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To the Crosse Interrogatories

Smith dt.

To the 1. he saith he comes to testify the truth in this Cause by the
meanes of the Secretary to the Swedish Resident and hath neither any
part in the sayd shipp nor any share or Interest in any of the lading
of the sayd shipp six barrells of tarr excepted. And further
cannot depose.

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To the fourth he saith that he this Rendent doth now inhabite att Gottenbergh
and so hath done for theis two yeares last past, and saith he hath a wife
and children who all live att Exwick aforesayd and this deponent two
yeares agoe came from thence and since hath not bene there. and saith
he is a Burgher of Gottenburgh and is for the most part att sea
trading to and againe and when he is att Gottenburgh lodgeth
and eateth att the howse of the sayd Martyn Tyson Admirall of
Gottenburgh and the reason of his living there was not nor is not
the securing of his goods from the English for as much as he came
to live there and yeare and halfe before any difference happened
betwixt England and Holland, but because his shipp whereof
he is master which is his livelyhood belongs to that port of Gottenburgh
and for that he was made and admittde a Burgher there neere
halfe a yeare before the late troubles betwixt England and Holland
began. And otherwise he saith he cannot depose.

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To the fifth he saith he was att Stetin as aforesayd and his shipps
Company are 13 persons in all three whereof are Hollander, one
an Hamburgher and the rest all Swedes. And saith there doth
belong to the sayd shipps Company avout 30 barrells of tarr And
further saving as aforesayd he cannot depose.

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