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some for the accompt of the said John Scothering, with whom the said
Solicoffers of this deponents knowledge doe correspond in traffique, and
have much money of his (the proceed of goods) in their hands, and
for such persons as aforesayd, and for merchant strangers of Marseilla
and originaries of Saint Gallo in Switzerland (the place of their constant dwelling)
they the said Solicoffers whom this deponent hath knowne for theise fifteene
yeares last were and are commonly accompted and reputed, And otherwise
hee cannot depose.

To the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.

To the Interrogatories ministred in the claime of Slegall
for the shipp.

To the first, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. and 9 hee saith hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid
for hee neither knoweth the said shipp nor master nor ought concerning her lading
on the voyage in question.

To the last hee saith that in the time of the late warrs betwixt Spaine and
Holland it was usuall in Spaine for such Hamburger skippers as were
there and heard Hollanders (demannded by the Spaniards whence their shipps
were) answer of Hamborough, to say to them privatley, yes
of great Hamborough, meaning Amsterdam. And otherwise hee cannot
answer.

Jacob [?gXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Repeated before teh three Judges in Court.

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The 7th of ffebruary 1653.

Riley and company against the}
Oastwould}

Examined upon an allegation on the
behalfe of the said Riley and company

.1us.

Abraham Tymeson Schout of Zinderdorpe in North Holland
Mariner aged 26 yeares or thereabouts, sworne
and examined.

To the second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that on or about
the 6th of December last Newstile the arlate Captaine Welch on the
high and open sea Nore-Norewest of Schagen on the coast of Jutland
met with set up on and seized the said shipp the Oastwoald (whereof
Govert Marsh was master) laden with wheat and rie comming from
Dantzike bound for Amsterdam, there to dischardge; and saith that the saud
Govert Marsh the master and all his company seeing the said Captaine
Welch approach forsooke and deserted their shipp and betooke themselves
to their boate and therewith fledd ashore at Schagen,
The premisses hee knoweth because hee this deponent came from Dantzike
in her company in the shipp the Yellow Basket of Municken Dam
whereof this deponent was Stiersman, and because the said shipp the Yellow
Baskett was at the same time seized by the said galley neare the Oastwoald
and this deponent seeing the said master and company soe desert the said
shipp and runn ashore, to avoide takeing, and saith the said Welch
could not prevent their running ashore. And saith the said shipp the
Oastwoald ws and is Hollands built, and belonging to Brook in
Waterland in