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To the second article of the sayd allegati … To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith, That in the<br />
monethes of June July August September and October 1653 and att<br />
the tyme of the taking and surprizeing of the sayd shipp and her lading<br />
and for 7 yeares before the arlate Henry<br />
Suerbock and Company that is to say the arlate Matthias Symonds<br />
William [?Honbekin] Hendrick Meyer John Cuyper, Arent van Buren<br />
Harman Jacobbs and this deponent, which were and are Inhabitants<br />
of Breme and subiects of the free State thereof, were and are the<br />
true and lawfull Owners of the sayd shipp the ''Golden Sun'' her tackle<br />
apparell and furniture, which he knoweth being master and partowner<br />
of the sayd shipp and well knoweth that the sayd shipp was built as aforesayd<br />
by the sayd Suerbock and Companie for their owne use and Accompt and that they have<br />
continued owners ever since, and fitted her out to sea, and received the<br />
proffitts arising by her from tyme to tyme. And otherwise cannot depose<br />
saving that this deponent bought his share therein .7. yeares agoe as is hereafter sett forth.
To the third article of this allegation This deponent saith that the arlate shipp<br />
the ''Golden Sunn'' in the moneth of August last past did sett sayle from Breme<br />
by order of her foresayd Owners under the conduct of this deponent in her<br />
ballast onely bound for Rochell in ffrance, and in her passage was by<br />
stresse of weather forced into fflushing in Zealand, whither being<br />
come, this deponent finding it very requisit to build or make a new<br />
halfe deck for the sayd shipp, did in the moneth of September 1653<br />
last past cause a new halfe deck to be there built for the sayd shipp<br />
according as in his former examination taken att Dover he hath sett<br />
forth: And saith that he this deponent before his departure from flushing<br />
did really and truly pay to the Carpenter Smith and other workemen<br />
employed therein for timber, iron workmanshipp and materalls<br />
in the sayd worke used and employed the moneyes due for the same. to witt<br />
three hundred fifty five livers or guilders. And moreover saith<br />
that noe Hollander or ffrenchman or any other person subiect of the<br />
States of the United Provinces or ffrench King, or of any other<br />
Prince of State in hostility with the Commonwealth of England<br />
had or hath any right title or interest in or to the sayd shipp or any<br />
part thereof. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the<br />
sayd shipp ''Golden Sunn'' in her Course for fflushing upon her voyage<br />
to ffrance was surprized by the arlate Captaine Granger, and that<br />
at the tyme of the sayd seizure there were severall writings aboard<br />
the said shipp that did concerne the same, and particularly a sea Brief<br />
or pasport under the seale of the Citty of Breme and a Certificat or<br />
attestation under the like seale touching this presemt voyage and also an<br />
English passe or Certficat from the present or late Major of Dartmouth<br />
and the like from the Deputy Collector of Plymouth, certifying of the<br />
say shipps there being att those ports, which papers or writing soone<br />
after the seizure this deponent being commanded or requested so to doe<br />
delivered into the hands of the sayd Captaine Granger who hath since<br />
disposed thereof att his pleasure and never returned the same to this<br />
deponent And otherwise cannpot depose.
To the fifth article of the sayd allegation, This deponent saith that after the<br />
said seizure, This deponent was brought to Dover and there examined<br />
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