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Amsterdam, where hee was to receive 34 gui … Amsterdam, where hee was to receive 34 guilders for the Voyage from the<br />
Master.
To the 9th hee saith, there were Hollands Colours and a Danish flagg aboard the<br />
shipp at the time shee was seized neare Jutland by Captaine Welch And<br />
otherwise cannot depose./
To the 10th hee saith hee cannot depose:-
the marke of<br />
William '''X''' Meys [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 11th day of January .1653:-/
Ryley and Company against the shipp or Herring busse}<br />
the ''Saint Peter'', (Hendrick Backer Master) Smith}
Examined upon Interrogatories on the behalfe of<br />
the said Ryley and Companie./
'''Rp.'''
'''jus.'''
'''Hendrick Backer''' of Enckhuysen in Holland<br />
Mariner Master of the said shipp the ''Saint Peter''<br />
aged 63. yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, the said shipp or Herring busse belongeth<br />
to the Port of Enckhuysen in Holland, where shee was built, and saith that<br />
this rendent and John Louson a Merchant of Enckhuysen are the Owners<br />
thereof/
To the second he saith, hee this rendent hath 1/16 part in the said shipp and the<br />
said Merchant the rest from whom this deponent bought his part for 300 gilders
To the third hee saith hee this rendent and all his said shipps Companie were<br />
and are Hollanders and Subjects of the States of the United Netherlands.
To the 4th hee saith, the said Owners have lived from their infancie at<br />
Enckhuysen aforesaid, and were and are Subjects of the States aforesaid
To the 5th hee saith, his said shipps lading consisteth of Sparrs and<br />
deales laden aboard her at Oudenell in Norway by this rendent for thee<br />
Owners proper accompt to be transported to and delivered at Enckhuysen.
To the 6th hee saith there were no bills of lading signed for the said goods.
To the 7th hee saith hee never was in france, And otherwise referreth to<br />
his foregoeing deposition:/
To the 8 and 9th hee saith hee had Holland Colours aboard at the time the said shipp<br />
was seized upon the open sea by Captaine Welch. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose, saving his voyage was to end at Enckhuysen:-/:
To the 10th hee saith hee was not fraighted by Charterpartie upon the voyage in<br />
question, but undertooke it according to agreement between him and his said<br />
fellow Owners:/
henderÿch Backer [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day
Examined upon the sayd Interrogatories
'''Rp.'''
'''2us./'''
'''Abraham Arentson''' of Enckhuysen in Holland<br />
Mariner aged 25 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined saith as followeth videlicet:/
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth, That<br />
[?XX]saith and deposeth, That<br />
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