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the nynth of November 1653.
n the behalfe … the nynth of November 1653.
n the behalfe of [?Reyndorp] and}<br />
company owners of the ffliboate}<br />
''Hope'' of hamborough.}
'''Rp.'''
'''Harman Williams''' of Hamborough Mariner, Master of the<br />
ffliboate the ''hope'' of Hamburg, aged five and thirtie yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne in the High Court of the Admiraltie of<br />
England and examined upon certaine Interrogatories therein<br />
ministred on the behalfe of Jeremiah Reynsdorp, Albrety<br />
Schults and company of Hamburgh, saith and deposeth<br />
thereupon by vertue of his oath
That hee this deponent is master of the said ffliboate the ''hope'' of<br />
hamborough and saith that Jerome Reyndorp, Albert Schult, and<br />
hee this deponent all hamburghers were and are the true and sole owners of<br />
her, and that about foure monethes since they bought her of a Stralsunder<br />
at hamburgh, and that shee cost foure thousand markes the first<br />
penny besides fitting and furnishing. And saith that shee came from<br />
hamborough about five weekes since in the cloth fleete bound for this port,<br />
and that shee brought hemp, iron, steele, packs of linnen and potashes and<br />
delivered them here, And nowe shee is bound for Rochell or Bordeaux for<br />
wines and other goods wherewith shee is to retourne for hamborough for accompt of her said owners<br />
and of one hendrick Johnson Ruyck a Burgher of hamborough. All which<br />
hee knoweth because hee is master of her as aforesaid.
harman Williamson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 9th day of November 1653 [CENTRE HEADING]
The Clayme of Henry Suerbock Matthias}<br />
[?Simonds] and Companie for the shipp the}<br />
''Golden Sunn'' whereof Hendrick Pant}<br />
was and is Master) taken and surprized by}<br />
the shipp ''Sampson'' whereof Robert Granger}<br />
was Captaine. Smith ffranklyn}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe<br />
of the sayd Henry Snerbock.
'''1'''
'''Jan Harmanson Snack''' of Breme<br />
Mariner aged 49 yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth<br />
and saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth<br />
that the arlate shipp the ''Golden Sunn'' Hendrick Pant Master hath<br />
bene well knowne to this deponent being an Inhabitant of Breme<br />
from the first building threof, which he saith was about eight yeares<br />
now past done att Breme aforesayd of the certayn knowledge and sight<br />
of this deponent by and att the Costs of the said Suerbeke and Company<br />
Owners thereof, and for a shipp so built the sayd ''golden''<br />
''Sun'' for all the tyme aforesayd was and is commonly accounted<br />
reputed and taken. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the monethes<br />
June July August September and October 1653. and for severall yeares<br />
before, the arlate Henry Suerbeck, Matthias Symonds William Habakin<br />
Hendrick Meyer John Cuyper, Arent van Buren, Harman Jacobs<br />
and Hendrick Pant were and att present are the Lawfull Owners of<br />
teh sayd shipp the ''Golden Sunn'' and her tackle and furniture and so accounted<br />
which he knoweth for that they built the same att their owne charge and for<br />
their owne use att Breme as aforesayd. And the sayd persons were and are <br />
and every of them was and is an Inhabitant and Burgher of Breme and<br />
a subiect of the free State thereof and so accounted, which he knoweth being<br />
himselfe a Burgher of Breme, and otherwise cannot depose.her of Breme, and otherwise cannot depose. +
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