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all East ffreezlanders, and most of them o … all East ffreezlanders, and most of them of Embden where there<br />
habitation is, and were subiects of the sayd Grave of East ffreizland<br />
and otherwise cannot depose.
To the fourth Interrogatory he saith his foresayd owners live all of the att<br />
Emden, and so have done for theis ten yeares last past and indeed all<br />
their tymes respectively being Emdeners borne and so accounted, and<br />
not any of the within theise .12. monethes last past hath lived in Holland<br />
or Zeland or was or is a subiect of teh States of the United Provinces.<br />
and further cannot depose.
To the fifth he saith the merchants goods laden aboard the sayd shipp is<br />
about one hundred and twenty lasts of salt and was laden about <br />
a moneth now past in the bay of Bernusse in ffrance, and was laden<br />
by the factor of his foresayd owners Monsieur Van der Mede to<br />
and for the use accompt and Risgo of his foresayd Owners, to be<br />
transported from thence to Embden and there to be delivered to the<br />
foresayd Owners; And saith this deponent hath aboard the sayd shipp<br />
for his owne accompt to be transported to Embden one last of salt and the quantity of 12<br />
hogsheads of ffrench wines, and his shipps folke have likewise<br />
four lasts of salt and some quantity of wine aboard for their accompt but how much in<br />
certaine he knoweth not. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the sixth Interrogatory this deponent saith that after the lading of the<br />
sayd last he this deponent did in the bay aforesayd by and with his owne handwriting signe<br />
and firme three bills of lading all of one tenor for the same<br />
and noe more, and one of them came along with the sayd salt and was and was<br />
by this deponent delivered to the Captaine who made the seizure, and the<br />
two other were by this deponent left in the hands of the sayd Monsieur<br />
Vander Mede. and saith he knoweth not of any bills of lading, or<br />
writings whatsoever aboard the sayd shipp torne burnt, throwne overboard<br />
or any way had or concealed. and further cannot depose saving that<br />
there were not any bills of lading for the sayd goods of this deponent and<br />
shipps Company. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the seventh he saith he hath made two voyages to Bordeaux in ffrance<br />
about ten yeares past. and one voyage to Nantes this last yeare but one<br />
and 2 voyages to Rochel six or seven yeares now past, and one<br />
voyage to Bernusse this present yeare. and saith he hath beene severall<br />
voyages att fflushing about five or six yeares agoe, and<br />
saith his foresayd lading of salt is to be delivered at Embden to his<br />
foresayd owners whom he hath knowne respectively ten yeares and<br />
upwards, and are consigned in the foresayd bill of lading to Jan Gousons<br />
aforesayd who was and is one of the sayd Owners, whom he hath knowne<br />
well for theis 12 yeares now past and came first acquainted with<br />
him att Emden this deponent being an Inhabitant there and a<br />
Marriner and the sayd Gouson a merchant of quality there likewise<br />
dwelling. and otherwise cannot depose./
To the eighth Interrogatory he saith he was hired at Embden to sayle ithe sayd<br />
shipp to Bornusses for a lading of salt and to returne therewith and<br />
end the voyage att Emden, and was so hired for 150 guilders<br />
for the whole voyage, to be payd by his foresayd Owners [?XXX] one halfe<br />
thereof before the sayd voyage and the other halfe after the voyage is<br />
finished. And otherwise cannot depose./t;
finished. And otherwise cannot depose./ +
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