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this Commonwealth, together (amongst other … this Commonwealth, together (amongst other goods) with the said plate and<br />
goods of the said van lynen, which plate of the said van lynen in the said<br />
two [?cases] or bo[?x]es and his said money the Captaine of the said frigot caused to be taken and carried<br />
out of the said van lynens said cabbin into the said frigot, and the same was donne<br />
accordingly of this deponents sight and knowledge, and then with the said frigot<br />
carried the said shipp ''Saint Mary'' and the said van lynens said other goods and<br />
all the rest of the shipps cargo to Thulon, and, and [?out]ed and dispossessed the said<br />
van lynen of his said plate money and goods and of all the rest of the said cargo,<br />
of this deponents sight and knowledge seeing the premisses and being carried<br />
to Thulon in the said shipp ''Saint Mary'', where hee and all the company were<br />
turned out of her ashore by Captaine Stokes his order as hee saith, And<br />
further deposeth not.
To the sixth hee saith that the said plate goods and money soe by<br />
him deposed to be laden by the said von lynen, were for the said van lynens<br />
owne account, who runneth the adventure thereof. And further hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the seaventh hee saith the said van lynen is commonly reputed to be borne<br />
not farr from hamborow, and at Amsterdam and hamborow this deponent<br />
hath knowne him liveing with his wife and familia all the said eight yeeres<br />
of this deponents knowledge of him, of which hee hath dwelt with his wife<br />
and famili[?a] about two yeeres last at Amsterdam, and is thereby subject<br />
to the States of the United Netherlands. And further saving as aforesaid<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath noe share or interest in the money, plate<br />
or goods claimed in this cause, and that hee was aboard and boatswaine of<br />
the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' at the time of her seizure aforesaid, and is a native<br />
subiect of Stral[?a]sund, and when hee is not at sea useth to lodge (being a[?n]<br />
batchelour) at Amsterdam and hath soe donne for severall yeeres last, but<br />
is most frequently at sea, and otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith hee first knew the said van lynen at Hamborow<br />
and saith hee is a maried man and hath bin for all the said time of this<br />
deponents knowledge of him, and hath now his wife and familie[?a] living in<br />
Amsterdam, and never lived in Antwerp since this deponents said knowledge<br />
of him, and otherwise hee referreth imselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp before Santa domingo had the Spanish<br />
flagg out and a further Prince of Oranges flagge and streamer. and a<br />
flagg which the master had in a fr[ancce] shipp, and otherwise hee cannot answer<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith hee saw the said van lynen at Amsterdam severall times<br />
and a good space before the said shipps proceeding thence on the said voyage, and<br />
saw him lade the said stuffs, hatts, [XXXers], [XXXXes], knives and other goods for<br />
his owne account, and this deponent saw them all in his [XXXX XXXXX] in his owne [XXXXXX] before<br />
such their bringing aboard, and saw such their bringing aboard from his<br />
said house, And further saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the 5th hee saith hee was not present nor saw the buying of the said plate<br />
or goods, not payment made for the same, nor knoweth of whom they were<br />
bought, and saith hee was present ashore, and saw the said van lynen deliver<br />
some of his said lynnen, hatts and other goods of his owne at a shopp in Santa domingo<br />
which hee beleeveth were for trucke of some of the said goods [XX XXXX] [?soe] there<br />
obtained for his account, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
deposition.
To the 6th hee cannot depose, but referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 7th negatively.
To the last hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition
Repeated in theise foure claimes before both Judges in<br />
Collonel Cocks chamber 25 Marti[X] 1659.
Joachim '''$''' Stoll [MARKE, RH SIDE]9.
Joachim '''$''' Stoll [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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