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bundles of corke, three baggs of wooll, 56 peeces of box, and 48 jarrs of turpentine oile, all which goods for the owners were laden by the Skipper, and the rest for the master and companie (who are all subiects of the said States, saving one who is a Norwegian) were by them laden, and were alsoe to be caried to haver de Grace; and were alsoe received aboard at Bayon. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the 3 hee saith there was rie and some other goods carried in the said shipp from fflushing to Bayon and were for the said owners accounts And otherwise hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid. To the fourth hee cannot depose. To the 5th hee saith that the said oiles were laden about two monethes since and severall of the hogsheads conteyning the same are leakie and the same is soe worsted that it comes abundantly out at the pump, and the same and the rest of the lading are in a perishing condition and like to be spoiled with longe lying. To the 6 negatively. To the 7 hee saith the master was to receive his freight after 28 gilders and 16 stivers per fatt for each fatt of the said oile, whale bone and box soe laden by the ffrench, which hee was to receive at haver de Grace of their marchant to whom the goods were to be delivered, And otherwise hee cannot depose. Jan [?ijansen] bleeker [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] ************************************ The 7th of Novermber 1654 [CENTRE HEADING] The Lord Protector against the} ''Phoenix'' of Schadam, Jacob} Cornelison Witte master.} '''1''' '''Jacob Cornelison Witte''' of Schadam in holland Mariner, master of the said shipp aged 40 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined. To the first, second, third fourth and fifth Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth That the said shipp the ''Phoenix'' belobgeth to the port of Schadam in holland and that her owners dwell all there and at Amsterdam and the hague and were and are all dutch men and subiects of the States of the United Netherlands, namely Jacob Johnson ffockendike. myn heer Blijsick, John Williamson de Wise John Lookevearson and this deponent and others, and that noe ffrenchman or subiect of the kinge of ffance whatsoever hath any interest therein And as touching the said shipps lading of salt hee saith the sae was laden at Brouoye] in ffrance by a ffrenchman, factor for the ffrench company called the '''Grand Partie''', for whom the said shipp was freighted, and the same was to be carried and delivered at haver de Grace for the said accompt of the said companie, and thether the said shipp was going with the same when shee was met and seized And saith hee had noe papers aboard but his seabrief, which hee hath in his custodie, but hee signed a Charterpartie, which was left to be sent overland to haver de Grace. And saith his said lading of salt consisted at the time of the seizure of 130 lasts of salt and that hee was to receive freight for the same 34 gilders per last, which was to be paid at haver de Grace by him that received it. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To
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