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14th October 1651.
The claime of Walter T … 14th October 1651.
The claime of Walter Tucker, Richard harris}<br />
and William Nottell for their goods in the shipp the}<br />
''Brower'' (Claes Timenson Brower Master) taken}<br />
by Captaine Greene and company.}
Examined upon an allegation and schedules<br />
on the behalfe of the said claimers.
'''Rp. jus.'''
'''Claes Timenson Brower''' of Ossan in holland<br />
Mariner, aged 49 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation and to the schedule thereunto<br />
annexed hee saith and deposeth that within the time arlate, and more particulaly<br />
in or about the moneth of June last there were laden aboard the shipp<br />
the ''Brower'' arlate (whereof hee this deponent was and is master) at Amsterdam<br />
all and singular the goods wares and merchandizes mentioned and expressed<br />
in the schedule in the [?foote] of the said allegation, which were soe laden by<br />
Miles and Thomas Jackson to be thence carried in the said shipp to<br />
Barnestable and there delivered to Walter Tucker, Richard harris and William<br />
N[?o]ttle Marchants, or their factors or assignes, which hee knoweth necause hee<br />
being master as aforesaid, received the said goods aboard, and signed a<br />
bill of lading for the same to the effect aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the third fourth and fifth articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
within the said time the said shipp departed from Amsterdam on the said<br />
voyage to Barnestable after the receiving in the said goods, but this deponent<br />
being then sick and not able to goe in her, his steersman had the conduct<br />
of her, who in his course for Barnestable, comming off dunkirke was<br />
taken by a Jersey man of warr and carried into the roade of dunkirke as the said<br />
Steersman wente unto his owners and marchants at Amsterdam, and after the<br />
said seizure the said Steersman redeemed the said<br />
shipp the ''Brower'' and her lading of the said Jersey man of warr<br />
for five thousand gilders, sending the bill of exchange to the said owners<br />
and merchants, they the said owners, and the foresaid Milles and Thomas<br />
Jackson the foresaid marchant laders, casting the same into an everidge<br />
dischardged and paid for the same, and then wente and gave order to his<br />
said Steersman to retourne with the said shipp and goods and come<br />
to an cnhor before Ram[XX]keus neare Middleborowe, to the end to be<br />
revictualled and fitted to proceed on the foresaid voyage, and hee having<br />
brought the said shipp and lading thither, this deponent being recovered of<br />
his sicknes went thither and there went aboard andtaking the care<br />
and charge thereof upon himselfe, and proceeded thence therewith for<br />
Barnestable aforesaid, and comming off Cru[X]y on the ffrench coast<br />
was met with and with his said shipp and lading taken by Captaine<br />
G[XXXXX] and company on the nineteenth of September last (newe stile)<br />
or thereabouts, which hee knoweth taken in her and brought to Portsmouth<br />
on board her. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth article and bill of lading annexed, hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the said bill or schedul was and is the true and originall bill of lading<br />
for the said goods therein mentioned, and was and is signed and subscribed<br />
with the proper hand writing of him this deponent master of the said shipp<br />
at Amsterdam at or shortly after the lading of the said goods. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the eighth hee cannot depose.
Toent.
To the eighth hee cannot depose.
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