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The 4th of November 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 4th of November 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against the ''Golden Tree''}<br />
Simon Peterson master.}
['''?Supert.''']
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'''Simon Peterson''' of Amsterdam Mariner<br />
master of the said shipp the ''Golden Tree''<br />
aged 35 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right worshipfull the Judges of the<br />
high Court of the Admiraltie and<br />
examined upon certaine Interrogatories.
To the first second, third, fourth and fifth Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the said shipp the ''Golden Tree'' belongeth to the port of Amsterdam<br />
and that Jaques Lewes, daniel Baldes, John Schadelock, Isaac Baldes,<br />
Nicholas Boyart, Cornelius , John and Simon Eschevin, Abraham<br />
English, William vande Grave and others of Amsterdam and others of Serdam<br />
all dutchmen and subiects of the States of the United Netherlands<br />
were and are the sole owners of the said shipp and constituted this<br />
deponent master of her, and that noe ffrenchman or subiect of the<br />
ffrench kinge had or hath any share therein. And saith shee was<br />
at the time of her seizure laden with salt, which was laden at Bruage<br />
in ffrance by one Mr Avis a ffrenchman, for accompt of<br />
a ffrench companie called the Grand partie, subiects of the kinge<br />
of ffrance, who farme the trade of salt there from their said kinge.<br />
And was for their accompt to be carried and delivered at haver<br />
de Grace, whether the said shipp was going therewith when shee was<br />
seized; and had a Charter partie, and cocket aboard her and his<br />
seabrief, which are yet aboard, saving the Cardinalls let passe<br />
or brief, which hee saith the Captaine hath who made the<br />
seizure, And saith the factor for the Grand Partie at haver<br />
de Grace was to pay the freight for the said salt after 35 gilders per last, and that the lading consisted of 144 lasts of salt, which factor was<br />
named Gillard, and saith hee signed three Charterparties of one tenor for the said<br />
salt for haver de Grace, one whereof hee left at Bruage to be sent<br />
overland and one hee brought with him and hee had one (which is not signed) for Amsterdam<br />
which is yet aboard, and all his other papers saving the said Cardinalls<br />
brief and one Charter partie. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith that hee had noe peeces of ordnance aboard<br />
nor other amunition saving 7 muskets and a small peece or two, and that there were belonging<br />
to the said shippp 3 cables and more then halfe a one, three greate<br />
anchors and a warp anchor, but noe money or Jewells saving 30<br />
or 40 gilders in money which belongeth to the owners aforesaid of the<br />
said shipp. And otherwise cannot answer.
To the 7th hee saith hee had provisions for his companyes foode<br />
for above 2 monethes, and had none but the shipps provisions./
To the eighth, 9 and 10th hee saith hee came first aboard the said<br />
shipp at Serdam about three yeares since, and otherwise saving his<br />
foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose.
To the 11 and 12th negatively.
To the 13th hee saith his Stiersman kept a note of the salt as it<br />
came aboard, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the last and his examination therein mentioned taken aboard<br />
dated 19 September 1654, hee saith the contents of the said examination<br />
are true (only his shipp is not above 110 lasts burthen),<br />
and that the same is subscribed by this deponent, And otherwise<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
Symon Pieters [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ition.
Symon Pieters [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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