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The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid … The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp.'''
'''5'''
'''Christian Paul Santen''' of London Merchant<br />
36 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third articles of the said allegation hee<br />
sayeth and deposeth that hee hath well knowne the shipp the ''Liesde''<br />
arlate hendrick Johnson master for theise six yeares last or thereabouts<br />
during which space and longer sgee hath bin and at present is commonly<br />
accompted and reputed to belonge to the port of Embden, and that<br />
Egbert Ewers and company all Embdeners were and are commonly<br />
accompted her owners, and further that in the yeare 1647<br />
this deponents brother in lawe Elias deuf living at Embden<br />
freighted her for accompt of him and of this deponent to come<br />
thence to this port with corne, which shee accordingly did under<br />
the conduct of hendrick Johnson her then and nowe master, and<br />
delivered the said lading of corne to this deponent and further that<br />
in the moneth of June last the said Egbert Evers in name of<br />
himselfe and the rest of her owners wrote unto this deponent that<br />
in case the said hendrick Johnson with the said shipp should happen<br />
to be brought up in England, this deponent should give him assistance<br />
and receive the money for his freight, and then order the said<br />
master being cleared hence to goe for Rochell and loade salt<br />
for the accompt of the said Egbert Evers and company owners<br />
of the said shipp and carry the same for the east countrey, and<br />
accordingly the said shipp being taken by one of the shipps of<br />
this Commonwealth, and restored by order of the Counsell<br />
of State (her lading being as hee hath heard to be dellivered to English men of this<br />
port) this deponent imparted to the said master thae<br />
said order, and the said master went to ffrance to lade salt for the<br />
accompt aforesaid, And this deponent haveing received her freight<br />
made it over to the said owners by bill of exchange. And<br />
lastly saith that where there are many owners, it is usuall for<br />
them to committ the matter of writing letters and orders about a shipp<br />
to some one of them, and hee ususually writes and receives answers<br />
thereabouts to avoide the trouble of many names and severall<br />
addresses which would be confused. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories.
To the first hee saith the master of the said shipp spake to him to<br />
come and speake the truth in this businesse. and otherwise negatively
To the 2. 3 and 4 hee saith hee hath the said letter<br />
in his custody which hee received from the said Egbert Evers<br />
and that the said Egbert writing of the said shipp and shipps did<br />
desire this deponent to give him assistance if hee were brought<br />
up hether and acquaint him with their order of his going for<br />
ffrance foreasmuch as the Interrogatory demannded
To the third hee saith hee verily beleeveth the said shipp and lading<br />
belonge to the said merchants and owners of Emden, and to noe other<br />
person, and otherwise negatively.
All repeated before Doctor<br />
Clarke and Dorctor Godolphin
Christian Paulus Santon [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ristian Paulus Santon [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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