Semantic HCA 13/71 f.4v Annotate
The 12th of ffebruary 1655.
The claime of Marcello vander goos)
and Phillip van hulten in the hare)
in the ffeild.)
Exámined upon an allegation on the
behalfe of the said van hulten and
vander goos.
Rp. .jus.
John Scot of London Merchant
aged 23 yeares or thereabouts sworne and
exámined.
To the tenth article of the said allegation upon which alone hee is
by direction of the producent exámined) hee saith and deposeth that
hee well knoweth the producent Marcello vander Goos, and hath
soe donne for theise six yeeres last or thereabouts, during which space
the said vander Goos hath bin and is a citizen, burgher and Inhabitant
of Middleborowe and a married man and a housekeeper there, dwelling
there on the damme, and hath for all the said time bin and is
a subiect of the lords the States of the United Netherlands and for such
commonly accompted and reputed, which hee knoweth this deponent
being a native of Middleborow and dwelling all this time there
till about a twelvemoneth since that hee came to dwell in London
and saith hee hath bin severall and many times in the house of the
said vander Goos in Middlebrowe, and both received money of and
paid money to him there in the way of Marchandize, hee the
said vander Goos being a merchant of greate dealing, and having
by common repute lived sixteene yeares in Middleborowe. And
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first negatively saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee
referreth himselfe.
To the second hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot
otherwise depose.
To the 3 and 4 hee cannot depose not having bin in the voyage in
question nor knowing ought thereof or of her lading here in controversie
To the 5th hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 6 and 7 hee saith hee cannot depose not being in the voyage
as aforesaid.
To the 8th hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. and 14th hee cannot answer for the reasons
aforesaid not being in the voyage nor knowing ought thereof or
of the lading.
Repeated before the Judges in Court.
John Schott [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
