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that hee well knoweth the sayd Symon Vroli … that hee well knoweth the sayd Symon Vrolingh who is a dutch man and knoweth that hee is<br />
a factor at haverdegrace and Roane for all the sayd Zollicoffers, and that<br />
hee alsoe well knoweth the sayd John Van Campen and Mark Peterson and<br />
that they are hamburghers and factors at haverdegrace and Roane for<br />
the sayd John Scrothering And further to these articles hee cannot depose<br />
for that hee was not present at the ladeing of any of the sayd soape aboard<br />
the sayd shipp the ''Switzer''./
To the 4th article of the sayd allegation hee saith that for the reasons in his<br />
foregoeing deposition declared hee beleeveth the arlate Joachim,<br />
Lawrence, and david Zollicoffer, Mathias Zollicoffer, hance Conrade<br />
Zollicoffer, and John Scrothering to be the true and reall Owners of<br />
and Proprietors of the severall and respective parcells of soape aforesayd and<br />
that they were soe at the tyme of the ladeing thereof and before, And further<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 5th article hee saith that hee well knoweth the arlate Joachim<br />
Lawrence, and david Zollicoffer, Mathias Zollicoffer, and hance<br />
Conrade Zollicoffer to be all of Saint Gallo in Switzerland and<br />
subiects of the protestant Cantons of Switzerland, and the arlate<br />
John Scrothering to bee a Senator of hamborough arlate and that<br />
they are all of them in amity with the Commonwealth of England<br />
And saith to the rest of the article hee cannot of his owne certaine knowledge<br />
depose, but only by the letters of advise which hee receaved as aforesayd<br />
touching the sayd shipps seizure and the sayd soape predeposed of, And<br />
further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith that hee hath knowne eight<br />
hundred peeces of eight a moneth which is 180 ''li'' sterling paid for demorage<br />
of the sayd shipp divers tymes when shee hath bin stayed or hindered of<br />
her voyage, and soe much is usually paid for demorage of shipps of such a burthen<br />
as the ''Switzer'' is, and further to this article hee cannot of his certaine knowledge<br />
depose but hath heard that after the sayd shipp the ''Switzer'' was seized by<br />
Generall Blakes ffleete shee was carried out of her course to Algiers<br />
and stayed at Gibraltar and Cadiz by the sayd ffleete, soe that shee came not<br />
to London soe soone as shee might otherwise have done by the space of three<br />
moneths or thereabouts And further hee cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith that the schedule arlate is his this deponents owne<br />
hand writing and by him faithfully translated out of dutch and<br />
is a true translation of a noate in high dutch which the<br />
Purser of the sayd shipp the ''Switzer'' did give this deponent and which<br />
hee told this deponent was a true schedule of the whole ladeing of the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Switzer'' which shee had on board her at the tyme of her seizure<br />
by the sayd Generall Blakes ffleete, with the quantitie of livers due to have<br />
binitie of livers due to have<br />
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