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The 15th of November 1653.
The claime of … The 15th of November 1653.
The claime of Peter Mayer and company}<br />
of Lubeck for the shipp the ''Hope'' of Lubeck (hendrick)<br />
Venter master) and for her freight}
Examined upon an allegation on the<br />
behalfe of the said claimers given the<br />
4th instant
'''1.'''
'''Claes Maltz''' of Wismar Mariner aged 39 yeares<br />
ore thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the shipp the ''hope'' arlate, which hee saith was built at Lubeck<br />
and being newe proceeded thence on her first voyage in or about the moneth of<br />
January last at which time this deponent was there and saw her proceed<br />
under the conduct of the said hendrick Venter her master, and saith her company<br />
were and are all accompted Lubeckers and there dwelling and subiects of the free<br />
State, thereof which namely Peter Meyer and Joachim Baltenhagen and the said master hee this<br />
deponent well knoweth to be there dwelling and subiects of that place, And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories.
To he first hee saith hee sawe not the said shippe upon the stocks in building<br />
but sawe shee was wholly newe when shee soe proceeded from Lubeck and it was<br />
the common speech there that shee was new built and that that was her first<br />
voyage, nor hath hee seene her since shee was seized, but hath severall times<br />
mett with and seene her said master and understood from him that hee was taken<br />
in the same shipp with this deponent sawe her soe proceede in from Lubeck.
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the said master hendrick venter for<br />
theise five or six yeares last or more, during all which space hee hath dwellt in<br />
Lubeck where hee nowe liveth and where as this deponent beleeveth hee was<br />
borne and hath dwellt all his time, and saith hee the said hendrick hath bin<br />
married about two yeares, during all which space his wife hath dwelt in<br />
Lubeck, the place of her biorth. And further hee deposeth that<br />
hee hath knowne the said Peter Mayer about three yeeeres and<br />
Joachim Baltery about tenn yeares, and saith hee had speech with [?him] [?in]<br />
Lubeck at the time of the said shipps said proceeding, and thereby came to heare<br />
of their said proprietie. And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the last hee saith hee doth not beleeve that the said shipp or any part thereof belongeth to any<br />
hollander or ffrench man or that any subiect or subiects of the States of the<br />
United Netherlands or of the ffrench kinge khad or have any interest therein
[?Claes ?Malts] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
'''2'''
'''Walter Jonson''' of Lubeck Mariner, master of the ''White''<br />
''Swann'' of Lubeck nowe lying at Dover, aged 44 yeares or<br />
thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first and second atrticles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the shipp the ''hope'' arlate hendrick Venter master and hath<br />
soe donne ever since shee was built, and sawe the raisinge and setting in her [?maste]<br />
and other worke towards her furinishing at Lubeck in the spring last and saith shee<br />
was there built by her owners arlate, and that this deponent well knoweth<br />
foure of them namely Peter Meyer, John Witt, Joachim Baltenhagen and<br />
hendrick Venter, but doth not knowe the arlate david [?dollessen] but<br />
hath heard that hee is alsoe a part owner of the said shipp, and that there are [?noe]<br />
others that have any interest in the said vessell but hee and the said sother foure<br />
and and the said sother foure<br />
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, The 15th of November 1653.
The claime of … The 15th of November 1653.
The claime of Peter Mayer and company}<br />
of Lubeck for the shipp the ''Hope'' of Lubeck (hendrick)<br />
Venter master) and for her freight}
Examined upon an allegation on the<br />
behalfe of the said claimers given the<br />
4th instant
'''1.'''
'''Claes Maltz''' of Wismar Mariner aged 39 yeares<br />
ore thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the shipp the ''hope'' arlate, which hee saith was built at Lubeck<br />
and being newe proceeded thence on her first voyage in or about the moneth of<br />
January last at which time this deponent was there and saw her proceed<br />
under the conduct of the said hendrick Venter her master, and saith her company<br />
were and are all accompted Lubeckers and there dwelling and subiects of the free<br />
State, thereof which namely Peter Meyer and Joachim Baltenhagen and the said master hee this<br />
deponent well knoweth to be there dwelling and subiects of that place, And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories.
To he first hee saith hee sawe not the said shippe upon the stocks in building<br />
but sawe shee was wholly newe when shee soe proceeded from Lubeck and it was<br />
the common speech there that shee was new built and that that was her first<br />
voyage, nor hath hee seene her since shee was seized, but hath severall times<br />
mett with and seene her said master and understood from him that hee was taken<br />
in the same shipp with this deponent sawe her soe proceede in from Lubeck.
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the said master hendrick venter for<br />
theise five or six yeares last or more, during all which space hee hath dwellt in<br />
Lubeck where hee nowe liveth and where as this deponent beleeveth hee was<br />
borne and hath dwellt all his time, and saith hee the said hendrick hath bin<br />
married about two yeares, during all which space his wife hath dwelt in<br />
Lubeck, the place of her biorth. And further hee deposeth that<br />
hee hath knowne the said Peter Mayer about three yeeeres and<br />
Joachim Baltery about tenn yeares, and saith hee had speech with [?him] [?in]<br />
Lubeck at the time of the said shipps said proceeding, and thereby came to heare<br />
of their said proprietie. And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the last hee saith hee doth not beleeve that the said shipp or any part thereof belongeth to any<br />
hollander or ffrench man or that any subiect or subiects of the States of the<br />
United Netherlands or of the ffrench kinge khad or have any interest therein
[?Claes ?Malts] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
'''2'''
'''Walter Jonson''' of Lubeck Mariner, master of the ''White''<br />
''Swann'' of Lubeck nowe lying at Dover, aged 44 yeares or<br />
thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first and second atrticles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the shipp the ''hope'' arlate hendrick Venter master and hath<br />
soe donne ever since shee was built, and sawe the raisinge and setting in her [?maste]<br />
and other worke towards her furinishing at Lubeck in the spring last and saith shee<br />
was there built by her owners arlate, and that this deponent well knoweth<br />
foure of them namely Peter Meyer, John Witt, Joachim Baltenhagen and<br />
hendrick Venter, but doth not knowe the arlate david [?dollessen] but<br />
hath heard that hee is alsoe a part owner of the said shipp, and that there are [?noe]<br />
others that have any interest in the said vessell but hee and the said sother foure<br />
and and the said sother foure<br />
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