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To the sixteenth Interrogatorry This depon … To the sixteenth Interrogatorry This deponent saith he hath bene the onely master<br />
of the sayd shipp from her first building, and hath made three voyages<br />
to Cadiz before this but never carryed any sylver aboard before<br />
this voyage some small quantities for the shipps use and the use of<br />
Passengers excepted. But saith he never made any voyage from<br />
Cadiz to Amterdam Middleburgh or any other port within the Jurisdiction<br />
of the States if the United Provinces nor did he ever discharge any<br />
sylver att them or any of them. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the seventeenth Interrogatorry he saith the goods now seized #
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are not the proceed of the goods which were by<br />
this deponent carryed to Cadiz as aforesayd, which<br />
he knoweth for that the sayd outward goods<br />
were not sold when this deponent receyved in<br />
the goods now in question, those sayd outwards<br />
goods being as e heard designed for the<br />
Indies. And further of his knowledge<br />
to this Interrogatory he cannot depose.<br />
Class Kalabrant [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN, AT 90 DEGREES]
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To the eighteenth Interrogatorry, This deponent saith there belongeth to the<br />
sayd shipp 32 or 34 person men and boyes or thereabouts, and<br />
saith that about five or six of them are ffrench men , and beleiveth<br />
that all the rest are Hamburghers, Luebeckers and Swedes, and<br />
people or natives of the Eastland Cittyes, and doth not know that any<br />
of them was or is a subiect of the States of the United Provinces.<br />
And saith the steersman of the sayd shipp being of Holsteyne, and his<br />
boatswayne a Danzycker, and one Jacob, a ffrench man or Genoese came<br />
first aboard the sayd shipp at Malaga, and all the rest of his shipps<br />
company came first aboard at Havre de Grace. And further he<br />
saith he cannot depose saving that there was not any Merchant or<br />
Sopra Cargo aboard his sayd shipp this voyage.
Class Kalabrant [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
H. Favell Notary Publique
Repeated before the Judges<br />
in Court
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the second day of dDecember 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Clayme of Arnold Woulters of Hamburgh}<br />
for his sylver laden in the shipp the ''Angell''}<br />
''Michael'' whereof John Low is Master taken}<br />
by Captaine John Bonner and Companie}<br />
in the ''Marmaduke frigot'', whereof the}<br />
sayd John Bonner is Captaine Budd ffranklin}<br />
Suckley}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd Arnold Woulters
'''ffranklin dt.'''
'''1.'''
'''Juan Motte''' of Sevilia in Spaine<br />
merchant aged thirty yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth<br />
and saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in or<br />
about the moneth of November 1652. the sayd Arnold Woulters did by his<br />
factor or Agent lade and putt aboard the arlate shipp the ''Angell Michael''<br />
whereof the sayd John Low was Master) then lyeing before Saint Lucars<br />
in the dominions of the King of Spaine two baggs No. 1. 2. conteyning<br />
in them 398 peices of 8/8 more or lesse old and new and two little<br />
packes No. 3. 4. of wrought and melted plate weighing sixty seven<br />
markes or 33. ''li'' and 1/2 more or lesse and being of the Cleare value of<br />
six hundred and thirty peices of eight of Mexico or Sevill moneys<br />
amounting together with the foresayd baggs of money to one thousand<br />
twenty eight peices of eight more or lesse, and marked as in the<br />
margent and sealed to be in the sayd shipp transported and carryed from the<br />
sayd Port of Saint Lucar to Hamburgh for the Accompt and risgoe of<br />
him the sayd Arnold Woulters and there to be delivered to him the<br />
sayd Arnold Woulters or his Assignes for his use, which he knoweth<br />
to be true being present aboard the sayd shipp, and seeing the sayd plate and<br />
moneyes laden for the Accompt aforesayd att the tyme of the lading<br />
thereof. And moreover saith that he the sayd Arnold Woulters in the<br />
sayd moneth of November and tyme of lading the sayd money and [?XXXX]<br />
and continually since and was, and is and ought to be the lawfull owner<br />
andht to be the lawfull owner<br />
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