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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined u … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upom the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp.'''
'''2.'''
'''Derrick Everson''' of Schagen in holland Mariner,<br />
aged 28 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third articles hee cannot depose<br />
not knoweing either the arlate Giles Marsellis, John<br />
harmans or Cornelius Suyshens.
To the fourth fifth sixth 7 and 8th hee saith that about<br />
two monethes since there were at Santa Cruse arlate laded and<br />
put aboard the shipp the ''Liesda'' or ''Love'' arlate by a yonge<br />
dutch factor or merchant there then resident three thousand<br />
one hundred eightie and one peeces of Campecha wood<br />
to be in her carried thence to and delivered at Amsterdam,<br />
which hee knoweth for that hee this deponent was then<br />
Stiersman of the said shipp and received and tooke<br />
account of the same as it came aboard, and saith that the<br />
said shipp having received the same aboard departed therewith for Amsterdam,<br />
and comming neere dover was seized by the ''dartmouth frigot'' and carried<br />
to the English Admirall in the downes, before whom this deponent being<br />
afterwards brought, hee saw the bill of lading annexed in the said<br />
Admiralls hands, touching which there was some dispute for that it<br />
mentioned three thousand one hundred eightie and foure peeces, whereas<br />
this deponent averred to the Admirall (as the truth was) that there<br />
was but 3181 peeces laded for the merchants account and that there was therein a mistake in the<br />
bill. And saith hee well knoweth the firme or hand of his<br />
precontest Gerrard Grabb master of the said shipp, and verily beleeveth<br />
his name under the said bill to be written with the said Gerrards owne<br />
hand, And further hee cannot depose,s aving that at the time of the said<br />
seizure all the said wood was aboard and came to the takers.
To the 9. 10th and 11th hee saith the said Campecha wood was as hee was<br />
informed and beleeveth laden for account of Merchants of Amsterdam<br />
and there to be delivered. And saith the said factor tooke the said shipp<br />
of the said naster to freight at Santa Cruse, for the said voyage to carry the<br />
said goods to Amsterdam. And further hee cannot depose.
To the 12th hee saith that his foregoing deposition is true.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cannot answer.
To the 2, third and fourth hee answereth that upon the comming of the ''Liesda''<br />
to Santa Cruse, this deponent saw there a shipp riding named the ''Saint John''<br />
which ws said to come from the West Indies, and saith the said factor that<br />
laded the said Campecha wood aboard the ''Liesda'', received about halfe<br />
of it out of the said shipp, and laded it next wayes aboard the ''Liesda''<br />
without carrying it ashore, and sent the rest from land, and<br />
this deponent beleeveth that that whichwas soe sent from land<br />
came alsoe out of the ''Saint John'', and saith hee heard that the ''Saint John''<br />
had taken a shipp at the West Indies, but of what countrey or whence<br />
such shipp was hee heard not nor knoweth. And otherwise saveing as aforesaid<br />
cannot answer./
To the 5th hee hath not soe deposed.
To the last hee cannot answer.
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