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The same day [CENTRE HEADING] On the behalfe of Verschuren and Moorebeeb} concerning the shipp the ''Swan'' of Modenblyck} Examined upon the said Interrogatories./ '''2us./''' '''Simon Sibrantson Groot''' of Schelling-Wouwe neere Amsterdam in holland Mariner aged 19. yeares or thereabouts sworne as his precontest and examined saith as followeth videlicet. To the first hee saith, hee hath knowne the shipp the ''Swan'' of Menblick interrate for about 6 yeares last past , during which time shee hath alwaies beene observed to belong to that Port and place, and That her Owners were and are Martin Jansen Cornelius heerties and one called Cromhout Burghers of Modenblick aforesaid, and some others Burghers of Amsterdam and all subjects of the United Netherlands Provinces, And further or otherwise hee doeth not know beleeve or hath ever heard./ To the second hee saith, That the said shipp sailed from Medenblick aforesaid in or about the moneth of July 1654:- last past then bound for Norway, where shee tooke in a lading of horses, which they brought to the Barbadoes, and afterwards sailed to the Cape de Vers Islands where they tooke in salt and asses which they brought to the Barbadoes, where the said asses and about half the salt were discharged the rest of the salt remaining aboard when the said shipp was seized at the Barbadoes by the English fleete, and were there disposed of by order of the English Admirall Penn so farr as this rendent then observed this rendent being one of the said shipps Companie at the seizre aforesai, and saith the Master and severall of the said shipps Companie were left ashoare at the barbadoes, and this rendent and some others of the Companie are come over in English shipps, And further declareth, That soe farr as this rendent heard or understood, the said asses and salt did and doe belong to English, hamburghers and hollanders And further cannot depose:-/ To the third hee saith, That upon the said shipps first arrivall at or neere the Barbadoes coming from Norway as aforesaid, one John Vosse the Cape Merchant aboard the said shipp went there ashoare, and as this deponent was by him and the Master and Companie informed did then and there from the Governor of that place obtaine permission of and for a free trade and traffique there, And saith it is notorious and publique, That no hollanders or other forreigners then did or now dare to traffique in that or any other English Plantation in those parts without such leave and permission first obtained. And further cannot depose./ Symen Sibrant sen groot [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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