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The 13th day of Aprill 1657 [CENTRE HEADIN … The 13th day of Aprill 1657 [CENTRE HEADING]
The Examination and deposition of the}<br />
person hereunder specified touching}<br />
the propriety of the shipp the ''Sarah''}<br />
otherwise the ''Fortune'' whereof Andrew Jansen was and is}<br />
Master}
'''Daniel Thyssen''' of London Merchant<br />
39 yeares or thereabouts sworne upon the<br />
Holy Evangelists before the right Worshipfull John<br />
Godolphin Doctor of Lawe and of the Judges of<br />
High Court of Admiraltie of England upon<br />
his Examination saith and deposeth as followeth,<br />
That is to say:/
That hee this Examinate was and is a Merchant inhabitant in<br />
this City of London, and the subject of this Commonwealth and for<br />
and as such Judicially acknowledged and receaved in this High<br />
and Honourable Court and generally knowne and reputed, in<br />
this City, and that hee this said Deponent was and is and ought to<br />
bee the sole, true, and Lawfull owner and Proprietor of the<br />
said shipp the ''Sarah'' otherwise the ''Fortune'', being of the burthen of about 80 tonnes and of her Tackle Apparrell and furniture<br />
and that noe other person, or persons, whatsoever have any Part<br />
share or interest therein and that the said shipp being in<br />
Zealand about the 22th of February last past hee this deponent<br />
in the quality aforesaid ordered and appointed the same<br />
under the Conduct and Comand of Andrew Jansen hee<br />
then and now Master or Comander, to proceed in her ballast upon her<br />
present voyage from Zealand aforesaid to the Port of<br />
Bourdeaux in France and there for this deponent Account and [?proper] benefit to take on a freight [?or] a lading of Wines<br />
or other Comodities, and to bring the same to this Port of<br />
London for and upon the proper account and Adventure of<br />
the said shipps affraighters./
Repeated before Doctor :Godolphin./
Daniel Thyssen [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 13th day of Aprill 1657./ [CENTRE HEADING]
The Examination, and deposition of the}<br />
Persons hereunder specified touching}<br />
the Propriety of the shipp the ''Goulden''}<br />
''Hart'' of London whereof George Jansen }<br />
is Master, and of her tackle Apparell. }<br />
and furniture}
'''Arnold Beake''' of London Merchant<br />
48 yeares or thereabouts '''Elias Beake'''<br />
of London aforesaid Merchant aged 41 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, '''Christian Paul Santen'''<br />
of London Merchant, aged 40 yeares or thereabouts<br />
and '''John Dolins''' of London Merchant aged 44. yeares<br />
thereabouts and '''Michael De Haze''' of dover<br />
aged 56. yeares or thereabouts sworne before<br />
right worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of Lawes one of<br />
Judges of the High Court of Admiralty of England say<br />
depose as followeth:
Thatsay<br />
depose as followeth:
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