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Waterland in North Holland, and that her o … Waterland in North Holland, and that her owners were and are all Hollanders<br />
living in North Holland, subiects of the States of the United Netherlands<br />
namely derrick Garretson and John Garretson of Brooke aforesaid, and<br />
the [?preacher] of the same towne and others, and soe much this deponent<br />
before their being met by Captaine Welby heard the said Garret [?marssX]<br />
her master and others of her company say; And otherwise hee cannot depose
[?Abram] [?XXXX] [?tymenXXX]XX [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 7th of ffebruary 1653.
The Lord Protector against a shipp}<br />
called now the ''two Brothers'', and formerly}<br />
(as is said) the ''ffortune''. Budd.}
'''.jus.'''
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''William Cornelison''' of Dunkirke Mariner<br />
Master of the said shipp the ''two Brothers''<br />
aged 43 yeares or thereabouts, sworne<br />
and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee hath well knowne the shipp<br />
the ''Two Brothers'' for theise three or foure monethes last past, and that<br />
shee was about foure monethes since bought at Rotterdam of some<br />
of that towne; and that at the time of the sale of her and until the<br />
sale was made shee was belonging to that port of Rotterdam, which<br />
hee knoweth because hee this deponent was at Rotterdam and present at the<br />
said buying her by Mr Baldero an Englishman there dwelling, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith hee this deponent is an English man borne at [?ffarXXly]<br />
neere Liverpoole in Lancashire, where hee lived till hee was about [?ten]<br />
yeares of age, and thence went and lived 5 yeares in Spaine, thence hee<br />
went into the streights and [?setled] up and downe there about<br />
six yeares and then in other places, and hath used that imployment as a<br />
sailor from port to port till hee came to settle in fflanders, where <br />
at Ostend and Dunquirke hee hath lived and kept house for these 11<br />
yeares last. And saith his name in English is William Keeles, and that<br />
he was alwayes called by that name in England, but not abroad, the<br />
Spaniards calling him William Cornelia and the fflemings Willemm Cornelison<br />
as nearest to his owne name and to their pronunciation, and that this deponents<br />
fathers name was Robert Keeles, and that his said father was alwayes<br />
called by that name, And otherwise cannot depose saving what followeth.
To the third hee saith that his wife lived alwayes with him at Ostend [?and]<br />
Dunquirke for the time aforesaid of his dwelling there till about five<br />
monethes since that shee dyed, saving that for a yeeres speace or thereabouts<br />
ended about a twelvemoneth since, shee and this deponent dwellt<br />
at Amsterdam, and that his nowe dwelling is in Dunquirke, where<br />
(living single) hee hath only a chamber.
To the fourth hee saith that hee brought in the said shipp to this port [?some]<br />
Queene stones and hops, which were laden aboard her at Rotterdam by Mr<br />
Baldero aforesaid, and consigned to Dunquirke to be delivered to Joos [?XXX]<br />
of Dunquirke for whose accompt they were laden, and after entrie<br />
thereof at Dunquirke by the said ffreemont (to whom this deponent [?XX]<br />
of the said shipp delivered them) hee the said ffreemeont sent them for this<br />
port, consigned to Mr Baldeo here dwelling, and to Mr<br />
Cotten a merchant here, and this deponent delivered<br />
the same accordingly to the said Mr Baldero, and sawe other goods namely [?XXX]<br />
[?tXXX] to another English merchant here whom this deponent knoweth not<br />
by name, and that Mr Baldero here dwelling is to pay the freight for all, but he [?hath]<br />
not yet paid the same, and that they were here delivered for the sayd ffreemont<br />
[?XXX] for the sayd ffreemont<br />
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