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till about two yeares since that hee came … till about two yeares since that hee came to dwell at Amsterdam, where his wife and<br />
familie are, and for a native of the State of hamborow, and now and for about<br />
two yeares last a dweller and houskeeper in Amsterdam hee the said John van lynnen<br />
was and is commonly accompted and reputed. And further hee cannot depose.
To the 39th hee saith the said John Mexia da herera was and is commonly accounted<br />
an Inhabitant of Amsterdam, and was imployed in the said voyage, because hee<br />
knew the manner and meanes of commerce in the West Indias, And otherwise<br />
saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the 40th hee beleeveth that if the said Mexia gave out in the West Indias that<br />
the shipp or lading belonged to him, it was mearely to preserve them from seizure<br />
by the Spaniards.
To the 41th hee saith that the company caried nby the ''Santa Maria'' from Amsterdam<br />
the said voyage, was 36 persons, all which were hollanders and Easterlings and<br />
subiects of those places, and were aboard at the time of the said seizure.<br />
All which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid.
To the 42th hee saith that in regard the said master of the ''Santa Maria''<br />
allowed the said Spaniards taken in at Santa Cruse their dyet only, hee beleeveth<br />
they were paid their wages by the said John Mollar the Sopra cargo for their<br />
service the said voyage.
Examinbed upon the foresaid allegation given in on behalfe of<br />
his highnes. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that the said shipp ''Saint Mary'' and her lading were soe<br />
brought up to Thulon by Captaine Story in the evening of a satturday, and<br />
that on the monday next following all her company both men and boyes were<br />
turned out of her ashore, and nome of them or the master suffered to come<br />
any more aboard, and that turning out was by order of Captaine Stoakes, his<br />
Lietenant comming aboard in his name and showing a paper which hee said<br />
was his warrant from the said Captaine for such their turning out, the premisses<br />
hee deposeth being aboard and seeing such turning out and being one of them<br />
that was soe turned, And saith the tobaccoe and other the said shipps lading were<br />
disposed of by the said seizors, her company not being suffered to come aboard<br />
to sea the same. And further hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith that the said Captaine Stoakes going afterwards to sea,<br />
the arlate mr Aldworth tooke upon the possessing and disposing of such of the<br />
said shipps lading as was not before disposed of, And further hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee never knew the interrogated John Mexia da herera<br />
before the said shipp was soe setting out on the said voyage from Amsterdam which<br />
was about two yeares since, and this deponent beleeveth him to be a Spaniard<br />
and a Batchelour, and saith hee first saw him at Amsterdam very shortly before<br />
the said shipps proceeding thence.
To the second hee saith hee this deponent came to and became one of the<br />
company of the said shipp at Amsterdam about six weekes before her said proceeding<br />
and helped to fitt and furnish her, shee being new and having some of her<br />
fitting worke to doe when this deponent came soe first aboard her, and saith<br />
the said John van Lynen hired and agreed with this deponent for his wages,<br />
And for the rest hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and saving the<br />
same cannot further answer.
To the third hee saith the said shipp ''Santa Maria'' went from Amsterdam to<br />
Santa Cruse, thence to Comana, thence to Santa domingo, thence back to Santa<br />
Cruse, and thence to the Bay of Gibraltar where shee was seized, and was<br />
at noe other ports or harbours before her seizure aforesaid, And further hee cannot<br />
depose saving as aforesaid.
Tot;br />
depose saving as aforesaid.
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