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The 11th of November 1653.
The claime of … The 11th of November 1653.
The claime of the said Swebeck and others}<br />
in the ''Golden Sunne''}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''See the first in AAA'''
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'''Allard Edzerts''' of Bremes Merchant aged<br />
35 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the shipp the ''Golden Sunne'' arlate and hath soe donne<br />
ever since shee was built and knew her before shee was finished and while shee<br />
was upon the stocks in building, which her building happened at Bremes almost<br />
nine yeares since, and saith there was another master put first into her after her<br />
building, and for eight yeares last past or thereabouts the arlate Hendrick Punt<br />
hath bin master of the said vessell of this deponents sight and knowledge<br />
and was constituted master by her owners, namely Hendrick Swerbeck, Matthias<br />
Simonds, William Hubeks, Hendrick [?Mezer], John Cuyper, Arent van<br />
[?Buren], and Harman Jacobs, who with the said Hendrick Punt have for the said<br />
eight yeares or thereabouts bin and are owners of her and of her tackle<br />
and furniture and for such commonly accompted, saving that the said Matthias<br />
Simonds as hee taketh it, came in to be an owner since the rest, namely about<br />
foure yeares since, and saith the said owners were and are Inhabitants of<br />
Breeme and subiects of that free citie and State and for such commonly<br />
accompted, which hee deposeth being alsoe a burgher and a merchant<br />
there and there borne and having lived there all his time, and being by<br />
that meanes well acquainted with the said owners and such their proprietie<br />
and having often seene them sett her out to sea and fit and furnish her as the<br />
owners of the said vessell. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent, not being on the voyage.
To the Interrogatories.
To the first hee saith
To the seecond ee saith
To the third hee saith
To the 4. 5. 6 and 7th hee cannot further depose than as aforesaid, not being on the<br />
said voyage nor knowing ought thereof.
Alerdt Edzerts [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated in Court before the three Judges.
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The 12th day of November 1653.
Examined upon the sayd allegation
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'''Hendrick Punt''' of Bremen mariner master<br />
of the sayd shipp the ''Golden Sunn'' aged 34 yeares or<br />
thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined deposeth<br />
and saith as followeth.
To the first article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Golden Sunn'' whereof this deponent for 7 yeares now past<br />
hath bene master was built att Bremen in the yeare 1645. of the [?XXX]<br />
knowledge and sight of this deponent. And for a shipp so built the<br />
sayd ''Golden Sunn'' hath bene from tyme to tyme from the first building<br />
thereof commonly accounted reputed and taken And otherwise cannot depose.ted and taken And otherwise cannot depose. +
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