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To the first second and third articles of … To the first second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the shipp the ''Patriarch Jacob'' arlate ever since her building (which as hee<br />
hath bin credibly informed happened in the yeare 1648) in holland by<br />
order and direction of her owners arlate) hath bin and is commonly accompted<br />
and reputed to be belonging to the port of Hamborough and to be a Hamborough<br />
shipp, And that Daniel Brands, Adolph Sumpton, John Noris, [?Bostel]<br />
Van Bostle of Hamburgh were and are accompted jher<br />
owners, and to have caused and paid for her said building upon their owne<br />
accompt, and saith that his this deponents father John Milde was and<br />
is a broker at Hamborough and in that qualitie doth teh affaires of the<br />
said owners, merchants there, and this deponent hath often heard<br />
him say that they caused her to be fitted and furnished and paid for her and said [?they]<br />
were her sole owners and further that the said<br />
Claus Colbrand her nowe master hath bin and is commonly accompted<br />
master of her and to have bin master ever since her said building, and<br />
to have bin sent and imployed by the said owners for her building, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 4th article hee saith hee cannot depose saving<br />
as aforesaid.
To the 5th and schedules annexed hee saith the said schedules were and are<br />
sealed with the usuall seale of Hamborough and verily beleeveth the<br />
contents thereof to be true.
To the 6 and 7th hee saith that in the Springe last past hee this deponent<br />
being at Hamborough, there sawe and tooke notice that the said<br />
skipper Claus Colbrand came thither and provided himselfe with<br />
sailes, a great anchor and about eight barralls of stockfish<br />
for his said shipp, which was said to be then lying at Haver de Grace, for<br />
which place and port hee shipped the same in the boyers of Albert<br />
Hillbrands and ffrederick Boyer of Hamborough bound out abd<br />
departing for Haver de Grace, and about Whitsuntide last this<br />
deponent being at Hamburgh sawe that there was sent from thence<br />
by the said owners for Cadiz in Spaine for the said shipp a<br />
parcell of tenn barralls or thereabouts of flesh, and [?XXX]<br />
in the shipp of Hanie Schonback of Hamborough bound thither, which<br />
goods this deponents said father (as hee told this deponent) caused<br />
or procured to be assured at Hamburgh on the behalfe of the said owners<br />
who (as thee said) paid for the same, and sent the same to and for the<br />
shipp the ''Patriarch Jacob'' for Cadiz. And otherwise hee cannnot depose
To the 8 hee saith that the said producents have from time to time<br />
taken upon the ownershipp of the said shipp and bin looked upon and<br />
accompted for such.
To the 9th hee saith that hee welll knoweth that in the yeere 1648 [?there]<br />
was a hamburger flagg bought at hamborough in the house of one<br />
[?Garret] Witt on the Voorsetten for the said shipp by the said master Claus<br />
Colbrandt.
To the 10. 11. and 12 hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the 13 hee saith hee well knoweth all the persons arlate to bee<br />
hamburgers, and there dwelling and subiects and burgers of that<br />
citi, and soe to have bin for many yeares last. Andotherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee this rendent was borne at Hamburgh and hath<br />
dwelt there all his time, and otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith he hath knowne the said Claus Colbrand to be [?living<br />
at hamborough for all the time of this deponents remembrance And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
Ti the 3. 4 and 5 hee saith the said shipp as hee hath heard was [?XXXX]<br />
[?SXXXXXX]. and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose
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Repeated before doctor Clarke and doctor Godolphin.before doctor Clarke and doctor Godolphin. +
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