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Transcription

and was in and aboard her at the time of her seizure, And by such his service
aboard her, and by the common and generall report of her Master and
Companie of Mariners aboard her, and also by publique report and fame at
Amsterdam, is well assured, That the said shipp and appurtenances did and
doe belong to the said doone Verategan and ompanie being subjects of
theise United Netherlands. And further hee cannot depose:-/

To the second

To the third

To the 4th hee saith, the said shipp was seized at or neere the Barbadoes
by some of the English fleet at or upon the 18th day of ffebruary last
past, and that at the time of such her seizure, shee had aboard her
2/3 parts of her lading aboard consisting in sugars shortly before taken in
and aboard her at the Barbadoes aforesaid, and sofarr as this examinate
knoweth the said shipp and goods were soe seized and taken by authoritie
and order from Generall Penn the Commannder of the English fleet
then in those parts, this rendent then being one of the said shipps Companie
And saith the Master of the said shipp was left ashoare at Barbadoes
and some of the said shipps Companie, and others of them have since
been transported in English shipps from thence to London; And saith
the said shipp and goods so farr as this rendent there observed came into
the possession of the English fleet that hath made seizure thereof
And further cannot depose

Repeated before doctor Clerke./

Drrck Cornelis [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 9th day of June 1655/ [CENTRE HEADING]

A business of Examination of Wittnesses on the behalf of}
the shipp the Swan of Modenblick (Simon Peterson Master)}
lately seized in the Barbadoes}

dt. ffra[?X] et pro 2. alys/

Examined upon Interrogatories
ministred on the behalfe
of the said Versc[?XX] and
Companie/

(Sem