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Mr William [?Pawlin] (Consull for the English nation there and hee to whom they were consigned and deliver) with the condition of themselves and shipps, which was soe farr from being grannted them, that they were not suffered soe much as to write to him or any other, nor to have any pen; ink and paper untill such time as their (sic) had bin a [?clancular] proceeding and a pretended condemnation of the said shipps and goods, and then this deponent and the said Belin were turned ashore unprovided of clothes and necessaries, this deponent being in his wastcote and drawers, and desiring to have some of his clothes but could not obtaine them. And comming ashore and understanding of the proceeding against their shipps and goods and the adjudication of them this deponent went to the office and intreated to have a coppie of the sentence or adjudication, which hee saith was expressely denied him, and the said shipps and goods were all sold by the authoritie and to the use of the kinge of Spaine and soe the said owners were most injuriously dispoiled and deprived thereof to their excessive losse and dammage. And saith the said frigats and gallies were belonging to and were in the imployment of the kinge of Spaine. And the dammage soe sustained by the said Courteene and company owners of the ''Consent'' and of her lading over and above the principall summe of eight thousand three hundred pounds aforesaid, cannot in his estimation be lesse then five thousand pounds sterling, nor can the losse of the said Ballcharch and company for the ''George'' and goods be lesse than five thousand pounds in his estimation besides their foresaid principall of eight thousand three hundred and odd pounds. And otherwise hee cannot depose. Repeated before doctor Clarke. John Cramp [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] *************************** The 30th of december 1654 [CENTRE HEADING] A businesse of examination of witnesses} touching the losse of the shipp the ''Wheele''} ''of ffortune'' of Rotterdam, Laurance Johnson} master. Suckley.} Examined on an allegation on the behalfe of davison and others. '''.1.''' '''Laurance Johnson''' of Rotterdam mariner master of the said shipp aged 25 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined. To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the producent William davison of Amsterdam merchant and that the said William for severall monethes of this present yeare 1654 hath bin and at this present is the true and lawfull owner and proprietor of the said shipp the ''Wheele of ffortune'' (whereof this deponent was late Master) being of the burthen of 24 lasts or thereabouts and of her tackle and furniture, and saith that in the moneth of October last past the said davison sent out the said shipp from Amsterdam for Gottenburgh to lade pitch and tarr for this port of London, the premisses hee deposeth and knoweth for that hee this deponent was master of the said shipp and was constituted master by the said davison, and soe sett out by him for Gottenburgh as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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