HCA 13/70 f.303r Annotate
| Volume | HCA 13/70 |
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| Folio | 303 |
| Side | Recto |
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1655.
The 27th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
The claime of the said Balthazar and John}
Coymans for the Saint Mary aforesaid and goods}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
dt. 2.
Peter Gurlero of Genoa Mariner, late Gunner
of the said shipp the Saint Mary, aged 32 yeares
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the
producents Balthazar and John Coymans and hath soe donne for theise
thirteene monethes last or thereabouts, during all which space hee saith they
have bin and are as hee beleeveth the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the said shipp
and of her tackle and furniture, and for such commonly accompted, for hee
saith they sett her out from Amsterdam to goe to the Canarie Ilands, and
fitted and furnished her for that voyage; of his sight and knowledge, hee
going out Gunner of her, on which voyage shee proceeded from Amsterdam
in our about the middle of March 1653, namely somewhat above a yeere
since. And further that they laded severall packs of goods in her for the
Canaries to be there delivered to their factor, but the number of the packs
hee remembreth not, And saith the said shipp and goods safely arived at
the Canaries, and there the said packs were delivered ashore.
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third article and the schedule annexed hee saith and deposeth that after
the said shipps arivall at the Canaries, the factors or agents of
the said Coymans did there lade and put aboard her for their the
said producents accompts severall quantities and parcells of Logwood
Brasill, Campechiana and hides, but the iust quantitie or number of
each hee knoweth not, to be thence carried and transported in her to Amsterdam
and there to be delivered for their accompts, which hee knoweth being present
and helping to stowe the said goods. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp having received the said goods aboard
departed from the Iland of [?Gourero] one of the Canarie Ilands in or about
the moneth of July last to goe for Amsterdam, and after two or three dayes
that shee was soe departed, comming neere the Iland of Palma, shee was
met with and taken by one Captaine Collart, pretending a Commission
from the ffrench kinge, and that afterwards shee was retaken by the
shipps of this Commonwealth and brought into Plimouth, which hee
knoweth being in her and brought up to Plimouth in her company. And
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth and 6 hee saith that after the said seizure and that the said Collart
was carrying the said shipp and lading towards ffrance, they were parted by
storme and that afterwards hee met with her againe and carried her to Saint Michaels in
the Terrera's to get victualls and to accomodate her and
his owne frigat to goe to Rochell, whither (parting from the Terrera's)
hee as carrying her, but in their course, they were met with
by an English shipp which chased them, and thereupon the said Collart
quitted the said shipp the Saint Mary de Guardelupa and fledd
and escaped with his frigot, and therreupon the said English shipp seized
her and afterwards brought her into Plimouth, But saith that when
the said English shipp seized her there were seaven of the company of the said shipp the
Saint Mary her company aboard her, whereof this deponent was one
And
