as to any losse or dammage
in regard as hee saith these ffreighters were not bound to lade any
goods on board, and also for that they failed in their lycense and
proteccon. And these Caryll and Edwards hee saith many times
declared to this dep:t and the s:d Morley that they had bought
the hreatest part of y:e goods the yeare before and could not
shipp them of that yeare. As to the ffreight and damages
sued for by this suite he referreth them to the determinaccon
of y:e law: And saith that hee beleeveth that he came from the buoy in the
Nore in three or ffowre days space. to Ratcliffe Chaine. And saith the sd
ffreighters neversent a boate or bills of lading to take away their said
goods untill they were by order from this Court summoned to appeare
and show cause why they would not ffetch away their goods &
pay this depot and his owners their Charges. And M:r thirsby he saith
XXX:t before y:e sd processe was issued out said that the shipp was a
good warehouse for their goods. Etalr nescit

THOMAS ANDREWS [His signature]

Repetit coram dre
lloyd. SaXX XXXX Edwardo Browne not. pubb.

Case: Rex vs. the St Peter, of which Rasmas was master: Deposition: Sven Rasmusond, XXXX, of Sweden

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Dmus M:r Rex con Navem y:e S:t Peter)
suon Rasmas est magister)

XXXX XXXX$$Sug Interriys in proppario XXXXXX

I:us SVEN RASMUSOND Master (and in SuoXia Navarchus dicte
navis annos agens 50:ta ant XX rirter testis producent et JuruXXX
dicit et deponit proXtxxx

Ad j:n 2 et reliqua Interria deponit that hee will knoweth the
Interr shipp S:t Peter, and hath sailed in and bin M:r of her for
one yeere last past, during all which time she hath
belonged to Masterland in Sweden, and to subjects of the said King,
And saith his owners and their parts are as followeth viz:t. Hanco
Croosen of Masterland owner of one eigth part. Hanco Martinson of
Stockholme of an Eigth part, Olock Tromon of Stockholme of an Eigth
part John ffrick of Stockholme also of an Eigth part, and this deponent
of the other halfe part of the said shipp, all subjects and natives
of his Majesty of Sweden, and Eminent Burgers of the Cities of
Masterland and Stockholme And saith that y:e foresaid Crooson is
a native and an Alderman of y:e City of Masterland aforesd, and the
other three are Burgers natives and Inhabitants of y:e City of
Stockholme and for and as such commonly accounted. And
saith the said shipp was about a yeare since built at
Masterland, by order of this deponent on behalfe of himselfe and y:e
rest of y:e foresaid owners. And saith that the said ship hath made
three voyages since y:e ?sd building. The ffirst was from ottenborow
in Sweden to Hamborow with Iron, Pitch, & XXXlis, ad from thence to Masterland
with salt. The second was from Masterland with Herrings to
Stockholme, and there this depo:t tooke in a lading of Pitch, tarr,
Iron and some Dealeboards, for and to bee delivered at this
city of London to Charles Marisco a merchant here, And saith the
same were laded at Stockholme by Jacob Mumma, Abraham
Mumms, Abraham Veruson all Inhabitants in and XXXX
of Stockholme, for their owne account consigned to and to bee delivered the foresd
Charles Marisco, and the quantities and qualities were as followeth twenty thhree
lasts of tarr, twenty lasts of pitch, ffive hundred shipp pounds
of Iron. Every shipp pound conteining three hundred w:t of Iron
and ffive hundred DEales being his whole shipps lading. And
saith noe part of his lading belongeth to any of the subjects of y:e ffrench King or King of Denmark or any in Enmity with this
Crowne. And saith that there was noe ffrench Dutch or Danish
ffactor or supra Cargo aboard his said ship the foresd voyages
or y:e voyage in question where in hee was seized. And at seizure
of y:e sd shipp he saith hee had with himselfe and his Company
consisted of Eight mariners all natives of and hired by this depo:t
at Masterland in Sweden aforesd, and subjects of the sd King. Nor XXX XXXX
live in any of y:e Dominions or territoryes of y:e ffrench King Dane or
States of y:e United provinces. And saith that y:e papers and writings at
the sd shipp were delivered to y:e Captaine of the ffXXXXXXX who XXXXXXXXXX
of of Yarmouth as he was comming with his sd ship and lading to
London, and afterwards the sd shipp was sent up into y:e river of Thames
and is there now remaining. And saith there was noe papers or
writings burnt, torne, concealed or any wayes made away. And saith

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?y:e foresaid seizure happened on the 12:th instant And saith
that at his sd siezure he declared to y:e Captaine of y:e vessell that tooke
him that his said shipp belonged to Masterland
and that hee was to goe with his ship and lading to Ostend, and
showed him his passe which hee had on board purporting soe
much, ffearing the seizor might have bin ffrench, Dutch,
or Danish man being very darke in y:e night which passe they did clourably that they might
thereby gett through the Sound. And saith she had at her
sd
seizure and never ?caried any but y:e Swedish fflagge or ?poles nor
ever had any other on board her, And saith that there were noe goods
betweene the said shipps docks she having but one deck. at the time of her said seizure,
and that the sd shipp is of the burthen of about 60 lasts and hath
bin M:r of her ever since her building at Masterland as aforesaid
And lastly saith that for the lading in question hee signed bills of
lading all of one tene:r as they are found in And taken out of y:e said ship
by the seizor Et Alr nescit

SVEN RASMUSSEN [His signature]

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The Godliffe and upon such his comming aboard hee declared that hee was to have
y:e said shipp up in to Chichester river by the said ?Bearnes order And the pilot endeav:ring
to effect it ran the said shipp aground where she stuck soe fast that she lay aground
about fourteene or ffifteene days together. Although y:e sd Bearne and Company
heard over board severall and very many tonns of wine to lighten the sd
shipp endeavouring thereby to get her off, And saith that whilst she soe
lay aground severall people came and carried wine in caskes which they brought
with them away and dranke and embezled a very considerable quantity namely about 30 tonns as he concebeing parte of y:e shipps XXXX, to y:e
great dammages of y:e sd owners. And saith that the sd shipp lyeth about two houres
every tide affloate and her under deck is risen up a great deale and y:e Main mast
hee saith riseth every tide about a ffoote and halfe and she is in soe leaky and
bad a condiccon that hee questioneth whether she will ever get to sea againe. All
which is occasioned by y:e foresaid seizure. Et alr nescit

Ad 10:d deponit that y:e foresaid Michael Sansier was suddenly confined as a prisoner
And was kept in custody by the means of y:e said Borne and his Complices under
The pretence of being a Holland:r. Et alr nescit

Ad 11. 12. 13. Et 14. Nescit et preparto sua neve

Ad 15 nescit that y :e sd Borne and Company kept y:e M:r of y:e Godliffe and her Company
In Custody two monethes together or thereabouts after y:e said seizure and would
Not allow them XXX Inck or paper to write to any ffreind Nor suffer any man
To goe ashore but with a keeper. Et alr nescuit

Ad alr discit predeposta sua de vero

Signum dei F H Philippi (His mark)

Idem super allone dat. 11:o Decembris 1666

Ad primum nescit salvis subscriptis

Ad 2 deponit that y:t voyage in question is irst voyage that hee hath made in the sd
Shipp Godliffe which was from Ostend to Nants and had she not bin
Seized she had returned thether Againe Et alr nescuit

Ad 3 et 4 arles deponit that y:e aclate John Johnson was none of y:e shipps company
The voyage in question. And came on board Captaine Berbeaty y;e Cowes and at Chichester y:e sd Johnson came often onboard y:e Godliffe and hath staid there severall
Days together by y:e meanes and at y:e request of y:e sd Bearne and in his service as hee
Conceiveth. A alre nescuit

Ad 5 arlum deponit that some time after y:e said shipp came into Chichester one Capt
Bradshaw said to bee an officer of his matys Customshouse came on board y:e sd
Shipp and sealed up the hathces of y:e said shipp in order to and for preservaccon
Of y:e goods from ffarther plunder, And the said Bradshaw sealing up also a lile
Doore wherein y:e potts of sweet ?muskes were put y:e sd Johnson said that hee would
Broke open those seales XXX they are not worth a fart (sic) I will put downe my breeches
And shitt upon them or hee spake in words to y:t effect. And saith that a ffattman
One of y:e privateers owners as hee supposeth brooke up y:e said doore and y:e said Johnson
Or some of y:e XXX Company tooke away y:e said ?sweetmeets and onshore namely at the house of one Egbert an
Alehouse keeper in sicklesham this depot. Saw y:e sd Johnson break open y:e caskes of sweetXXts
Whereon y:e foresd Bradshaw had put his said seale. A Alr nescit

Ad 6 deponit that y:e aclate Joseph ?Verflett is one of y:e shipps Company and is a married
Man, and supposeth him to dwell either in Bridges or Osetnd. Et alr nescit.

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severall people came with potts

XXXX

Super allon XXXXXXX

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Ad 7 deponit that there is noe such person belonging to or one of y:e Godliffes
Company XXX XXXX Mays. But saith there is one Matheas who us Carpenter of her et alr
Nesuit

Ad 8 rent that y:e aclate ?Casher is one of y:e Company of y:e God liffe and was hired
At Bridges and is said to bee a native of ?RoesBrooker. Et alr nesuir

Ad 9 deponit that y:e aclate ?Arrionson was hired at Ostend and served in the sd
Shipp about 3 monthes before y:e said seizure. Et alr nesuit

Ad 10 deponit y:t y :e aclate Claes Brookehhosen is stiersman of y:e Godliffe and
Lives at and is a burger of Bridges and a subiect of y:e King of ffrance
Et alr nesuit

Ad 11 deponit that The aclate Mary Bashee came as a passenger in y:e sd shipp
From Nants and was to goe to fflanders. Et alr nesuit

Ad 12 deponit y :t y :e aclate Peter Johnson was also a passenger and came sick aboard
Y:e sd shipp at Nants and paid to XX XXX XXXX A alr nesuit

Ad 13 deponit that y:e aclate George Jacobson is a Dunkirker borne, but hee lived
And liveth in Newport in fflanders, Et Alr nescuit.

Ad 15 deponit that hee well knoweth y:e aclate Lodwick Wittenburgh who has lived
As he supposeth all his time and is a native of Bridge. Et alr nesuit

Ad 16 nescuit salvis predeportis

Ad 17 deponit that hee hath seene y:e sd Boarne and Company beate and abuse y:e
Godliffs Company and kept them in awe and feare and under restraint. Et alr nescuit

Ad 18 deponit that hee hath heard the said Bearne declare that whether y:e Godliffe
And he lading were free or unfree hee would keepe them about fower or five weekes
Before XX could bee cleared. Et alr nesuit

Ad 19 deponit that y:e Godliffe was visited and dismissed by y:e Captaine of y:e Bredah
Upon y:e rusall of y:e papers. Et alr nesuit

Ad 20 dicit predeporta per ?um XX vera

XXXX [His signature]

Repeated cum XXXX XXX
Dr Mills

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. Johannes ?ffrole, of Wapping, in the parish of White Chappell

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ffirstly et ?Ancher ?cord Hunt produit: X 23:o Januariij 1666 Incta XX

Super allons prodict no: ex part Naut

3. JOHANNES ?FFROLE de Wapping in parisco s:tX MaXXX Matsellon
als White Chappell in CoXX MXXX de Disteller , natXXX
XXXX de sent XXX arle armes agens ?28 ant XX XX XX

Ad primum nescit salvis sunscriptus

Ad 2:x3 et 4. nescuit

Ad 5. 6. et 7. arles deponit that y.e shipp y:e Rosebash aclate capt Hunt

XXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Henricus Thurston, of XXX, Colchester, Essex

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XXXX et XXXXX Reeves et alies)
Cheeke Suckly)

Septime ffebruarij 1666 Juxta X
super allone ex parte dict Haberdine et socioram.

Examinatus.

HENRICUS THURSTON de ?Nivenhos prop Colchester in Com Essex Nauta, annos
agens 43 ant XX XXXter testis productus et Juratus dicit et deponit
prXnt seq:r (vizt.)

Ad primum arlum deponit that he well knew y:e aclate shipp the Hester, and too
know her for XXX y:e time of her building which was at Colchester to the time
of her being cast away about three or foure yeers since a boat Whitby as hee
hath bin credibly informed and verily beleeveth. And saith that when y:e said
shipp set forth upon y:e voyage wherein she rundowne which was from
Wivenhoe to Sunderland or Newcastle she was XXXX with her said lading
of reales the summe of ffive hundred pounds at least, sterling mony.
And this deponent saith that was y:e said shipp now in being and in as good
a condiccon as she was litle before or upon her said running downe
this depot would give five hundred and fifty pounds XXXXX for her, and
if hee gave for her six hundred pounds hee saith hee should have an
indifferent good penniworth. The premisses hee deposeth and knoweth to bee
true for that hee has bin a master of a shipp these twenty yeares last
or thereabouts and having gad parts and shares in and bought
and sold many shipps and thereby well skilled in shipping and acquainted
with y:e vallues of them. And saith that after y:e said shipp Hester was gone
from hence upon the voyage wherein she was ran downe as a fore said
this depots brother ?Seth Thurston bought a ?q:r part of y:e said vessell of M:r Giles
Wigener after y:e rate of 500:li sterling for y:e whole shipp. considering the
said shipps stock and disburses of y:e said shipp upon y:e said voyage Et alr nescit

Ad 2 necuit

d 3 nescuit

Ad 4 nescuit not having seene y:e Johns Advantage before or since y:e reparaccons
but once

Et dicit prodeporta sua ista XXXat

HENRY THURSTON [His signature]

Repetit coram Dr Baldwin saXXXXte

Case: Ffrisby & Archer con XXXX: Deposition: 4. Williamus Grainger, of Elmore, Gloucestershire, sailor

ffrisby et Archer con:a XXXeint)
Cheeke Suckly)

Septimo ffebrurarij 1666 Juxta XX
super allone ex parte dicti Hunt

4. WILLIAMUS GRAINGER PAROA de Elmore in Com Gloucesteren Nauta, annes
agens ?fere 30:t testis product et Jurat dictit et

Ad primum et 2 arles deponit that y:e shipp y:e Rosebush aclate was in or about
y:e month of November 1665 aclate at Portsmouth aclate and was there
bound for ffalmouth to take in pilchards to proceede with them to
severall ports and places in y:e Streights where they could meete with y:e
best market, and to returne for England upon a merchandizing voyage
for accompt of English merchants. And that then the said ffrisby and
Archer were in very poore and thinn cloathes for such a voyage
and as hee understood very bare of mony, and at their request and
instance and in compassion and pity as hee conceiveth of their low and meane

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condiccon the sd M:r Hunt shipped them on board the said shipp to serve in the said
voyage outwards and back for London where the voyage
was to end, And the said Hunt shipped the said ffrisby Carpenter
(although hee was sickly) and y:e said Archer marriner y:e said
voyage. and they the said ffrisby and Archer accordingly ca,e on board
were hired in the fight and knowledge of this deponent who was
mate of y:e said shipp. Et alr nescit not being present at their
hireing or of their promises they made. Nor knoweth what wages,
they were to have.

Ad 3 et 4 deponit that y:e said shipp accordingly proceeded ?to ffalmouth
and tooke in a lading of pilchards there, and went thence to
severall place in the streights and at Civita Vechia tooke in a
lading of Brimstone to bee brought for London for y:e use of his
Majority the King of England. And saith that y:e said ffrisby was
very sickly in the beginning of y:e said voyage and could doe but
little serviice, and the said Archer was shortly after y:e beginning
of y:e said voyage very ill, and soe bare of cloathes that y:e
M:r Henry Hunt did out of pity supply them of which hee knoweth being aboard and going y:e said voyage Et alre. nescit

Ad 5. 6 et 7 arles deponit that y:e said shipp in her course of
proceeding went from Civita Vechia to zant and Zephalonia where
she tooke in Currance, and came thence back to Ligorne touching
at Messina, and while the said shipp was soe at Legorne y:e said
ffrisby and Archer went and staid on shore six or seaven dayes
and nights together drinking and ideling, and
soe neglected their duties aboard and the shipps busines. And
saith that five other of y.e said shipps Company keeping company
with the said ffrisby and Archer the M:r went ashore and as this
deponent hath bin credibly informed went to y:e English Consull
and complained of his said men and of y:e man of y:e house that
harboured them, And saith they they all seaven being some time
kept prisoners three of them came on board and y:e Captaine entertained them
but y:e said ffrisby and Archer, and two others staid behind, and
came not afterwards on board, although they came neere
to y:e waterside as y:e said three persons who returned aboard told
this depo:t and who might have come aboard in y:e said shipps boate
with y:e other three if they had pleased being at liberty, and y:e
shipps boate then ashire And saith that by reason of y:e said ffrisbys
desertion of his said shipp, the said Hunt was forced to hire another
carpenter in his stead, and by reason of y:e disertion of y:e said shipp
by y:e said ffrisby and Archer and y:e other two, (the Cooper and the Gunners mate
who also staid ashore) y:e shipps strength was much abated. Et alr nescit

Ad Interria

Ad primum renat that hee is going in a merch:t man called y:e Merryland XXXX
bound for Barbery and is mate of her, and is worth little, and this depot?s
wife and y:e producent call Cozens which is a ?farrest is not other wife related to him

Ad 2 rendt that while they y:e said ffrisby and Archer while they were onboard and untill their
going ashore at Leghorne. did indifferently well performe their duties
And saith hee ?saiv noe mony padi them. Et alr nescit

Ad 3 nescit.

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Ad 4:d ?rendit noava proparta sua alr nescit

Ad 5 deponit that y:e said M:r Hunt was y:e meanes by applying as aforesd
to y:e English consull that they the said ffrisby and Archer were sett at
liberty with y:e rest whether their reckoning were paid or noe. And
soe they might also have come onboard aswell as y:e other three
Et alr XXXXX predeporta nescuit

?SSITT GRAINGER [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. ffrancisens ?DowXX, of Stepney, born in Dublin, Ireland

XXX coram?dmo ?Juditan pXXte
y:e Ar=cani XXXXX
XXXX et Codd con Vander?zipps)
Chester & Suckly)

XXXXXX ffebruary 1666
Super libelle ey parte ?dcorum Brett et Codd

1. FFRANCISENS DOWXX paroa de Stepney als Stebenheath natui in Civitate
Dublinien in Hibernia annos agens 46 et ultro. testis productas et
Juratus dicit et deponit proXX ?seq:r

Adprimamet 2. arles deponit that y:e aclate George Codd a native of
?Wrexford in Ireland and a subiect of his Majesty of England, had and obtained lres
or marque from his majesty of England then at y:e ?Sparr in Germany bearing
date in August 1654, wherby the said Codd was authorized to bee Captaine
of a ffrigatt, or private man of warr, called the Loyall James and to take
such shipps and goods as did then belong to his said Majestys then rebellious subjects
of England and other his dominions, Which Commission this deponent hath seene
and read, and knoweth that y:e same was signed by y.e King of England King Charles
y.e second that now is, having had a Commission also himselfe from his said Majesty
y:e right and lawfull King of England and ?of ?the jis Matyes
Dominions and countryes then usurped from him. Et alr salvis ?XXXX quXXX nescuit

Ad 3 deponit that y:e aclate Capt Codd proceeded to sea having fitted and armed out
his said shipp y:e Loyall James for his said Imployment) by virtue of his said ?Comon
out of of the harbour of Brest in ffreance, and did surprize
and take two English shipps betweene y:e lands End and ?Mounte
buy, the one called the Alice of Topsham of y:e burthen of about
thirty five tonns, whereof one Browne ?Morrys was master, then laden with
oyle and other goods from Mayorca, bound for y:e Port of Topsham, and
belonging to English merchants, and the other the John of Plymouth laden
with salt oyle and other goods bound for Plymouth, and belonging
to merchants of that place. The premisses hee deposeth being resident
sometimes and y:e greater part at Brest X and sometimes at Port Lewis
in ffrance, ad saw y:e privateer y:e Loyall James fitted out upon that designe
and saw y:e XXXXXXX of y:e said two shipps in his Majestys Court
of Admiralty in Brest of which he shall speake more hereafter. Et
alre XXX in subsequen. nescuit.

Ad 4. 5. 6. et 7 arles deponit that there was y:e time aclate peace and
amity betweene the Kings of England and Spaine and their respective
Subjects, And saithh that Martin Clauson Vanderzippe aclate did about the time
aclate sett forth a shipp of warr called y:e Leopaldus Lieven van ?Jore Commander
from XXXX under a Commission obtained of ?my:x King of Spaine for y:e
takeing and surprizeing y:e shipps and goods of y:e enemyes of y:e Crown of
Spaine as hee conceiveth of which shipp y:e said Clauson Vanderzippe was owner, and for
and as such commonly accounted and reputed. And saith that y:e said

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captain Lieven van Ipre, with his said shipp seized and violently tooke from
y:e said Captaine Codd the said two shipps (although hee had held y:e possession
of them severall dayes together.) and their respective ladinge and
carried the same two Rnglish shipps into Ostend, where there was a publique
sale and vendition of them and their respective ladings made by y:e
said Clauson, and y:e mony or proceeds of y:e said shipps and ladings came
to y:e hands if y:e said Martin Clausib, and was by him or his order ?disposed
And saith that about halfe a yeere XXXX to his best remembrance this depo:t
having bisones of his owne at Pftene spake to y.e aclate Martin Clauson
about the seizures of y:e foresaid two shipps by y:eLeopardus, and the said
Clauson then acknowledged that hee had made sale of two Englishe shipps
and their ladings seized as aforesaid by y:e Leopardus, of which XXX this depo:t
know y:e said Clauson to bee owner or a great part owner, and in which
this deponent afterwards sailed almost three yeers together in the service
and employment of y:e said Vanderzippe. Et alr nescuit.

Ad 8:d. 9:d et 10:d arles deponit Et decit that y.e said Codd upon the said Captaine
of y:e said two English shipps Alice and John, possessed himselfe of y:e said
shipps papers, and did upon y:e ?same and other evidences bring y:e same
to Judgement in his said Majesty's Court of Admiralty in Brest whereof y:e XXXXX
Thomas Holder of y:e sd XXXX was Judge and the said two shipps and their respective ladings were
found to bee good prize and were according by condemned this deponent
being then present at and taking notice of y:e premisses. And saith that
the two sentences annexed were and are as hee verily beleeveth the true
Copies of y:e said sentences of Adjudicaconn or condemnaccon, and knoweth the
same XX bee wholy writtena nd subscribed by Ben: Johnson, then REgister
of y:e said Court of Admiralty. with whose handwriting this deponent is very
well acquainted having often seene him write and received very many ?lres
from him. And saith that it was y:e use and Custome of y:e Court of Admiralty aclate to
condemne all such shipps and ladings as were taken by y:e Kings Com.X aclate XX
sett out by the Captaine or other owners, And soe hee saith y:e aclate shipp y:e
Loyall James was sett fitted and equipped out by y.e said Codd and XX ?Dillex on
behalfe of themselves and y:e rest of y:e owners, And saith that deducting
tenths and fifteenths to y:e King and Duke of Yorke the owner of y:e man of warr
is to have one third part, the Victualler another third part, and y:e Captaine
and Company the other third, of all prizes Et alre referende ?sead Jura
et consuetudines aclate et ?deas sententias et ?contenta in XXXXXquorXXXXXX nescit.

Ad 13 aclos deponit that he knoweth the aclate Captaine Ignatio ?Breth
But cannot depose to y:e Contents of these arles but by hearesay, and by
y:e relaton of others.

Ad 14 arlum deponit that hee hath seene a lre from y:e said Clauson Vanderzippe
to y.e said Capt Brett desireing him to cometo Ostend to treat with him aboaut y:e
dammages done to his y:e said Bretts shipp And soe saw y:e same about three
or fowre yeers since. And beleeveth it to bee in y.e hands of S:r Anthony
?Massry. And the said Brett went over as hee understood, and was then
abused. and returned without any satisffaction and to make and Escape least hee should loose his life ?there. Et alre nescit.

Ad Interria

Ad primum rend:t that hee liveth neere Ratcliffe Crosse in Stepney parish and hath
lived there neere these five yeares last, and come that y:e request of S:r Anthony
de

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de Massry XXX Captaine Dillob was not of y:e said Codd or Bretts shipps Company
and is not to have any share in y:e prizes or money that shall or should bee recovered
by y:e said Codd ag:t and from y.e said Vanderzippe, And is worth as hee conceiveth
ffive hundred pounds XX his debts paid Alr nescit

Ad rend:t that y:e sd Codds Com:on was signed by y:e King that now is Charles y:e 2;d and to his
best remembrance was in lattin, and in parchment, and y:e said Codd had y.e translacon
thereof in English which this rend:t hath read. And hath not bin promised
pr received any thing for his testimony herein. Et alr nescit salvis predeportas

Ad 3 rend:t that he knoweth y:e said Vanderzipp to bee an owner of y:e Leopardus
Interr by his corresponding with him severall yeares before y:e seizure
of y:e two English shipps in question, And by his being imployed by y.e
said Vanderzippe and sailing in the said shipp Leopardus upon the said
Vanderzipps account three yeers together or thereabouts not long after
y:e seizure of the said shipps Alice and John as aforesaid and being
made privy and acquainted with y:e said Vanderzipps concernes in the
said shipp. Which shipp Leopardus was bought by y:e said Vanderzipp XXXX
as this dep:t (who was then there resident) was credibly reported of one
Capt John Daniells and his partners but for what summe hee remembreth
not, Als nescit salvis predeportas.

Ad 4 rend:t that hee was not in Ostend as aforesd at y:e sale of y:e said shipps
and ladings, and soe knoweth not y:e particulers of goods or tackles sold.
saving that one David Mosses, who was a purser of y.e Leopardus at y:e time
of y:e seizure of y:e said two English shipps and was acquainted with and know
of thier fates and of y:e sale of their respective ladings told this depo:t.
that the said shipps and ladings were Exposed to sale by y.e said Vanderzippe
and y:e momeys or preceeds thereof came to y.e said Vanderzipps
hands XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX And saith that y:e said Lieven van?Spre had a
Comon as hee is fully persuaded from y.e King of Spaine. And that y:e said
shipps by vertue thereof were seized and afterwards condemned by
a Court in fflanders
Et alr salvis prodiportis nescit.

Ad 5XXXX salvis predeports. ad quo servefors

FFRANCIS DXXXX [His signature]

Repit coram M:r Petro Land
SXXX pnto Ed:d Browne XXXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Adam Magerl, XXXX

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XXXX XX ?Key and XXXX the XXXXX (XXXX Martins)
Tyson XXXX of XXXX) X con ?Dourke or XXXXX)

Seyto Marty 1666

Super allegaconn aclate ex
parte dictram dourker et XXXX
sat et XXXXX XXXXX annXXX
examiniatis.

I. ADAM MAGERL Dominus XXXXX XXXX a ?Searvant
annos agens 32 ant XXXXXX, testis.

Ad 1. 2. 3. 4.et 5 nescit XXXX XXXXXXXX

Ad 6. 7. 8. 9. et 10 arles et XXXXXX eidem allegationi annexat XXX XXX
arles XXXXXX in ?tempore XXXX exXXXXis XXXXX deponit a diXX
that hee being secretary of Master Lienberg Resident in London
?of this Nation of Sweedden, and privie to his dispatches and XXXX of lres
from abroad, well knoweth the hands of ?Master Apple?baum mentioned
in the said XXth article (who herewith was and is Envoy extraordinary for the
said King at the Hague) and that the first ?schedule was sent
from the said ?Master Applebaum to the said ?heer Resident, and received
by him in due time after the date, and was and is of the and of ?the
Secretary of the said ?Master Applebaum well known to this deponent
and fXXXXd by ?Master Applebaum himselfe. And ?this the said XXXXX
lre or XXXXXX was alsoe XXX from the XXXXXX XXXXXXX subject
to the said Resident touching the said shipp the XXXn, and by him ?duely
received before XXX XXXX of the XX ?shipp, and the XXX XXX XXX such XXXX
now and one XXXXXX of ?Pomeraniafor the said King, and further
that the said then Resident after received the third XXXXX as XXX XXX from the ?said
Martin and ?Joachim ?Dunker, and that the XXXX was by him received in
or about September XXXX and was by their ?dutymann by his order present
to the XXX XXXX in this XXXX, and saith then the XXX was and is a time
XXX of the XXXX in the ?Master had aboard as the time of XXXX
from XX Martin and Joachim Dunker, and received the
?fifth XXXX from the Regents aclate mentioned in the tenth article,
and for the XXX and plXXX of the XXates hee refereth himselfe to
the said XXXX XXXXX, and the XXXXX and shipp XXX
the XXX mentioned in the XXXX Et alr nescit

Ad 11:nd deponit hee hath knowne the said Joachim Dunker
about twelve yeares and so long XXXX was acquainted
and lodged and XXX in the XXX XXXX wth him in the Ministrie of Tubingn (sic)
in Germany, for about two yeares XXXX, and then hee was accompted
a ?Stralsunder ?vizt a native of Stralsund in Pomerania in the
dominion of the King of Sweden, and he and his ?said XXXX are
accompted Burgers of Stralsund and subiects of the said King, alr nescit

Ad 12 hee the said master was and is alsoe accompted of Stralsunden, and
subiect of the said King, and referrs himselfe to the saod alr ?aforesd

XXXX XXXXXX [His signature]

XXXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Martinnus Tyson, of Stralsund, Pomerania

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2. MARTINNUS TYSON ffock de Baxx prope Stralseunden
in Pomerania, Navarrtus distr navis XX liefde, annos natus
49 aut du rXXXXX testis.

Ad primum 2. 3. 4. et arles dicte allegaconis deponit that the said ship shipe was
provided of tackle, apparell, rigging and furniture at the proper costs and
XXXXX of Joachim Dunker and Martin Dunker, who dwell in Stralsund
in Pomerania in the Dominions of the King of Sweden, and were and are
XXXXX of 15 sixteenth parts of hee and this deponent owner of the other
sixteenth XXXX and master of wth said provisions and furniture XXXX t?tym
in and cost them 7500 gilders, wch hee knoweth for ?that hee this deponent
is XXXX of himselfe and the said other owner disbursed and paid the moneys
to workman and materiall men; After wch fitting and furnishing this dep:t
and company of mariners set saile and departed with all in ballast from
Amsterdam (whether hee was brought from XXXdam) in or about the beginning
of September last for XXXXXX in Norway to lade deales for the said owner
XXXX accompt for Cadiz in Spaine, and in about the end of the said month
of September they arrived at SwXXXXX, where this deponent wth the proper
XXXges of the said Dunskins and of himselfe owners aforesaid bought and
laded about 5500 deales, and yyyy masinXXX for the said owners average, and
after ?wch lading namely at or about the eigth of October last, this
deponent and company of mariners departed with the said shipp and lading
from XXXand and steered course for Cadiz aforesaid with
XXXX there XXXX of XX the said ?serges for accompt aforesaid, XXX
coming off the coast of Brittany they were by storme and tempestuous
weather, ?forced tym the said coast and to goe into S:t Maloe on or
about the twentieth of November last, where being he arrived, and the
winde XXXXX XXXX for Cadiz and this deponent finding a good
XXX did in S:t Maloe sell the said cargo of deales and XXXX for the
XXXX and accompt of himselfe and of his said two partners owners aforesaid,
and wth ?part of the XXXX thereof this deponent with the assistance of
Peter ?Pallint aclate bought them andladed abord XX for their owne accompt
six butts of oile and about 96 XXXX or yarnes of XXXXX under the make
in the margin: And saith that hee make use of the name of the said Pallint
in his bills of lading as laden of said goods to XXX and that if hee their
XXXXX didd in the XX XXX his partners and relations XXXX know to whom
XXXX reason charging the cost and what abt XXXXX the buying and lading,
and for the XXX XXX of this deponents XXXXX of death, they were
XXXX to the aclate Abryam von SyXXXXX or bridges, but
if XXX XXX hee intended (vt dictit) to XXXXX and sell them himselfe. And
XXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXX in the bill of lading for XXX XXX XXXX
XXX hym and for the said manner XXX XXXX appeal. Et alre nescit

Ad 6. 7. 8. 9 et 10 arles et XXXX XXXXX XXXX deponit that
he XXXXX the XXXX ?schedule to XX XXX
and XXXXX Applebaum and the subjects XXXX Master Appelboome marchant, and
XXXX

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Michael Neiburgh, de XXXX, sailor

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19:o die January 1666

MICHAEL NEIBURGH de LaXXX Nauta

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Ad 10:nd That this rend:t, a little before seizure was about three
or foure yeares East from Downes

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johes Boreman, of East Greenwich, Kent

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JOHES BOREMAN de East
Greenwich in Com Canty ?Generalis
annos agens 31 XXXXXX
XXXXX

Ad primum aclum deponit that for divers monthes last oast hee
hath bin and still it often was & XXXXX betweenen the majority of
England and y:e United Provinces y:e ffrench
King and King of Denmark, and this was & is true & commonly
knowne to be so, et alr nescit

The 2:nd aclum deponit That
the
beginning of the war betweene XXXXXXXXX of
England and the Ud States & ffrench King & King of Denmark
respectively, but subjects of England did grant Letters patents
under the great seale of ?Scotland XXXX power thereby to his right

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Trouls Neilson, of ?Larwick, Norway, sailor

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TROULS NEILSON de ?Larwick in Norway
Nauta XXX XX due navis y:e S:t Jacon de
Larwick, annos agens 29 aut nrter duit et
deponit prout seq:r virt.

XXXX
That hee the depo:t well ?knoweth the ship S:t Jacob now in controversy
and was M:r of her for about foure yeeres before her seizure
hereunder mentioned and saith, that during all that time she hath of
his knowledge bin imployed to bring Deales and great timber, spars & balkes
from Norway to XXXX on the account and XXX of the producent M:r
Edward ?Suny (commonly called Alderman XXXX) and M:r Edward Lee Deale
Merchant of London, and saith that in March last the said M:r?Lucy & M:r
Lee did by XXXXX the sd M:r Leeds servant their in
Norway but since come to London lade on board the sd ship S:t Jacob at
Larwick in Norway, about five or six XXXX XX of Timber ?ten
thousand and XX hundreds of Deales and about five or six hundred of small
balkes and about three hundred of sparrs and about forty XXXX of XXX
woods to be brought in the sd shipp from Larwick directly to this Port
of London

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?DANIELIS CROSSEKEYES [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Guilemis Mixon, of Ratcliffe, in XXXX

2:nd GUILEMIS MIXON de Ratcliffe in XXXX
XXXX XXXXogus annos agens 47 ant XXXXX
et deponit pront seq. XXXX

Ad primum aclaum Deponit et dictit That hee this depo:t
was one of the Company to wit Carpenter of y:e shipp Yourke XXXX
M:r the voyage in question four Newcastle to London & came XXX
her at Yarmouth about six weekes before her coming from Newcastle with her comonh her was XXX XXX XXX
and saith that ever since his coming onboard her the aclate Captain
Stanton has nin sole owner of her and her appurtenances by ?common
reputacon & as hee beleeveth et alr nescit.

Ad 2:nd aclum deponit That on the sd Thursday in XXXX XXXXX
sd ship Yourker being laden with coales came with a great fleete of ships consisting of XXX
their XXXX Convoyes) of about a hundred saile as hee judged them XXXX
of January ?haven & many of y:e XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
as well as the Yourker to London, and saith that amongst the XXXX XXXX

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mentioned in this cause came with the sd time from January haven
wch hee knoweth being then in sd ship Yourker and seeing the sd
fleete soe come out et alr nescit

Ad 3:nd et 4:nd aclos die Allegaconis deponit et dictit That all day on
Fryday bought next day after the sd ffleete soe came out the sd
other ship mentioned in this cause kept close to the side of
the sd ship Yourker and soe close that severall times there was XXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 5:nd aclum depo:t That by meanes of the s:d other shipps falling
fowle of ye Yourker as aforesd shee proved very leaky soe that
the water was imediately above the coales. and saith that this
depo:t her Carpenter & her Company wch XXXXXXX &
sailes & such things as were propper did as well as they could stop
her leakes, and did wth all industry ply her pumps and by
Gods blessing upon their great paines they kept her pritty cleare
of waters and brought her safe to London, but saith that shee
is too ?much damnifyed by the sd dysaster that ?the ?hoill cost her
sd owner above a hundred and ?thirty pounds
to repare her & make her as goods as shee was immediately before in sd
XXXXXX

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f. 147v.

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: 4. Adam Magerl, secretary of the Swedish Resident (in London)

P1100220
f. 152r.

12.o Martij 1666

4. ADAM MAGERL Dxx Residenti SuXXXX XX Secretis
annos XXX 31 ant de XXXX nescit productus

Ad septimum aclum dicte allegaconis XX ad primum XXXX annex XXXX
Teutonica scriptum ai tempore ains exXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX deponit that the aclate
Martyn Lyonberge, Resident here for his Matie of Sweden, since
thattime after the date thereof, received the said schedules or lre from the
aclate Mster Appleboom, Emssy Extraordinary for his said Ma:tie at
the XXXXX, w:ch hee knoweth for that hee this examinate was and is
secretary to the sais Resident, and in the ?qualitie XX the said lr
after the receiving and receipt thereof, and had is delivered to his han
by the said Resident to keep amongst other the like dispatches, and

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 5. Petrus Joy, merchant of London

P1100221
f. 152v.

5. PETRUS JOY civitatis London Mercator, annos natus 30:x
ant XXXXXXX.

P1100222
f. 153r.

XXXX

Case: Allexanderi Spittlebroot : Deposition: 1. Derrick Fransen, of XXXX, sailor

?Ad Allexanderi Spittlebroot de)
XXXX sw Cork pro XXXX the)
XXXXX et XXXXXXX)

15:o Martij 1666

Supra allegacone aclate ex XXX dicte
partXX XXXXXX XX nescit examinatus.

1. DERRICK FRANSEN civitatis XXXXXX Nauta, annos
natis 23 ant XX XXXXX testis

P1100223
f. 153v.

P1100224
f. 154r.

XXXX

Ad Interria

XXXXX [His signature]

Case: Allexanderi Spittlebroot : Deposition: 2. Adrianus de Vinck, of XXX, XXXX

19:o March
Supra allegacons prXXX

2. ADRIANUS DE VINCK civitatis NaviXXXX in XX XXXXX, annos natus
24 ant XXXXX testis.

P1100225
f. 154v.

XXXX

Ad Interria

XXXX

Case: The St Jacob of Larwick, Norway: Deposition: Thomas Ledisham, of London, factor

P1100226
f. 155r.

Touching the ship the S:t)
Jacob of Larwick, Troulis)
Neilson M:r)

20:o ffeburary 1666 XXX XX

THOMAS LEDISHAM of the citie of London, factor, aged 24 yeares
or thereabouts sworne before the
right wor:ll Leollin Jenkins D:r
of London Judge of the High Court
of the Admiraltie of England saith
and deposeth by vertue of his oath

P1100227
f. 155v.

P1100228
f. 156r.

THOMAS LEDISHAM [His signature]

P1100229
f. 156v.

P1100230
f. 157r.

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. William Curry, of Edinboro, Scotland, Merchant

P1100231
f. 157v.

Eadem XXX

2. WILLIAM CURRY of Edinboro in Scotland
Merchant, aged 23 or thereabouts sworne
as aforesaid deposeth as followeth vizt

P1100232
f. 158r.

P1100233
f. 157v.

XXXX

WILLIAM CURRY [His signature]

P1100234
f. 158v.

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P1100235
f. 159r.

ADRIAN VINCK [His signature]

P1100236
f. 159v.

[Blank Page]

P1100237
f. 160r.

NICHOLAS GARNIER habitans ?nisza Jurrum
de London BlackXXXX annos agens 23 ant
XXXX dictit et deponit proXX Leg. E vizt

P1100261
f. 172r

?18:th Mary 1666

JACOBUS ?DAM civitatis XXXXX XXX

P1100262
f. 172v.

Ad 4 aclum depont that of the said lading of the said shipp sixteene XXX
of XXXXX of the 4:th ?marker in the margin were laded for accompz and XXXX
the aclare Machael Vander Planck, sixteene of the fifty and sixty markeXXX
for accompt of the acclate Nicholas ?Badier and Stephen XXX XXXX, also
16 naggs of wooll of the 7 and 8:th for accompt of Martin XX XXXXXX XXX
Thomas?Molender aclate, and one roll of ?pictures of XXXX
Vanderplanck XXXX is a Merchant of Bridges and there dwelling XXXX
a citizen there, XXX for the rest of the persons aclate hee saith hee knoweth the XXX
not, ?bin refererreth himselfe XXX said bills of lading touching their XXXX
Et alr necit.

P1100263
f. 173r.
hee saith was all to be delivered at Bridges) and that noe subiect or
subiects of the ffrench king, king of Denmark of States of the
United Netherlands ....

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f. 174v.

and freights hee saith there would not nor was XXa any dXXXXX, for
the ladings there are appointed by the ?ContXXXXXX XXXX, XXX

P1100265
f. 175r.

there and was ?however acquainted with XX by the said Carkis ?Boove, at
whose house this deponent dined in his XXX XXX. And saith that hee
did not ?lade any money aboard this deponents said shipp XXX XXXX deponent
knoweth of, nor made this deponent acquainted with the lading, but...

P1100266
f. 175v.

P1100267

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P1100269
f. 177r.

?her XXX XXX and wXXXX XXXXX of to XXX XXXX XXXX to XXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Signed dn [MARK] ?Everson [His mark]

Case: The St Mary: Deposition 1. Jacob Rogiers, of XXX, fflanders, XXXX

XXXX the S:t Mary de ?NXXXXX)

29:o Martij 1667

Super ?Inter in XXXXX examinatus

1. JACOB ROGIERS de XXXX porto in fflandri a nauta
NavXXXXX dicta navXXXX the S:t Mary

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

*****

Case: The St Mary: Deposition 2. Johannes Creke, of XXX, fflanders, ?sailor

Eadem XXX

Super XXXX XXXX

2. JOHANNES CREKE civitatis XXXX porti in ffrandria nauta, XXXX
natus 40 XX XXXX XXXXX

P1100270
f. 177v.

Ad primm, 2 3. et 4:nd Interria deponit that XXXX knoweth
XXXX

P1100271
f. 178r.

this deponent first XXXX ?father a skipper using to XXXX XXX XXX
from fflabders, and now as a skipper in XXXX) hath XXXXX that
XXXX, and seeing such lading and XXXXXXX other said XXXXXXX, and
delivery of XXXX XXXXX in fflanders, of wines to greater quantities
than XXXX XXX laded at ?Bourdeauy, and for such as XXXX XXXX rge said
van ?Rym ?XXXck was and is commonly arranged, Et alr
nesit.

Ad Interria

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Case:: The Sampson of Gothenburg: Deposition: Olle Nilsen

XXXXX XXX the Sampson de Gottenburgh)
XXXX Olle Nilson XX XXX)

29:o Aprilis 1667.

OLLE NILSEN civitatis Gottenburgenis
Nauta, aetatis 28 ant XXXXX, juratus
coram XXXXili ciro dXX doctore Jenkins
JudiXXXX Curia, deponit XXX examinatus
viz:t

That in or about the beginning of January last past XX ?Wulf
and ?Lawrence Yong both XXXX XXX citizens and Mercahnts of GottenbergX
met there and treated with this deponent to goe M:r of a ship ?w:ch they
affirmed thex had bought with her lading of deales at ?Krugers in Norway of one XXXX Matson
?ther dwelling, and agreed with this examinate to XXX XXXX to fetch
her and her said ladeing and XXX masger of her. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

P1100272
f. 178v.

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to the Towerhouse in Gottenburgh, where the deponent

P1100273
f. 179r.

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXX [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Manuel Martinez de Figuerira, Master of the S:t James

MANUEL MARTINEZ DE FIGUEIRA Magr dicte navis the S:t
James, annos agens 49aut de XXX testis productus
et XXXXX et deponit XXX XXXX viz:t

Adprimum 2 et 3 Interia deponit et rendit that hee is master of the
said shipp the S:t James and hath soe bin ever since y:e nonth of December
last past, and came first on board her at y:e port of Lisbone. and this is y:e
first voyage that hee hath made with the said shipp since hee became
master of her. And saith the said shipp tooke in at Lisbone a lading or Cargoe of
goods, consisting of salt sugar, Cinnamon, oyles, XXXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXX and other
merchandizes to bee carries and transported in the said shipp S:t James from
Lisbon to Amsterdam there to bee delivered for accompt of
Portuguezes, And saith that the principall laders were ANTONIO CORREA
BRUNO & ?XENTO DE SILVIA BRAVO and

P1100274
f. 179v.

thereof he knoweth not neither can hee guesse not seing y:e
same, but remembrerg not to whom y:e same belong therein
referromg himselfe to his papers- And had noe more
provisions on board than what was for his owne Company
proporcconnable to his number of men and voyage. Arle nescit

Ad 5 rend:t et deponit that hee was shipped master of the said shipp
at Lisbib as aforesaid in December last by his foresaid owners
and his voyage was XXX XXXXX from Lisbone to Amsterdam and soe back
to Lisbone, where the voyage was to have ended, and was to have for
his wayges twelves ?Milkes per mensem And saithh that there has
bin ne Master of y:e said shipp this voyage but this depo:t
who became master of her as aforesaid

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

P1100275
f. 180r.

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Domingos da Costa, of S:t Jago, Portugal, sailor

Repetit coram dno XXXX XXXXX XXXX
XXXX Ed:du Browne Np:

Nono maij 1667

Super Interry pradict

2. DOMNINGOS DA COSTA natus in S.t jago Nauta annos agens 40 aut
do XXXXX testis productis et Juratus.

Ad dicta Interrogatoria deponit et dicit that hee hath well knowne
the aclate shipp S:t James for severall yeares last and was shipped
Boatswaine of her for this voyage at Lisbone in y:e monthe of December
last past, and was soe shipped by her owners Antonia Correa Bravo
and Vinto da Silva Bravo both eminent merchants of and dwelling in
the Citty of Lisbone subiects of his said Majesty of Portugall and for
and as such commonly accounted and reputed. And the foresaid
Correa and da Silva Bravo (who hee saith are brothers and merchant
partners,) did as owners of y:e said shipp fitt out thesaid shipp upon this
present voyage and laded the said shipp with a cargo of goods

P1100276
f. 180v.

consisting of salt, Brazeel wood, sugar, tobacco, Cinammon,
Oyles, Sweetmeates, Oranges and Lemmons, and two ?Parcells
or pacquetts sealed up wherein hee guessed there were
diamonds being madeup in y:e usuall forme of such, the ?product
part of thesaid XXX XXX XXXX the said owners acls and the rest for y:e XXXX
of some friends of theirs PXXXXX which lading was to ?bee ?carried
and transported in the said shipp from Lisbonne to Amsterdam
in Holland, there to bee delivered according to ?consignment
for their said accounts, And saith that there were aboard
the said shipp S:t James Brazeel wood and some ?salt which hee
saith was to bee delivered to Jeronimo ?Munez de Costa the King of
Portugalls Agent in Amsterdam to bee disposed of by hin
for y:e said Kings acc:t And saith thta this deponent hath
made five voyages from Lisbone to Brazeele in the said
shipp S:t James under y.e foresaid owners and in their
service and imployment, and the said owners laded the
said shipp for their owne accounts and some other persons
Portuguezes with a lading consisting of y:e growth of Portugal
and sent the same to Brazeel from whence they brought
Brazeel wood, Sugar, and other goods of y:e growth of the
country to Lisbon for y:e same account And saith that
the shipps Company consist (with the M:r) of thirty three
persons all natives of Portugall saveing the pilot of the
said shipp named Melchior Tobias who is a reputed ?man
of Hamborow but hath lived with his wife and family
at Lisbon these nine or tenn yeers last past. And this
deponent hee saith was borne at a village called ?Bellin ?net
Lisbone, where he lives with his mother
(who is yet living) when hee is not at sea, And this
depo:t was hired as aforesaid to goe from Lisbon to Amsterdam
and returne thence to Lisbone, and was to have twelve
?Markes per month for his service in the said ship, And saith
that his precontest ffiguras was appointed and constituted M:r in
November or December last by the said owners at Lisbon, and ?Antonio
da Costa Torres native of Lisbon, and an inhabitant of Oporto
in Portugall where hee has his wife and family was her former master next besides XXXXX, And
since this depots coming onboard the said shipp shee has not bin
in any port or place in y:e dominions of the ffrench King XXXX
King of Denmark or the united Netherlands, the five
former voyages being from Lisbon to Brazeel. And denieth
for his part that the lading in question or any part thereof
belonged to any persons whatsoever enemyes of his
Majesty of England or to any other but Portuguezes and
the greatest and most considerable part to y:e for said owners of y:e said shipp
And having seene the papers and y:e bagg wherein they XXXXX
XXXXX

P110277
f. 181r.

XXXX [His mark]

Super Interije (sic) predict

3. MELCHIOR TOBIAS de Civitate Lisbon Nauta natus in Civitate Hamburghen, annos agens 36 aut do XXter testis product
et Juratus

Ad dict Interria deponit et dicit that he was
shipt aboard the shipp S:t James in the Port of Lisbon on or about
the twenty ninth of March last past at which time she parted from
thence with a lading of goods to bee carried in the
said shipp from Lisbon to Amsterdam. And saith that
this deponent was hired to goe pilot of y:e said shipp from Lisbon
to Amsterdam by Vinta dy Silva Bravo whom hee beleeveth to bee
an owner of the said shipp S:t James. And if this depo:t would better
himselfe he might if hee soe please leave the service as a pilot
in the said shipp at Amsterdam and goe on board any other shipp

P110278
f. 181v.

P110278
f. 182r.

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XXXX agoe and that he bever
knew of any other owners but y:e XXX XXXX whome
hee knowthe to bee, and to have bin these seaventeene yeares
last merchants of great eminency and quality of and
dwellin in Lisbone and subiects of his majesty of Portugall.
And saith that atsuch his coming aboard the said shipp was éaden
with a Cargoe of goods consisting of Salt Brazeele woods
tobacco Cinnammon oyles XXXXX and other goods to bee
carried to Amsterdam from Lisbon consigned to XXXXX
XXXXX da Costaas y:e XXXXX da Bravo upon their XXXX this
depo:t told him for y:e acc:t of y:e King of Portugall and the XXXX
da Bravo and other Portuguezes, but y:e particuler quantities
and qualities hee knoweth not therein referring himselfe
to y:e Bills of Lading and others the shipps papers touching
the severall proprietors also of the said lading And saith that
gee knoweth not whether y:e papers remaining in Court now
shewed unto him were aboard the sd ship or not, or if aboard
whether they were all on board or are XXXX XXXX XXX but well knoweth that
y:e bagg wherein they now are was aboard the sd shipp at
the time of y:e said ?service with papers in it. And knowerg
not of any papers that were concealed hid or throwne
overboard or otherwise made away y:e CapXX taking all
with him as they were in the bagg in y:e XXX XXXXX, And
saith that at y:e time of her Capture the S:t James was in Company
of about ten XXXX and XXXXX and XXXX more
And that y:e Cap?er comming up with the ffleete neare XXXXXXX
at the Hamburgers Admirall and as the CompanyXXX the sd S:t James
his Company y:e said ?Capter XXXX XX and wounded two people aboard
the ?Admirall And denyeth that y:e S:t James her Company made any
resistance or opposition or would not suffer y:e Englishe to come on board
or that they endeavoured to make ?due escape with y:e sd shipp
and lading from the Privateere. Et alre XXXXXX

'JUSTE ?RODRIGO [His signature]

P110278
f. 182v.

P1100289
f. 186r.

ANTHONIUS CICARDO de Insula Madera
Nauta annos agens ?34 naut XXX dicit et deponit

Ad primo 2:nd 3:nd et 4:nd XX Allonis deponit et dicit That hee this depo:t well knoweth
y:e ship aclate called the ?Nostra Xeimoza de Empare and is Boatswaine of her
and soe hath bin for about foure months last, and during that space hee
has bin in y:e River of Thames and saith that about a month since
the aclate John de ?Lausezou came severall times on board y:e sd ship
shee then lying at S:tCatherine and (as the M:r Antonio Vas Dominiquiz
& others sayd hee desired to goe a passenger in y:e ship from hence to the
Island of Maderas (where the sd ship was bound, and the sd Antonio
cas Dominigoz at first seemed willing to lett him goe a passenger in y:e
sd ship but afterwards hearing that hee the sd John de Lausezon had borne
armes against portugall refused to carry him unles hee gott a passe
from y:e Lord Bishop ?Russell, w:ch passe (as the sd Lausezou declared
publiquely onboard y:e sd ship in the p:rsence of this depo:t and many more
of y:e sd ships company) hee could not get the sd Bishop
to grant of to that effect and saith that about six dayes after in regard hee XX Lausezou could not get
such a passe and the sd M:r durst not carry him w:thout sent for all his
things that hee had onboard namely two chests & a trunk a
sword fowling peece some bookes a dog & some other things w:ch hee
intended to have carryed w:th hm to the Maderas in the sd ship, w:ch
sd two chests trunk sword, fowling peece bookes XXX of XXX XXXXXX were delivered to a Negro and another man that
were sent for y:e same by Lauseson, this depo:t seeing the same soe
delivered, and saith that the sd two chests and a trunk were soe delivered
fast made up to wit y:e two chests corded about & nailed up, and the trunke locked
and the same and the rest of the things aforementioned were sent onboard
by y;e sd Lausezon ?to about twenty dayes before
such that sending for y:e same and the two chests upon their coming aboard
were committed to this depon:ts charge who kept them all the while they were
onboard under lock & key, and hee is well assured that the same were delivered
to the Negro & other man sent by the sd Lauseson as aforesd
w:th all the same things in them & in y:e same manner & cndicon as they were at the time of their
coming onboard w:ch hee is the better assured of for that hee reXXXXX
them upon their coming onboard kept them safe as aforesd all the while
they were onboard and delivered them to the sd Negro & other man XX XX
XX presence and for the rest of the sd Lausezons things they were well
and safely placed in the sd ship. and particularly hee saith that the
trunke was placed betweene decke by y:e M:r Cabbnidoze, and
saith that about ten dayes after its coming onboard the sd Lausezon came
onboard y:e sd ship and did in the sight of this depo:t & XXX XXXX XXXX a marriner belonging
to the sd ship unlock & open the sd trunke and take out of the same severall
things (but the particulars hee could not discerne), and then locked the sd trunke againe
and

P1100290
f. 186v.

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Antonini ffernandez, of ?Misponia, Portugal, sailor

P1100293
f. 189r.

11:o die mensis October 1667

Super allone prXXX Examinat.

3:th ANTONINI FFERNANDEZ de ?Misponia in Portugallis
Nauta annos agens 25 aut inter dicit et deponit XXXX
XXXX viz:t

P1100294
f. 189v.

P1100290
f. 190r.

P1100291
f. 190v.

P1100292
f. 191r.

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johnes Collins, of Radcliffe, Surrey, merchant

JOHES COLLINS de Redcliffe in Com Surria mercator
annos agens 31 aut inter dicit et deponit prXXXX XXXX viz:t

Ad XXXXX XXXXX et ad schedulam in ead mentionat XXXX in XXXXXX deponit
et dicit that at the Barbadoes in December last this deponit went as a
passenger XXX in the aclate ship Successe imbarqued himselfe
in her XXXXX againe to London and came home in her XXX ?y:e voyage
and brought w:th him in her y:e Sugar and Cottons mentioned
in the schedule to be laden by him & was to pay y
freight therin set downe soe XXXXX and XXX of Cotton hee sayth was
?really soe much as is therein set downe XXXXX the sugar worth about 36:li
per hundred and XX this depo:t soldy:e sd cotton & sugar the same being
y:e cotton price thereof here, and saith that for his pt hee knoweth not w:t other XXXXX
y:e sd voyage nor w:t was to be pd for y:e freight thereof of y:e vallue of
s:e same soe laden but beleeveth that sugar and cottons brought in y:e
sd shoè y:e sd voyage were worth as much as those laden by this depo:t & that
the same price was to by payd for freight and saith that y:e sd ship coming
from y:e Barbadoes to London y:e sd Voyage under y:e conduct of y;e sd XXXXXX
George PrXXXXX XXX M:r XXXX also went out in her XXX XXXX was XXX very
stormy weather and more especially about y;e XXXX of January and
to his remembrance about y:e 15:th day of that month in a latitude of about 42 degrees XX XXXXX shee met w:th
a very great storme w:ch continued for many howrs by meanes of
the violente whXXXXXXX the sd PrXXXX and Company (conceiving it best soe
to doe) cut downe y:e maine mast of y:e sd ship and all y:e tackle
belonging to it & XXXXXX off into y:e sea and soe through Gods mercy
preserved the rest of y:e sd ship, and all her lading ag:t all XXX XXXX w:ch
were in very great hazard of perishing in y:e sea for about a XXXXXX

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f. 191v.

JOHN COLLINS His signature

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. Johes Babb, of Shadwell, Middlesex, sailor

Eadem dXXX

Sop Allone pred Examinat.

3:xx JOHES BABB de Shadwell in poa:x XXXX
in Com Midd Nauta annos agens 33 aut XXX
dicit et deponit pront seq viz:t.

Ad dram Allon et ad sXXXXdulam in XXX mentionat deponit et dictit that
hee this dep:t has belonged to y:e aclate ship the Successe as her cheife mate for
a yeere last past during all w:ch time y:e XXXX George ?Bruice hath bin
in her XXXX and one M:r Langsley & Company subjects of his majesty of England XXXXX
XXX XXX XXXX her reputed XXXXXX and saith that in or about November or December last the
sd ship being then under XX sd PrXXXX his XXXXX at Barbadoes sheee
XXXX her full Lading of Sugars and Cottons and a little ginger, to be XXXXXX
this port of London & here to be delivered but y:e pticular psons interessed XXXXX
XX XXX XXX but supposeth that y:e sd XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX is a XXXX acc:t of XXXXXXX

P1100299
f. 192r.

and that the respective goods therein mentioned XXXX brought in
y:e sd XXXX voyage from y:e Barbadoes to this port of London, and
here deliveredaccording to consignm:ts and that the same were worth
?then XXXXX was to be payd for the same as is mentioned in y:e sd XXXX
w:ch hee the XXXX beleeveth to be true for that hee XXXX a pcell of sugar ?was
soe laded in that sd ship y:e sd voyage ?outwards XXXXX, and saith that at
y:e time of Cap:X puttin y:e sd Lading onboard the sd ship XXX XXXX a very
?strong XXXX and XXXXX ship and was then looked upon ?to be
the ?lightest ship at YYY Barbadoes, and that the sd ship continued very strong
all y:e sd voyage or els doubtless had perished in y:e sea & shee alsoe
continued XXXXXX, tight untill about seaven a Clock at night of y:e 13:o of January
1666 in the latitude of about forty three degrees at w:ch time hee saith
y:e weather was extraordinary stormy and tempestuous in XXXXX
XXX y:e sd XXXX XXX XXX XXX and XXXX XXXX & many lives were in very great danger of y:e
perishing in y:e sea, some ?pt of her sailes being blowne away
and her inXXXX company being wholely deprived ?of ?governance of XXXXXX
and the sd M:r and this depo:t his mate, being in that sad condition
?considered w:t was XX to be done for y:e preservacon of all & conXXXXyed
that y:e only way soe to doe was to cutt y:e maine mast & its appurtenances
cleare away w:ch was p:rsently done, and the sd mast & XXXX ?therto
belonging were thereby utterly lost, and the same being cut away they
made aXXXX to XXXX the sd XXX, and through Gods mercy brought her XXX XXXX
although y:e sd XXXX endured for severall dayes ?afore y:e cuttng away her
sd mast, w:ch hee XXXX was a very XXXXXX XXX and had not y:e same
bin soe done hee verily beleeveth that hee would not have bin there to have
made this relacon, but that hee & the rest and the ship and Ladong would
have bin lost in y:e sea, and sayth that y:e damage that owners
of ye sd ship sustained by y:e premisses amounteth to a XXX XXXXX
XXXXX XXXX in y:e hee XXX hee cannot guesse XX XXXXXX, but saith that hee
judgeth that y:e Mast and appurtenances as were lost by y:e sd XXXXXX
will cost near XXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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f. 192v.

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

*******

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Antonius Coles, of East Smithfeild, London, XXXX

J:XX ANTONIUS COLES de East Smithfeild, XXXX
London XXXXX annos agens 39 aut XXX XXX
deponit XXXX seq viz:t

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

P1100301
f. 193r.

Antonij Coles [His mark]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johes Bunkley, of Eastsmithfeild, XXXX, baker

Eadem dXX

Sup Allonne pred Examinat.

2:dus JOHES BUNKLEY de Eastsmithfeild Bishos baker
annos agens 40 aut ?inter dicit et deponit prXXX seq E
viz:t

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

P1100302
f. 193v.

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JHON BUNKLEY [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Jeremias Pels, of XXXX, ?Antwerp

27:o Aprilis 1667

Super allegacon XX XXX ex parte
Dicti SparkXXXX examinatus

1:nd JEREMIAS PELS famulus XXX XXXX dicti producti
natus in dicte XXXXXX AntwerpXXXX, aetatis 20 XXXX
aut XXXXX testis

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX to be an Inhabitant and
Merchant of Antwerp, and hath ?served him in his Counting house for
these tenn monethes last, and there by further knoweth that XXX XXXX Pproducent
was and is a Marchant of very eminent qualitie and reputation, and
a great dealer in Marchandizes w:th that ?useth to send from fflanders and
hath ?retournes, and goods imported from ?foreine parts for ?his owne acco:t
and particularly a dealer in salt, ?XXted by him to be sent him from
ffrance. And saith hee hath of late bought and caused to be bought
severall shipps in the Netherlands in the dominions of the States of the
United Provinces for his owne acco:t for the said salt XX XXXX to fetch salt from ffrance XXXX
XXXXlanders, England and other places, in w:ch commodities hee dealeth
XXXX for his owne acco:t and for such as aforesaid hee was and is commonly
accoumpted. alr nescit

Ad secundum aclum deponit that in or about October or November last past
the said Gabar Sparkhommer for his owne acco:t bought and XXX XXXX
to be bought at Amsterdam by Messieures Leonard ?Bonnart
andJerome du Panne his correspondents and further XXXXX the said shipp the S:t EXXXX who haveing
paid for the ?same, and the duties thereof, XXXX upon the sad XXXXXX
for severall bills of exchange for their reimbursuance, w:ch they XXXXXXXXX
accepted abd paid, w:ch hee hknoweth writing in his Counting house and
doeingthis XXXXXXXX as aforesaid and ?seeing the ?receiving of the said bills
and accepting thereof,

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Gerrit Johnson, of XXXX, Norway, XXXX

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6 May 1667

1. GERRIT JOHNSON de XXXXXX in Norwegia Nauta,
XXXXXX dicta navis the Sampson aetatis 50 annos agens
aut XXXXX, nescit in pXXXXXX ex parte dicti
XXXXXX Admiralti examinatus, deponit in XXXXXX

Ad prima Interrium XXX et deponit that hee hath knowne the said shipp
the Sampson about five or siy yeeres last, and was master of her for
neare three yeeres and ?at about Michaelmas last met her XX XXXXX at
w:ch XXX XXXX XXX, shee lying still and ?unimployed, and about two monethes
?since hee was at XXXrn in Norway shipped ?stiersman of her by
Ole ?Mistr XX XXX ?not to come to London with her, for w:ch
XXX XXXX at CroXXXX in Norway laded with deales and timber.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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XXXX [His mark]

Eadem XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Augustinus ?Hance, of Shadwell, Middlesex, sailor

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2. AUGUSTINUS ?HANCE de Shadwell in Com Midd
Nauta, ubihabitavit p

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Sir William Warren, of London

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20:° de mensis Maij 1667

Sup Allone pXXdd Examinat

DXXXs Guilielmus Warren de London miles annos agens
44 aut inter dicit et deponit prout seq Evizt.

Ad primo 2:nd et 3:nd arles due Allegationis deponit et dicit That hee this depo:t
well knoweth y:e ship in question called now as hee understandes the Sampson
but formerly theJohannes and saith that the sd ship did as hee
beleeveth untill lately belong to ?Croskrey in Norway in the Dominions
of the King of Denmarke; and to Hans Matson of Croskrey, a subject
of the King of Denmarke & reputed to be borne in Norway w:ch hee
saith os of his this depo:ts acquaintance & saith that in December
last hee this depo:t then supposing the sad Hans Matson to be y:e Owner
of the sd ship wrote to him a lre of the tenor following vizt
London 7:th Xber 1666 XX Hans Malson After hearty salutations wishing
you & all yo:rs all health and happynes this is to advise you, that inasmuch
as there y:e great occasion for deales XXXX y:e greatest at of London y burnt
therefore if you please to send in the shipps Hope & ?Joannes & 2 or 3
more w:th deales in the spring. I will give you as XXXX mony XXX them as any
XXXXX can, ready money only XXXXX desire you will write XXX y:e
resolution w:th the ships names and M:rs names that I may send you over
passes from y:e Duke of Yorke that your shipps & men may come hither &
returne XXXX in safety notwithstanding the warr that is betweene both kingdomes
I desire y:e answer by the first apportunity XXXX y:e Every loving freind
& servant W. Warren and saith that upon y:e arrivall of the sd ship
XX voyage at this port this depo:t receaved an answer thereof from y:e
sd Hans Malson of the teno:r following vizt. My good freind S:r Will:m
Warren, Salut, I have receaved y:r letter from Gottenborowe from y:e
freind David Matson dated in London last yeere 16666 y:e 7 Decemb;r
and doe understand that you would have the ship S:t Johannes and that you
would give as much for the lading as any other but this is to let you
knowe that I cannot doe it, because I have sold the ship at Gottenborow
to two able men namely Hannis Wolfe, and Laurence Young but
nevertheless I have spoke with their M:r Ollo Neilson that you should
have one halfe of the lading and John Shorter^[2] thother halfe
before any others. but upon these conditions that you shall give as much
for the goods as any others and not let the ship be seized in her
delivering or in paying their money for the sd goods- XXXXXXX the
three hundred dollers wch I am indebted unto you shalbe payd
w:th the first oportunity if you can get a ship or two to send XXXX
I would ?loade them off for you; freind S:r Will:m if you & M:r Shorter
would get the ?Lubecker (his name is John Loudez) his ship Lading
it would be good for you & great proffitt XXX as hee hath a
very XXXX ladeing of deales and more than ordinarily
XXXX, God be w:th you, Croskery the 25:th March 1667. Hans Madtsson
w:ch was y:e only letter w:ch hee receaved about the sd shipp since this XX XXX
writing his letter & more than the sd letter from the sd Matson
declareth hee knoweth not & knoweth not whether y:e sale therein
mentioned was reall or not but supposeth that y:e said sale was really
made in regard of the sd Matsons refusall of this depo:ts faire proffer as aforesd
and

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and sayd that since the sd ships arrivall there this depo:z hath ?heard
XXXXX on John Shorter say that hee wrote a letter to y:e sd
Matson XXXX to y:e effect of this depo:ts letter to XXXX and that
an answer to the like effect as hee ?returned to that depo:t XXXX
nescit depXXXXer

Ad 4:nd depo:t that y:e said ship as hee verily beleeves was laden
w:th her prent lading at Croskery aforesd w:ch lading ?consists
of Deales ?Tinber balkes, and sparrs board XXXXX XXX XXX
& the sd Lading hee saith was XXXXX to be XXXX to this sepo:t but afterwards
the same was sold to M:r ?Peter Rich^[3] & M:r Charles ShXXler as this
depo:t understood, et alr nescit.

Ad 5:xx nescit preXXX sua.

Ad 6:xx deponit That hee knoweth not w:t Country XXX y:e sd XXX
Company are but saith that two or three of them speake XXX
Danish & are danes as hee beleeveth & saith that Garret Johnson
that now belongeth to the sd ship was formerly (as hee ?formerly
told this depo:t) M:r of y:e sd ship. et alr nescit

Ad 7:xx xxxx so ad xxxx xxxxx prxxd et XXXX
A alr nescit

Ad 8:xx depo:t That it is notorious & well knowne that there
was & is open warr betweene y:e Kings & states & this
subjects & generall especially granted & the English XXX
take & seize the ships & goods of y:e ffrench King King of Denmark
& States of y:e United Provinces or Inhabitants XXX XXX XXX
& ?got the same condemned for prize as XXXX goods et alr
nescit

Ad 9:xx xxxxx so ad Declaracoon in XXXX aclo mentionata

Ad 10:xx deponit That hee had heard & beleeveth that the sd ?ship
lading were seized in this port of London as is aclate et alr
nescit.

Ad ult dicit predepsta pXXXX XXX XXXX

Ad Interria

Ad primo red:t that hee beleeveth that tis a frequent & usuall
course amongst Merch:ts owners & M:rs of ships to sell dispose
XXXX & XXX for XXX shipp and to another as
to agree w:th their advantage & hath heard & therefore beleeveth that
persons of severall nations doe by Letters, & XX XXX ffactors sell & buy XXX
& pts of ships & make bills of sale & other writings accordingly
all w:ch may be done in a short space & soe consequently hee that
was an owner may ?of a suddaine become noe owner & XXXXX
noe owner may become the true proprietor et alr nescit

Ad 2:nd rend:t That hee is sole owner of some & ptowner of XXX
ships and saith that sometimes it XXXX that when y:e owners of ?y:e
ships cannot well agree about setting out a ship upon a voyage
some of them XXXX XXXXX XX hath bin ready to goe to sea, sold theire pt XXXX
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sold by the XXXX of the English to ffreinds of y:e English, et alr nescit

Ad ?3:xx rend:t that ?hee judges XXXXX of all men & doth ?rather beleeve
that the common morall principall of men as men doe incline them
to speake & XXXXX XXX truely than falsely XXX more
XX to be XXXX amongst the Christian nations & XXXX
having now heard y:e Examinaccon of y:e M:r in XXXXXX & XXXX not
being to be found, hee saith that hee supposeth that what the XX in X$
that sworne is true & supposeth that y:e XXXX sale mentioned in the
sd Hans Matsons lre was reall, XXX this supposition being
mainly grounded upon Matsons not accepting of y:e proffer of the Duke
of Yorkes passe; & hee is desired not to XXXXXX to any other
what hee hath deposed as y:e interrogatory requires et alre nescit XXXX

Ad 4:xx rend:t That hee had a great desire to have had the deales & ?the ?Rest
of the sd ships lading this voyage & was in XXXXX w:th the M:r
Peter ?Splitt about the same, but XXXXX XX or would have given hee
remembreth not, but remembreth that hee bid y:e master XXXX that
then was or neere thereabouts, & saith that hee bought some of the
deales afterwards of M:r Rich, and said that hee this rend:t ?thought that
hee had agreed & XXX should have had XX XX ladeing for himselfe & M:r
John Shorter but y:e broker underhand disposed of them otherwise as
aforesd. This rend:t XXXX to give security for them as hee
had bidden unles hee could have them delivered for XXX to him
before y:e market fell, et alr nescit

W:M WARREN [His signature]

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23:° Martij 1666

JOSEPHUS XXXXXX de Redrith in Com Surria Nauta, natus
in parea S:t Olavi Hartstreet London annos agens 20 et
XXX testis productus et Juratus dicit et deponiz XXXXX XXXXX

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16:° Aprilis 1667

XXX Princeps Jacobus Dux Ebor)
et Albanis con Navem quandam vorat)
y:e S:t Ignatius cajus Gualterus BXXage
corat M:r, nuper in porta in Insula vectis)
seizit Doctor Budd)
pd.

1. CORNELIUS BOURNE in parra S:te Salvatoris in BurgodX
Southwarke Nauta, annos agens 35 and XXXX testis
product et Juratis dicit et deponit prout

Ad primum et secundum arlos deponit that about six weekes since
the time more precisely he remembreath not this deponent being then
and now one of y:e ffrigatts Company y:e ffrancis the aclate Captaine W:m
?Brustowe Commander went on board and seized or stopped the shipp
S:t Ignatius aclate in Yarmouth Roade within the Isle of Wight, And saith
that under a little parcell of tobacco in a private place of y:e great Cabbin of y:e S:t
Ignatius this deponent found the three schedules or ffrench lres
aclate N:o 6. 7. 8 and breaking them open found them to bee ffrench
but could not understand them, and some two dayes after such his
finding of y:e said lres this depo:t gave them to y:e said Captaine
W:m Burstow Commander of y:e said ffrancis ffrigatt, And saith this
deponent is well assured that y:e said three lres annexed are the
same which he found in the Ignatius as aforesd. this deponent
taking notice of y:e seales and superscripccons findeth them to bee
y:e same. Et alr nescit saving that one Richard Earlisman Commander
of y:e Hawke Ketch was also in the said Cabbin when this deponent
found y:e said lres and when hee nroke them open.

Ad 3 deponit that in the Topp of y:e three papers or lres N:o 6. 7. 8
the word Brugge is written every y:e head of another word which is blotted
out but may bee discerned to have been written flushen or vlissing
And saith that y:e word Bruges written over the said lres and y:e blotts were
made before y:e said papers were found and before this depo:t broke them open
A alr nescit

Ad 4 nescit-

CORNELIUS XXXXX [His signature]

Super allono per drom Budd dat
exparte dicti dmis Ebor. Examinatus

Case: XXXX: Deposition: John Jacob, of Wapping, XXXX, Merchant

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25° Septembris 1667

Sup allon quadam aclata da parte dicti Johis Payne dat XXX

JOHN JACOB de Wapping ubi habitanvit per bXXXXX XXX
XXX Mercator annos agens 23 aut XXX XXX
Ipswich in Nora Anglia testis producti et Juratus
et deponit prout seqr vizt

Ad primum aclum deponit et dicit that hee hath well knowne the
aclate John Paine for seaven yeares last and upwards for
and during all which time he hath bin his apprentice, and
being out of his time is now imployed by him. And thereby
knoweth that the sd John Payne (sic) was y:e time aclate and is an owner of seaven sixteene
parts of the shipp aclate John and Sarah, and of her tackle
apparell and furniture, and for and as such commonly accounted
and alsoe knoweth the parties aclate XXX XXX bin and to bee owners of y:e XXXXX
parts aclate namely Zacharias Long the M:r of one eighth part and
the tackle apparrell and furniture thereunto belonging, and ?was
all the time aclate John Wood?ansey was owner of another eigth part
?John Carter and XXX Norton of there sixteene parts, Samuel XXXXX
of one sixteenth, and Edward XXXX of another sixteenth, and for XX XXX
respective owners of y:e sd shipp her tackle apparrell and furniture they XXX
commonly accounted and reputed. XXX XXXX

Ad XX aclum deponit that in January 1663 aclate the ?same shipp John and Sarah
set saile from Boston in New England with goods aboard bound for ?London
and arrived there in or about ffebruary next following the aclate XXXXX
then master of her as is aclate, and hee saith that XXXX in y:e XXXXX
Jacob menconned in this arle and was by the said John Payne XXX XXX

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was at that time an apprentice sent and did goe in the said shipp as ffactor or Agent
for him hee being the person intressed in y:e ladeing, And saith that
y:e said shipp continued at ?Siranam untill y:e 20:th or one and twentieth of August
1664 at which time she sailed from thence with sugars and other goods
(wherein the said Payne was principally concerned9 to the Island of Barbadoes
and arrived there on or about the nine and twentieth of y:e said month of
August, And having taken in provisions there and fresh water they sett saile
from thence for London but by XXXX and ignorance of y:e foresd Zacharias
Long the Master of the said shipp she was carryed to S:t Valereye in
ffrance and ran ashore there and was ?bilged, and her lading which were
sugars were for y:e most part lost and the shipp was thereby
made unserviceable, and could not bee sett to sea without repaireing
and amending, And hee saith that at the severall places aforesaid
thes aid shipp did stand in need of and had the severall provisions and they
severally mencconed in the schedule aclate, and that the same ?were
usefulll fitting and necessary for y:e said ship,
which things were for severall XXX and spent by this
deponent (who is the person named in this accll) as ffactors servant and
Agent of the said John Paine in and about the said shipp, And saith
that having fitted out the sd shipp they sailed from S:t Valereyes for
London where she arrived in Aprill 1665 the said Long continued
still M:r And saith that after the said shipp ca,e to London she stood in
neede of some other provisions and things severally named in the sd XXX
schedule aclate now by him read and perused, And this deponent
did lay out the severall summs severally mencconed in the said schedule
Et Alr nescit

Ad 3 aclum deponit that hee knoweth the contents of the said
schedules to bee reall and true and soe had and don as therein
is contained, and this deponent as servant and factor of the
producent did really and truely pay and lay out the severall summs
of money mencconed severally in the said schedules for severall
tacks apparrill and furniture, for provisions and mending the
said shipp and otherwise as in y:e said schedules contained, And
saith that at the time aclate the things schedulated could bot bee
bought for lesse than the summes schedulate all which summs in
the totall amount to three hundred and five pounds thirteene
shilling and eleaven oence Et alr nescit XXX XXXX XXX ad sict XXX

Ad 4 aclum deponit that the parts of y:e severall owners amounts XXXX to
the summe of one hundred seaventy one pounds nineteene shillings,
and they not paying the same their severall parts in the said
shipp was arrested by a warrant from this Court A alr nescit
so ad Regisham et a eta Curia aclate nescit saving that this depo:t
had possession of y:e said shipp for or on behalfe of the producent John
Payne

Ad 5 deponit that there is a XXXXX XXXXXX as is aclate And the effect
or copy thereof was fixed upon the exchange as he beleeveth XXXX
so ad Regram Alr nescit

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Ad ?septum arlum deponit that the parties aclate were and are
Englishmen and subiects of his Majesty of England. Et alr nescit

Ad ultimum dicit predeporta sua offe verra

Repetit coram due Exton Jura
Surr:to XXXX Ed:do Browne Np:

JN: JACOB [His signature]

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f. 214r.

is very well acquainted hee having bin this deponents correspondent for a
yeare last past and this depo:t having received many lres from
him. And hee verily beleeveth the subscription of the said Peter de Vinck
to bee of his the sd De Vinckes handwriteing

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sid his shipp standing in neede of severall things without which she wold noz XXX
borrow and received of and from Lewes Hayes the factor of the arle to XXXX
Lyenburgh the summe of three hundred livers upon the bottome ?keele of
the said shipp

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f. 215r.

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14° September 166X

Super libella

MICHAEL SAVERYE XXXX S:te Catherines XXXXXXXXXXXXX
natus in Calais in ffrancia XXXXX

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was present at the delivery of the said wines at Brewers key and upon
such delivery found three puncheons of the said wines to bee wanting
of the number hee entred in the customehouse,

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f. 216r.

?viresimo die mensis Septembris 1667

Super Libells XXX Examinat.

4. THOMAS SLADE poa S:te Magdalene Bermondsway in Burgo da
Southwark in Con:x Surria Mercator, natus apud deepingham in
Cond Suffolia

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da XXX XXXX a XXXXX in the Marshalseye. And having
Intimation by his p:rentest Michael Savary that the said de XXXX
had to discharge a debt of his owne formerly contracted in ffrance

Case: The Castle of Gaunt: Deposition: 1. Johannes Cardon, citizen of XXXX, XXXX

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f. 217r.

7. Octobris 1667

Super

1. JOHANNES CARDON cicitatis XXXXX generalis, als XXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 47 et 47 arles deponit that as hee hath credibly bin informed by this XXX came
from the said Peter Cardon and otherwise, hee inn or about June last comming with
the sd shipp and lading from Nantes for fflanders and in the ?Narrow Seas XXX with
XXXX PeXXX de Bills, who ?pretend a Portugall com:xx against the subiects of
Spaine, XXX the sad shipp the Castle of XXXX and goods, the XXXX being then
in a ffrench vessell, and with his XXXXX disposessing the said?Peter CXXXX and carrying of their said shipp the castle of ?Gannt and ?her lading
after their bringing to or near XX Martins aclate, where as hee hath understood
English XXXXX XXXXX aboard for Ireland, and thXX in her XXXX for that place their was
?retaken by the English ffrigat called the Victory and brought her to Plimouth XXXX
XXXX examinaXXXX lately XXXXX; and when XXX the XXX XXX, hee reviewed and tooke
particular notice of her and untill and XXXX know and knoweth her to be the said shipp the
Castle of Gaunt, by the picture of a Castle painted on her sterne, and therto?under
these words, HET CASTEEL VAN GENOT, there still appearing, And upon her head a lyon
carved in wood, painted white with green ?locks or ?shagg and a blew marke, and XX many
other signes and tokens, w:ch hee found to be the same ?charged before her departure out
of fflanders, and w:ch hee hath never particularly XX XXX and XXXXX in ?his ?relacon
taken at Plimouth in August last whereunto hee referreth to . Et alre XXXX XXXXXXX,
XXXX her addeth to his XXXsaid tokens by w:ch hee knoweth to be the ?same shipp, XXXX XXXX
of

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of the blessed Virgin in XXX XXXXX, with a XXX XXX XXXX
and above her head a picture of the holy Trinity, with theise words
niet sonder Godt.

Case: The Castle of Gaunt: Deposition: 2. Georgius de Sutter, citizen of XXXX

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f. 218r.

8:° Octobris 1667

Super allegatione et XXX XXXX

2. GEORGIUS DE SUTTER civitatis XXXXX Nauta, ubi XXXtavit a XXXXX
sui item XXXX, etatis 23 amorum XX XXXXX testis productus

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Ad 4 XXXX XXX XXXX was about XXXX of July last (XXX XXXX) XXX

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f. 219r.

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Ad primo rendet that hee is a greate and XXXXXX of the XXX, and excepted XX aclate from his
XXXXX, alr XXXXXX XXX XXXX

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f. 220v.

Ad Interria ?Regia

Ad XXXX XXX that hee was ?born and hath alwaies dwelt in Gannt, is a XXX XXX, XXXX
by navigation, and ?worth 500 gilders; als XXXX

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15:° Octobris 1667

MARTINUS de PARMARTEN de S:t John da Los XXXXX, XXX
XXXXX XXX, etatis 28 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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f. 222r.

19:° Octobris 1667

WILLIAMS DYE de Ipswich

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times XXXXXX and as XXXX as possibly they could, XXX the shipp

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f. 223r.

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And saith that y:e salt and Deale boards aclate were laded and
put aboard by the producents order all which were laded by and
for y:e producents accompt any by him paid for. Et alr nescit

Ad 4 refXXX XXXX predeporta et salvis eidem novo

Ad 5 refert XXX predeprta

Ad 6 rend:t that hee is not now nor has bin for these two yeares ffive
monthes last servant to y.e producent, and is not any way related to him
and favoureth the parties alike and would give the victory
according to Justice. Et alr nescit

BALTHASAR SLUYRINGH [His signature]

******

Dmis M:r Rex con the S:t John Johnannes Williamson Lsyl)
ert M:r et bona in eadem et con Johem Bierman et)
alios Cheeke ffrancklin)

31:° Octobris 1667

Super allone ex parte dictiXXXXX et XXX
Examinatus

ANTHONIUS SIMSNSON PAUW Civitatis Amsteldamen in Hollandia
annos agens 25 aut XXXX XXX natus in civitate predict XXX
product et Juratus deponit prout seqr (vizt.)

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Ad aclum deponit et dicit that the said de Swan having received and XXXX
of his foresaid orders did as factor for the said Sebastian Lamsento hire and
take to ffreight the said shippe S:t John then lyeing at Amsterdam of the said
Williamson Leyl her then Master for a voyage to bee made with the said shippe
to S:t Thome there to lade sugars for the said Lamberte's accounts, And the
skipper hath told this deponent that hee was to have for his shippe goeing from
Amsterdam to the said Iland and from thence back to Amsterdam Eleaventhousand
guilders, And beleeveth that y:e contents of the second schedule are also reall
and true and not colourable hee well knowing Adrian Lack who hee saith
is well knowne to him, a Notary publiq and soe commonly accounted Et alr
referado so ad dict sched et contenta nescit

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f. 224v.

his owne account to bee carried in the said ship to Amsterdam, and thence
to bee delivered to the said John de Swan for his the said de XXXX
acc:t

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f. 225r.

quarto Decembris 1667

3:tins JOHANNES GARTSEN de Hamborowe ubi
natus fuit annos agens 30 aut XXXX M:r
navis y:e ffortune de Hamborowe

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ship ffortune at Hamboro about two moneths before y:e sd time XXX
w:ch y:e ?rest of y:e sd ships ?lading, all w:ch was so to be carryed and XXXXX
to Roane in ffrance XXXX

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f. 226r.

ship ffortune, and hath bin M:r of Hambororo ships for about eighteene yeeres
last and maineaineneg himselfe by goeing XXXX as M:r of a ship and hath a
pretty good estate, but y:e vallue hee ?certainely knoweth noz alr negative

Ad 2:xx red:t That hee well knoweth y:e foresd Mathias van Overbosh &
y:e foresd Houdrink JuXXX DXXXX, and hath soo knowne y:e sd Van
XXXXX XXX for about four & twenty yeeres last, and the sd ?DXXX for about
seaven yeeres last durng all w:ch time they have lived in Hamborowe &
were & are Burgers there, and not Holland & fflemish or Danes XXX

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ANDREAS CAMPLING de ?Yarmouth
in Com Norfolkia Nauta annos agens
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y:e ship fortune called out alone in the hearing of this depo:t XXXX was then
w:th severall others of her company upon her deck ?and sayd to XXXX
y:e Betty for ?Godsake just XXX

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Ad 6:XX rend:t That y.e Betty was never a head but asterne of y:e
Red fortune untill after y:e foresd falling fowle and sath that alsoe
XXXX now ship calling out or answering as is interraze although hee was
upon y:e Deck of y:e Red fortune the sd time helping to keepe her XXXX
that y:e Betty might not come fowle of her, and saith that y:e Red fortunes
Topsail was not the sd time lowered, and was but about three quarters
fowle of the Betty but saith that y:e Betty ran foule of the REd fortune
as hee hath before deposed et alr nescit XXXXX

Ad 7:XX rend:t That after y;e sd ships were foule the M:r & Company
of each of them did questionbly apprehend much danger, and called to
?each an other to do severall things to get cleare and saith that y:e Betty
ran w:th her ?bolt spritt ag:t y:e quarter of the Red fortune and thereby
presently broke her ?boltsprit, & upon y:e breaking of it shee got cleare but
had not her ?boltsprit broke shee would have gone ashore w:th ?the
Red fortune as hee beleeveth et alr pro pte sua nescit

XXXX

signnis di [HIS MARK] WILLIAM ATKINSON

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 5. Jacobus Baert de North Yarmouth, Norfolk

9:° die mensis Maij 1667

Sup Allone XXX Examinat:

5:us JACOBI BAERT de North Yarmouth in
Com ?Norfolrice Nauta in XXXXX y:eRed fortune
annos agens 35 aut inter dicit et deponit prXX
sequitur vizt.

Ad primo aclum deponit That hee this depo:t knoweth the aclate
ship the Red fortune and is M:r XXXXX of her and soe hath bin for allmost
two yeeres last past and so accounted to be and saith that hee was put & constituted M:r of
her by y:e aclate Abraham Stayard who hath bin duing all y:e
sd time and still is y:e true & lawfull & sole owner of her and of
her tackle apparell and furniture, and for and as owner of her XXX
was & is commonly accounted & reputed, and saith that hee alsoe XXXXXX
the aclate ship y:e Betty and sawe her at ?Billensgate y:e voyage
befoore y:e disaster hereXXX mentioned & ?appended & saith that yt y:e time of y:e
sd disaster y:e aclate John Modder was M:t of her & soe accounted
et alr nescit.

Ad 2:nd 3:nd 4:nd et 5:nd acles dXX Allegationis deponit et dicit That
about one or two of y:e Clock in the afternoone of Saturday the 23:d of
March Last past the sd ship y:e Red fortune (coming from y:e Northwards
y:e sd ship Betty coming from y:e southwards) were sayling to get into Yarmouth
harbo:r or Haven. the Red fortune being a head of the Betty, and sayd
that hee this depo:t who was then onboard y:e sd shop Red fortune ?prowing
that y:e Betty was ?follwing up y:e Red fortune and came XXX & XXXX
XXXX in a gangerzone XXXXX hee this depo:t edged the XXX for XXXX
to the North to keepe cleare of y;e Betty w:ch was to the southward
of the Red fortune, & hee this depo:t alsoe called out to XXX & Company
of y:e Betty who were XX XX hearing to keepe off from him XXX XXXX
XXXX XXXXX be onboard XXXXX doe him damage and desired them to XXXX
XXX or keepe to the southward that the Red fortune & Betty might goe XXXX or to that
XXXX

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JAMES ?BRANTZ [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johes Mather

10° die mensis Maij 1667

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 4. Johes Hayman, of XXXX, Zealandia

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Sup Allons XXX Examinat

4:th JOHES HAYMAN da Zeniklea in Zealandia Nauta
annos agens 28 aut inter XXX et deponit XXX XXXX

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XXXXXX PETERSON Civitatis XXXXXXXXXXXXX

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1. GUILIELMUS READ de LOndon
Mercator annos agens 35 aut
XXX dicit et deponit prXXX seq
viz:t

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Jacques Comarr and Stephen Vandam SSSS saile from
Ostend with her for Nantes to lade for the producents aXXXXXX to
returne to Ostend, XXX his departure from Ostend being on or about the
15:th of January last New Stile, and his arrivall XXXX XX XXXX
shipp at BXXXXX on or about the 8:th of ffebruary last past

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3. PETRUS LUPERT civitatis London Marcator, aetatis 53 XXXXX XX
XXXXX testis XXXXXX

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12° Junij 1667

Super allegaconn aclate ex parte dir XXXXX YYYY
XXXXXX examinatus

1. OLIVERUS POLEYN civitatis ?BrugesXX Mercator ubi XXXX
a XXXXX etiam natus, xx testis 26 XXXX XXX
testis

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3° July 1667

DIETRICK DICKMAN da WesterXXXX in XXXXX
annos XXXX 31 XXXXXXXXX productus

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4:th Juky 1667

2. CLAUSLIEVENSEN DEUTXX civitatis Stockholkm XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
41 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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5° July 1667

1. CHRISTIANUS LAMKE civitatis XXXXXX in
Pomerania Nauta, XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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1. JOHANNES LAXX

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2. ANDRXXX TORISON de DanXXX Nauta, aetatis XX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX

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The FrXXXXX of Hamburgh)

25:th XX July 1667.

1.ROLANOUS GERRETSON da XXX Hamburghen
Nauta aetats 31, aut XX XXXX
XXX XXXX, deponit XXXXX XXX
viz:t

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3. ?DARRICKE DXXXXX da XXXX Nauta, XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX of Hamburgh
XXX 26

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4. ISAACUS ?STOCKMAN Civ:ts LondingXXXXX Mercator
annos agens 31 XXXXXXXX
XXXXX

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: 11. Johes Goodman, of St Catharine Coleman fenchchuchstreet, winecooper

Super libello XXXXX XXXX

11:n JOHES GOODMAN paro de S:te Catharine Coleman
in ffanchurchstreete London Wyne Cooper, annos agens 30:xx
XXXX anneXXXX, Testis XXXXX & XX deponit XX XXXXXXX

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: 13 Johes Willis, of St Olave Hartstreet, London, wine cooper

13. JOHES WILLIS Paro de S:te Olavi Hartstreet Londre
WinXXX Cooper, annos agens 55. Testis product ex-
aminat pXXXXX sequiXXXXX viz:t

Ad 1 2:m et XXX aclos libelli pXXXXX et ad XXiam schedulam in XXXX
XXXXXX et in XXXX XXXX deponit et dicit, That hee this Depo:t
XXXXXX XX XXX XXX XXXX Henry Marsh, in or about May last
past XXXXX went to ?view & apprize a parcell of Wynes & Viniger
laying in a Cellar belonging to y:e Artillery House upon ?Horse-down
& therein found 73 Tonnes of french wine & no more, & three
Tonnes XXXX & halfe of vinegar & no more, All y:e sayd
Wynes & Vineger being much decayed & damnified, especially some
?pt of them, w:ch were very little worth). And hee sayth
that having tasted & thoroughly considered of ?many XXXXX of the
sayd Wines & Vinegar they valued 43. Tunnes of y:e XXXX of
y:e says Wynes at 11.XX p XXXX & no more & y:e other 30. Tonns
of y:e XXXXX sort at 6:10:XX p Tonne and w:th another & no more,
and also ?one Tonne of y:e sayd Vinager at 13_li & y:e other Two
Tonnes XXX XXX & half of Vinegar after y:e XXXX of 5:li p Tonne
& no more, w:ch respective XXXX XXXX y:e most that this Dep:t and
XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX worth in y:e condicon they were
XXXX in. Ez alr nescit deponit.

Super XXX non exam:X ex XXXXX yr

Ad Interrog:a

Ad XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Viresimo primo die mensisAugusti 1667

3. GEORGIUS SMITH de London, mercator,
Annos agens 32 aut XXXX

Jacobs Thomas
Two Brothers
Letter from his brother, the aclate John Smith
Robert Willmott
Juan Fabian Loretto
Teneriffe
Southampton
Thomas ffreeman of Dublin

f. 260v.

The last voyage from Cadiz
Sherry wine, & logwood
Lay in y:e Channell
Portsmouth
Y:e sayd ship from y:e canaryes to Dublin

f. 261r.

The sd Peter Oben
The sayd Blake

Ad Interria

James Thomas
Y:e said Carwell
M:r ffranklin y:e proctor

f. 261v.

Don Christopher de ?Alvarado

GEO: SMITH (His signature)

Touching the ship London Merchant)
Henry Martin M:r)

JOSEPH CAIN of Shad Thames in
y:e parish of S:t Olaves in y:e Burrough of
Southwarke Carpenetr of the said ship, aged
30 yeares or thereabouts and WILLIAM
PROBERT of West Lane in the parish of Radcliffe
in Surry marriner a common man of the sayd
ships company aged 31 yeares of thereabouts

The good ship London
Voyage from Morlaix in France to the Port of London laden with Linnen and paper

f. 262r.

Put into the Isle of Wight
Ship only thre years old, about 70 tonnes burthern

Signed HIS MARK Jospeh Cain

THOMAS BURLEIO?TH of Portsmouth marriner a common
man belonging to the sayd ship Successe aged 37 yeares or
thereabouts, and THOMAS ANDERSON of ?Putten wen in
the County of ffife in Scotland also a common man belonging to y:e sd
ship aged 22

Ralph Myerose master of the Successe
Laden at Morlaix and bound for London

f. 262v.

Two other ships, the XXX and the John

THOMAS BURLERY His signature
Signed HIS MARK Thomas Andrews

Touching the John
fferdinando Popplestone M:r

Monday morning the 14:th October 1667

GEORGE DREW of the parish of S:t Leonards Shoreditch mariner
Belonging to the sayd ship John aged 27 yeares or thereabouts
And JACOB HEYMAN of flushing in Zealand marriner
Also belonging to y:e sayd ship aged 26 yeares or thereabouts

Fferdinando Popplestone Master of the John

f. 263r

the buoy in y:e Nore

GEORGE DREW
JACON HEYMAN
(Their signatures)

f. 263v.

BLANK

f. 264r.

22:° Maij 1667

1. JACOB GOSSELING de Civitate London Mercator
Annos agens 40

This deponent has held correspondence with the aclate M:r Henry Steward for two years
Deponent received a letter of advice from the aclate stating that he had shipped on a flyboat of ca. 84 Tonnes called the S:t Michael of Bruges, in Flanders (Dingman Bastianson Master) a freight of herring for his account. The letter made no mention of butter
A further letter from Mr Steward requested the deponent to ensure the cargo of the said ship fpr 300:li at the Insurance Office of London to be sent to Bordeaux in France
Received two further letters enquiring what rates could be obtained to ensure the cargo for the ships return from Bordeaux to Edinburgh
The deponent was requested by the aclate to provide assistance should the aclates ship touch any port in England (which appears to have been unplanned)

Mr Hugh Thompson, now resident at Bordeaux, a recent correpondent of the deponent
Deponent hath consigned goods to Mr Thompson for the account of Mr Steward

f. 264v.

The deponent found the insurance rates offered too high and did not buy insurance

Henry Steward, Archibald Hambleton and Rob:t ?Smirlane, all of Edinburgh

JACOB GOSSELIN (His signature)

23:tis May 1667

HENRICUS JOSSY da Cite Edinburghensi in Regno Scotia Mercator
Aetat 25

The deponent knows Henry Steward, Archibald Hambleton and Rob:t ?Smirlane and the St Mathew of Bruges, formerly called the Europa of Leith in Scotland
The ship was in the River of Clyd in y:e West of Scotaland in December 1666 laden with herrings and butter for the acoount of M:r Stuart & Company and bound for Rochell Bordeaux and Bilboa

f. 265r.

After selling the herring and butter the ship was prdered to Bordeaux to load wine and make for Ostend in fflanders and to dispose of it there ort to bring it to Leith for the account of M:r Stewad & Company
The deponent was interested in the outward lading and wrote to his correspondent at S:t Martins in the Isle of Rez to ask him to be of assistance to the Master if he arrived there. The ship did indeed land at St Martins and Rochell and the correspondent provided assistance.

Henry Stuart & Company

f. 265v.

The ship was taken by the Dutch or the French and her owners at Bruges were odered to claim for the loss of ship and goods

Bartholomew Delbaro de ?Veyo of Bilboa in Biscay

An honest frenchman Daniel Albert was the deponents landlord when he was at Bordeaux and is now the said Hugh Thompsons landlord was used to the shipping of wine and was often used by this respondent to protect his cargos from seizure during the wars

f. 266r.

HENRY JOSSY (his signature)

JOHES BODE de civi:XX Libera et Imperiali Bremensi in XXX
Germania superioria

The Golden Fox of Bremen
Deponent has been master of the said ship for seven years
April 1667 there were several packs of Linnen cloth and linnen yarn laden in the haven of Bremen on the Golden Fox for several merchants in the Port of London
Goods were consigned for W:m de Visscher, Thomas Morris, John Nortman, Theodore Jacobson, Francis Miller, Gasper CousXX, W:m Kiffin, Peter Cowston, ?W:m du ?Mearth, John ?Levroun, & John ?Dorvilla
Delayed departing due to adverse winds, but touched England northwards of Great Yarmouth

f. 266r.

Met a vessel the Mary of Callice, Master John ?Peshers, which surprized his ship and robbed the ship. It was frenchman of war.

Golden Fox is a vessell of under 70 tonnes with a crew of 4 men and a boy, not warlike

XXXX His signature

f. 267r.

WILKEN VOGELSANG, sailor, of the city of Bremen, aged 40

Deponent was one of the maryners on the Golden Fox, namely the Steersman

f. 267v.

JOHES HOVECOST, sailor, of the City of Bremen, aged 31

Mr John Bode & Company set sayle

f. 268r.

f. 268v.

CHRISTOFERUS JANSEN, sailor, of the City of Bremen, aged 27

f. 286v.

JOAS ?EVERSEN paroa S:ta Maria Matsellon als Whitechappell
In Com Midd Mercator natus infra Libertatem Jurris London
Annos agens 40

f. 287r

The aclate John Castens advised this deponent by letter in January last past that he had sent a ship from Amsterdam to Norway to lade deales for the accounts of the aclates John and Arnold Vanderhagen merchants and inhabitants of Stockholme and therwith to come to London consigned to this deponent and partner and to be sold by them for the account and benefit of John adn Arnold Vanderhagen. For the security of the ship against scottish privateers this deponent procured a pass from the Duke of York and caused the ship to be registered in Scotland. The ship was also registred with the Duke of York’s Commissioners for Prizes. But this deponent never sent the pass upon the ship the Northpole for fear that if surprized by Dutch or French ships they would discover that she were bound for London and take her prize. Afterwards the aclate John Carstens advised this deponent and his partner that the shipper ?Mello ?Mellos in Norway had died of the small pox after the lading of the ship, and that the steersman and the rest of the company had brought the ship into the Texell rather than to London. John Carstens had presently sent a letter to the Swedish envoy at the Hague asking for his advice, the master Mello Mellos being dead. The Swedish envoy had advised him to put another Swedish shipper in the place of the deceased. Thereupon John Carstens had constituted Peter Carelson, a burger and dweller of BaXXXin Sweden, master of the ship. John Carstens orderd the new master to put into any English port he could, but if the ship were in manifest danger of capture by the French Dutch, he should put into the port of Rochell in France. John Carstens is amerchant stranger, resident at Amsterdam.

f. 287v.

HUMPHREDUS DUNSTER Paro:XX S:ta Leonards
Shoreditch in Com Midd Mercator annos agens 41

The S:t Nicholas
The aclate Joseph Jurado, with whom the deponent often conversed on the Exchange in London, was known to be the Captain Master & Commander of the said ship

f. 288r.

Jurado asked the deponent that he might speak to Alderman Gregorie to reach an end to this suit. His desire was seconded by one Georga Rodrigo ffrancia "a jewe of this depo:ts acquiantance"

When the ship was at Mallaga, the Alderman’s son had taken freight at Malaga of the aclate goods and ship, but Joseph Jurado had refused to take the goods, despite their agreement

Pedro Ballesteros, an eminent Notary at Mallaga had signed the agreement^[4]

The deponent had lately requested the producent to take Mallaga wine in the Neptune of Hamborough
Wines and raisins suffered damage by being left at Mallaga

f. 288v.

The deponent is a bachelor, a resident of Morefield for 6 years, and was sometimes a resident at Bristoll and sometimes at London

HUM DUNSTER (His signature)

1. THOMAS GREGORIE Para BLANK in Lymestreet London
Mercator annos agens 30

Aclaet John DrapXXX was the master’s mate or Pilott of the S:t Nicholas

f. 289r.

The aclate John Gregory the younger was also in Mallaga

The deponent was resident in mallaga at the time of the events

Deponent refers to a transcript of the proceedings in the Spanish tongue attested to by Pedros Ballesteros

f. 289v.

The deponent is brother to Mr Gregory the elder, and uncle to Mr Gregory the younger

THOMAS GREGORIE (His signature)

Octobris 1667

2. GEORGIUS MOORE parro: XXX S:t Catherine Coleman London Wine
Cooper, annos agens 56

In September last past this deponent, being the wine cooper of the producent Alderman Gregory, was present and assisting at the landing pf 40 butts of Mallaga wines at Gally Key in London

f. 290r.

He tasted the butts there and then and found several to be very decayed, scarcely worth selling, and several others much impaired, and all the rest to some extent damnified & deteriorated. They might originally have been sold for 27 or 28:li p butt, but were now not worth half that amount

Richard Emms

GEORGE MOORE (His signature)

3. RICHARDUS EMMS Parro:XX St Catherine Coleman in Fanchurchstreete London winecooper aetatis 54

He went with his XXX George Moore to a cellar or two at Gally-Key London to taste Mallaga wines, which had been left behind at Mallaga , and which should have come to London four months sooner.

f. 290v.

He hath lived by his trade in Fanchurchstreete for 4 or 5 years, and before that in Leadenhall

RICH EMS (His signature)

4. WILLMUS BELLAMY par S:t Martin Outw:ch Cit London Mercator
Annos agens 35

In April last past the deponent received from the aclate a number of butts of wine and raisins in the St Nicholas and got good prices; when Mallaga wines and raisins next came to London, in September last, the prices achieved were poorer

W:M BELLAMY (His signature)

f. 291r.

Rob:t Walker

1. LAWRENTIUS CRUITSEN de Larwick in Norwegia Nauta annos agens
48

Known the aclate Caleb ?Veron and Robert Walker for the last sixteene years to have been and to bee "woodmerchants" "and to have driven a trade and commerce from this port of London to the parts of Norway, and to be Englishmen, and subiects of his Mejesty of England"

Isaack Lawson, a burger and merchant of Longsound in Norway was the whole owner of the ship the Norway merchant aclate, which was built in the river of ?east Resoy in Norway
Before the war aclate the ship the Norway Merchant used to bring deales and Timber for Veron and Walker
This deponent was Master of the ship the Sophy employed by several English merchants to bring deales and timber to the port of London and came 5 or 6 times in the company of the Norway Merchant from Norway when the Norway Merchant came laden with deales and timber for Veron and Walker

Bartell Berrison, shipper of the Angell Gabriell of Larwick, Norway, in August 1666, delivered to Isaac Lawson a pass for the Norway merchant to come to London, Christopher Mortenson master. Bartell Ber(r)isson is well known to this deponent, being his neighbour dwelling in Larwick.
This deponent understand the English tongue, in which the pass was written

f. 291v.

Lawson received the pass late in the year 1666, and it being winter, waited till April 1667, when he ordered Christopher Mortenson to caulke the ship the Norway Merchant, but not to heat the pitch aboard the ship. Mortenson ignored him and fired the ship and y:e cabin and Cooks roomes were burnt , so that she was not repaired and fitted out until August 1667. Mortenson was thrown out as captain and replaced by Hance Symensenswell as master, also knwon to this deponent
The ship was laded with deales and timber at Longsound and came out of Longsound on August 27th 1667, but on August 29th 1667 was taken by a Scottish privateer and carried into Leith in Scotland. This deponent beleeves that the pass sent from England was aboard the ship and came into the hands of the privateers. He had also seen in Lawsons counting house letters from Veren and Walker undertaking to secure the said Lawson of his shipp tackle and furniture

f. 292r.

2. JACOBUS PETERSON, de Larwick in Norwegia,
XXXannos agens 42

Has known Veren and Walker for last four years and knoweth them to be wood merchants “and to have been very great traders to Norway from this port of London”

Isaack Lawson living at Browick in Longsound

The Norway Merchant should have come in the company of this deponent and eight other ships from Norway to the port of London, but for the delay caused by the caulking fire

JACOB PETERSON (His signature)

3. OULA OULSON de Larwick in Norwegia Mercator, annos
Agens 31

Hath well known veren and Walker for five years

f. 292v.

Before the late war between the King of England and the King of Denmarke the Norway Merchant used to bring deales and timber to London
After the beginning of the war the Norway Merchant was laid up and traffiqued not

f. 293 r.

Lawson replaced the captain and laded the ship with deales timber and rafts
In times of peace the ship had for several years been freighted ONLY for Veren and Walker

f. 293v.

4. OULA MICHAELSON, de Larwick in Norwegia Nauta annos agens 40

HIS MARK

24 :° Octobris 1667

5. BARTEL BERRICKSON de Larwick in Norwegia Nauta
Master of the Angell Gabriell

Has known Caleb Veron for thirty years and Robert Walker for twelve or fourteen years

f. 294r.

6. BOW BARTELSON de Larwick in Norwegia, annos agens 47
Veren and Walker wood merchants and “considerable traders in Commodetyes of y:e Growth of Norway”

f. 294v

December last past this deponent went as steersman with his father to deliver deales and timber to M.r Rich. Merchant of London

The aclate captain Groodt took the Norway Merchant

f. 295r.

WILLIMUS TIBBS ET MARGARETA TIBBS

RICHARDUS HUTCHINS of S:ta Maria Matsellon als Whitechappell shipp chandler natas in Tower Streete in paroa Barking annos agens 21

The aclate Roger Smith
The aclate John Warren

f. 311r.

3RD Feb 1667 (68)

ISAAC LEGAY of the citie of London merchant aged 40

He and John Jurin freighted about one year past the Castle of Stockholme to go to the Island of Barbadoes "an English plantation"

JOHN JURIN of London merchant, aged 37 yeares or therabouts

f. 311v.

PETER LEGAY, of London, merchant, aged 25

On September 18th last past this deponent came from the island of Barbadoes, and which time he left the Castle of Stockholm was rising in Barbadoes having taken in sugar and cotton wool and was ready to depart

This deponents father Mr Jacob Legay

f. 331v.

ROBERTUS MARSHALL de Dantzick in Poloandia XX natus in Dundee in
Scotia, annos agens 36 XXX

f. 335r

JOHN POLLEXFEN of London merchant aged 30

Used to live at Lisbon

f. 335v

ABRAHAM JACOB of London merchant late
living at Lisbone Portugall, borne at Dover in the Com
of Kent, aged 37 yeares or thereabouts

f. 457r.

JACOMO DI GIUDICO de Venetia Mercator, natus in Venetia
Atatis 50 annorn

Has known three named men, all inhabitants and subjects of the Republis of Genoa

f. 501r.

2. BENJAMIN SKUTT paroa S:ta Helena magna Mercatoris, aetatis 37

Knows the aclate Lewis Morris, and got to know him by trading to Barbadoes, where Lewis Morris is a planter. The said Morris lodged in London for six months in 1651 and the deponent met him many times on the Exchange. Morris left for Barbadoes in 1652. This deponent came from thence (the Barbadoes) in 1655, leaving Morris there dwelling "in much credit and repute"

(Lewis Morris was originally at Plymouth in 1650)
f. 533r.

The first of ffebruary 1668

Touching the violation of the Articles)
Of Surynam by the Dutch)

SERJEANT MAJOR JAMES BANISTER , late Governor of the Colony of Surynam
Upon the continent of Guiana in America, aged fourtie two

f. 533v.

f. 534r.

Secundo ffebruary 1668

NATHANIEL ADCOCK de Surynam in Guiana in America

Lived on Major Bannisters plantation in Surynam for several years

The inhabitants of the colony were visited with a great sickness before and after the visit of a Dutch squadron and at the time of their surrender

f. 534v.

f. 535r.

The second of ffebruary 1668/9

3. WILLIAM NEWHAM now of London Merchant, aged 38 yeares or thereabouts

On or about the 20:th ffebruary 1666/67 he was resident on Major Kingslands plantation in the Colony of Surynam in Guiana

Lieutenant Generall Byam was Governor of the Colony

Byam surrendered the colony to Admirall Abraham Cryusson the commander of a squadron of ships of the States of Zealand

At the time the inhabitants of the colony were very sickly and ill furnished with ammunition, but were sufficiently able to have kept and defended the colony against the Dutch, but the colonists, fearing the arrival of a ffrench force, rather submitted to the Dutch

f. 535v.

f. 536r.

4. RICHARD SHEPARD late of Surynam Planter, now dwelling with his
Ffather Francis Shephard scrivener in Winchester Street London, aged twenty eight yeares

On 20th feb 1666/67 he was dwelling in the colony of Surynam, and had done so for five years

The colony was delivered to the dutch upon articles agreed between Byam and Cryusson

f. 536v.

5. THOMAS GARROT late of Surynam Planter
Now living in Southwarke, aged 30

f. 537r.

6 WILLIAM COLMAN late of Surynam but now living in the parish of St George in Southwark showmaker, aged 26

7. GEORGE ANGELL late of Surynam Planter, now living in St Georges parish Southwark, aged 25 yeares

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↑ Thomas Morley. Possibly Thomas Morley (b. ?, d. ca. 1672), mariner, of Wapping, Middlesex (PROB 11/338 Eure 1-54 Will of Thomas Morley, Mariner of Wapping, Middlesex 15 April 1672)
↑ John Shorter. Probably John (later, Sir John) Shorter (b. ?, d. ca. 1688), London merchant. William Warren and John Shorter had a commercial relationship since at least as early as 1661 (PROB 11/392 Exton 87-130 Will of Sir John Shorter, Lord Mayor of the City of London 19 September 1688; "Sept. 30th 1661. Petition from Sir William Warren, Kt., Vincent Delabarr and John Shorter, merchants, for discharge of the ship "Joseph," of London, seized under the Navigation Act. Referred: to the Customs Commissioners. [Ibid. IX. p. 95.]" (William A. Shaw (ed.), 'Minute Book: September 1661', Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1: 1660-1667 (1904), pp. 158-161, viewed 10/04/12); ADM 106/291 Folio 371. Sir William Warren, John Shorter. Notes on his contract and concerning timber sent to Portsmouth. 1673 Dec. 8 Wapping)
↑ Peter Rich. Possibly Peter (later Sir Peter) Rich (b. ?, d. ca. 1692), London merchant (PROB 11/411 Fane 147-194 Will of Sir Peter Rich, Alderman of the City of London of City of London 07 September 1692)
↑ For background on scriveners and notaries in Malaga see Eva Mendoza García, Los escribanos de Málaga en el reinado de Felipe IV (1621-1665) (Málaga, 2007). For more general background on Malaga see Vidal González Sánchez, Caracteres de la sociedad malagueña en el siglo XVI (Málaga, 1986); Cristóbal Amate de la Borda, 'Málaga a fines del siglo XVII (XXXX, 1988)'

[1] Thomas Morley. Possibly Thomas Morley (b. ?, d. ca. 1672), mariner, of Wapping, Middlesex (PROB 11/338 Eure 1-54 Will of Thomas Morley, Mariner of Wapping, Middlesex 15 April 1672)

[2] John Shorter. Probably John (later, Sir John) Shorter (b. ?, d. ca. 1688), London merchant. William Warren and John Shorter had a commercial relationship since at least as early as 1661 (PROB 11/392 Exton 87-130 Will of Sir John Shorter, Lord Mayor of the City of London 19 September 1688; "Sept. 30th 1661. Petition from Sir William Warren, Kt., Vincent Delabarr and John Shorter, merchants, for discharge of the ship "Joseph," of London, seized under the Navigation Act. Referred: to the Customs Commissioners. [Ibid. IX. p. 95.]" (William A. Shaw (ed.), 'Minute Book: September 1661', Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 1: 1660-1667 (1904), pp. 158-161, viewed 10/04/12); ADM 106/291 Folio 371. Sir William Warren, John Shorter. Notes on his contract and concerning timber sent to Portsmouth. 1673 Dec. 8 Wapping)

[3] Peter Rich. Possibly Peter (later Sir Peter) Rich (b. ?, d. ca. 1692), London merchant (PROB 11/411 Fane 147-194 Will of Sir Peter Rich, Alderman of the City of London of City of London 07 September 1692)

[4] For background on scriveners and notaries in Malaga see Eva Mendoza García, Los escribanos de Málaga en el reinado de Felipe IV (1621-1665) (Málaga, 2007). For more general background on Malaga see Vidal González Sánchez, Caracteres de la sociedad malagueña en el siglo XVI (Málaga, 1986); Cristóbal Amate de la Borda, 'Málaga a fines del siglo XVII (XXXX, 1988)'

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Case: The Jonathan and Abigail vs. Daniel Edwards; Deposition: Thomas Andrews, of Wapping, in the parish of White Chappell

Case: Rex vs. the St Peter, of which Rasmas was master: Deposition: Sven Rasmusond, XXXX, of Sweden

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. Johannes ?ffrole, of Wapping, in the parish of White Chappell

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Henricus Thurston, of XXX, Colchester, Essex

Case: Ffrisby & Archer con XXXX: Deposition: 4. Williamus Grainger, of Elmore, Gloucestershire, sailor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. ffrancisens ?DowXX, of Stepney, born in Dublin, Ireland

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Adam Magerl, XXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Martinnus Tyson, of Stralsund, Pomerania

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Michael Neiburgh, de XXXX, sailor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johes Boreman, of East Greenwich, Kent

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Trouls Neilson, of ?Larwick, Norway, sailor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Guilemis Mixon, of Ratcliffe, in XXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 4. Adam Magerl, secretary of the Swedish Resident (in London)

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 5. Petrus Joy, merchant of London

Case: Allexanderi Spittlebroot : Deposition: 1. Derrick Fransen, of XXXX, sailor

Case: Allexanderi Spittlebroot : Deposition: 2. Adrianus de Vinck, of XXX, XXXX

Case: The St Jacob of Larwick, Norway: Deposition: Thomas Ledisham, of London, factor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. William Curry, of Edinboro, Scotland, Merchant

Case: The St Mary: Deposition 1. Jacob Rogiers, of XXX, fflanders, XXXX

Case: The St Mary: Deposition 2. Johannes Creke, of XXX, fflanders, ?sailor

Case:: The Sampson of Gothenburg: Deposition: Olle Nilsen

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Manuel Martinez de Figuerira, Master of the S:t James

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Domingos da Costa, of S:t Jago, Portugal, sailor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Antonini ffernandez, of ?Misponia, Portugal, sailor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johnes Collins, of Radcliffe, Surrey, merchant

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. Johes Babb, of Shadwell, Middlesex, sailor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Antonius Coles, of East Smithfeild, London, XXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johes Bunkley, of Eastsmithfeild, XXXX, baker

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Jeremias Pels, of XXXX, ?Antwerp

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Gerrit Johnson, of XXXX, Norway, XXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Augustinus ?Hance, of Shadwell, Middlesex, sailor

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Sir William Warren, of London

Case: XXXX: Deposition: John Jacob, of Wapping, XXXX, Merchant

Case: The Castle of Gaunt: Deposition: 1. Johannes Cardon, citizen of XXXX, XXXX

Case: The Castle of Gaunt: Deposition: 2. Georgius de Sutter, citizen of XXXX

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 5. Jacobus Baert de North Yarmouth, Norfolk

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johes Mather

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 4. Johes Hayman, of XXXX, Zealandia

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 11. Johes Goodman, of St Catharine Coleman fenchchuchstreet, winecooper

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 13 Johes Willis, of St Olave Hartstreet, London, wine cooper

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