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To the third Interrogatorie hee saith that … To the third Interrogatorie hee saith that somtimes before Santo domingo<br />
the said shipp had a Burgoyne flagg out with a holland flagg, and somtimes<br />
a holland flagg alone, and somtime a redd flagg and somtime all<br />
three at once, and sometime none but the holland [?XXXdells] which were alwaies out<br />
, which Bourgoyne flagg the master had<br />
formerly in another shipp. And saith that hambrugers are not free to<br />
trade in the Spanish west Indies without permission of the Gouvernour of<br />
the place, which permission for the said shipps trading there was obtained<br />
for a summe of money, as is usuall in such case, And further cannot<br />
answer.
To the fourth hee saith hee saw the said John van Lynen at Amsterdam goe<br />
to and againe in lading his said outwards goods, and lade and take particular<br />
care thereof as being his owne, and saw them brought from shopps and<br />
places (where hee bought them) by his order, And further referreth himselfe<br />
to his foregoing deposition, and saving the same cannot answer.
To the fifth hee saith that both the said John Mexia de herera and this examinate<br />
did assist the said John van lynen in trucking and bartering away his said<br />
outwards goods, and procuring and buying the said plate, money and goods for<br />
him in retourne thereof, all which were the proceed of his outwards goods<br />
and bought therewith by truck, and not with money, and hee is very we;;<br />
assured that the said plate, money and goods claimed were laded for the sole<br />
account and doe belong to the said John van Lynen, truely and really and<br />
not to any subiect of the King of Spaine or other person than the said John, and<br />
That his name is not colourably used, but really, And further saving as<br />
aforesaid hee cannot answer.
To the 6 hee cannot answer, but verily beleeveth the said John van<br />
lynen hath not since sold or alienated the said plate, money or goods or any part<br />
thereof.
To the 7th negatively.
To the 8th hee saith hee was at Santo Domingo and saw the lading<br />
of all the said plate, money, and goods claimed by the said John van Lynen<br />
in this cause, and came thence in her and saw the said seizure by Captaine<br />
Story, and the comming of the said plate money and goods to his possession
Jean Moller [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
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'''B'''
van hulten and others.}
The answers of the said '''John Moller''' to the Interrogatories<br />
in the third place, brought in the 15th instant.
To the first hee saith that comming hether to this citie to looke after and<br />
calime goods of his owne that were seized in the said shipp, hee was<br />
spoken here unto by the correspondents of the producents<br />
to be a witnes and to speake what he knewe in this busines, and saith hee<br />
hath bin here on England about a weekes space, and saith hee saw the<br />
allegations (upon which hee is examined) at the time of such his examination<br />
And otherwise negatviely.
To the second hee saith hee this examinate went Sopracargo of the said<br />
shipp the said voyage and kept the accounts thereof, and saith hee can<br />
both speake and write Spanish very well and kept his accounts<br />
partly in Dutch and partly in Spanish, according to the places hee came to<br />
and otherwise referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
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