that hee this deponent is a burgher and Inhabitant of Embden and hath dwelt there all his time and hath for theise fourteene yeares last bin a Skipper of that port and thereby hee cometh well to knowe the shipp the ''Liesde'' arlate and hendrick Johnson the master thereof, and that the said shipp hath for theise nine yeeres past belonged to the port of Embden and hath from time to time sailed in and out thither and thence as the port which is her home port, under the conduct of the said hendrick Janson her master who hath bin master of her for all the said time And that by the meanes aforesaid hee well knoweth Egbert Evert, Ever Garris, John Labegoose and the rest of her owners. who hee saith were and are all Embdeners, dwellers in and subiects of that place, and as owners have from time to time set the said shipp out and fitted and furnished her, and for the true lawfull and sole owners thereof they were and are commonly accompted and reputed of his this deponents knowledge. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the Interrogatories. To ther first hee saith hee was spoke unto by his contest the said hendrick Johnson to come and testifie the truth in this cause, And otherwise negatively. To the 2. 3. 4 and 5 negatively, saving hee verily beleeveth the said lading aswell as the shipp belong to Embdener. [?XXXXXXXXXX] [?XXXXXXXXXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] **************************** The same day. Examined upon the foresaid allegation. '''4''' '''Peter Epping''' of Embden mariner, aged 46 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined. To the first and second articles hee saith that hee this deponent hath well knowne the shipp the ''Liesde'', alias the ''Love'' or ''Charitie'' allate for theise nine yeares last or thereabouts during all which space the arlate hendrick Johnson hath bin master of her, and Egbert [?Ewer] [?Eyers] [?Gavris] John Labegoose and others to the number of 28 or therabouts in all were and are her owners and have soe bin for all the aid time and as owners have from time to tiem fitted and sett out on voyages from the port of Embden whereunto shee belongeth and for owners thereof they have for all the said time bin and are commonly accompted which hee knoweth to be true because hee this deponent is a skipper and a burgher of Embden and hath alwaies dwelt there, and for six yeares together (ended about three yeares since) this deponent served in and was one of the company of the said shipp, namely the first foure of the said six yeares hee was Cooke and the other two stiersman of her And further that the said owners were and are all of Embden and dwellers in and subiects of that place and have bin for all the time aforesaid in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said shipp, which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid, And otherwise ee cannot depose. To the Interrogatories To the first hee saith hee was spoken to by the said hendrick johnson to come and testifie in this cause, and otherwise negatively. To the 2. 3. 4. and 5 negatively, saving hee beleeveth none but Embdeners have any part or share in the lading aboard The marke of Peter [MARKE] Epping [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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