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Transcription

money, worth to the value of about eighteen or twenty pounds sterling And
by the sayd man of warr having by such his seizure of the sayd dutch vessell
and in romageing of her spent three or fower howrers at leaste did thereby
hinder the sayd vessell of her voyage to Colchester, soe that the
winde turneing Contrary the sayd vessell was forced with much danger by
stresse of weather, back to Rotterdam, whereas if they had not bin soe
hindered by the sayd man of warr hee verily beleeveth they might have
safely gotten to Colchester without goeing back to Rotterdam, and further
to this article hee cannot depose./

To the 6th hee saith hee hath heard a publique report amongst merchants
in London that the shipp hare in the ffeilda was a dutch shipp belonging
to subiects of the States of the United Provinces and soe adjudged in this
Court, and shee and part of her lading restored by order of this Court,
and that the sayd shipp after such restitution sett sayle from London
with divers of the goods restored, in her, to Cadiz, and was after her
arrivall there seized with her ladeing by the subiects of the King of
Spain and there deteyned And further hee cannot depose./

To the 7th hee saith that hee this deponent being a Merchant
knoweth that in the yeares and tyme arlate it hath bin and is a usuall custome
among merchants to make colourable bills of ladeing for goods laden by
them in any Country in hostility with the King of Spaine, or laden for
Accompt of persons in hostility with him and to make bills for them as if
they belonged to the subiects of Princes or states in Amity with the King of
Spaine though really they belonge to such as are not in amity with him,
which practice hee saith is frequently used among merchants in
tymes of warr for the better preservation of their goods in case they here
mett with by any men of warr belonging to the King of Spaine or
his subiects and further hee cannot depose./

To the last hee saith his forgoeing deposition is true.

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testfie in this cause by the
entreaty of Joas Everson merchant of London, who told this deponent
that hee the sayd Everson had a suite in the Admiralty Court wherein hee
understood this deponent could testifie, and desyred this deponent to appeare and
speake the truth what hee knew touching the same, and saith hee knoweth not the
Interrogate de Souzaes nor where they live, nor to whom they are subiects
and saith hee is neither ffactor nor correspondent to the sayd de Souzas
And further cannot answere./

To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee is a Londoner borne and hath noe share nor
interest in the goods in question and shall receive neither profitt nor
preindice whether they bee cleared or condemmed./

To the 3 hee saith that in the yeare 1656 and the moneths therein happening hee hath
bin at Amsterdam and Rotterdam and dort and other places in Holland and Zealand
but hath