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The 27th of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 27th of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The keepers of the Libertie of England by}<br />
authoritie of Parliament against the ''golden''}<br />
''hawne'' alias the ''Golden Cock'', Barent}<br />
[?Tonison] master.}
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''ffrancis Hubert''' of Ipers in fflanders<br />
souldier, aged 25 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee came passenger<br />
in the said shipp the ''Golden hawne'' alias the ''Golden Cock'' from Nantes<br />
bound for Rotterdam and was aboard her when shee was seized, and that<br />
hee soe came aboard her at Nantes about six weekes since.
To the second hee saith that as hee was informed by the stiersman and<br />
some of the company of the said shipp the ''Golden hawne'', shee was<br />
and is belonging to Rotterdam, and that one [?Paul] a merchant there<br />
dwelling was and is the sole owner thereof, and that the said [?Paul] is a<br />
dutchman and a subiect of the States of the United Netherlands, and alsoe<br />
that the said shipp came from Rotterdam to Nantes.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp the ''Golden hawne'' or ''Cock''<br />
was taken on on about sunday last was a fortnight neere heyssant on the<br />
coast of ffrance by the ''Ginney frigot'', and that the said shipps lading<br />
is ffrench wines and brandewine, laden at Nantes aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp at the time of the said seizure<br />
was bound for Rotterdam there to dichardge, and intended thither to [?saile]<br />
and would have gonne thither in case shee had not bin intercepted./
To the fifth hee saith that the masters name of the said shipp the ''Golden''<br />
''hawne'' was Barent Tunison, and that hee undertooke to bringe this<br />
deponent to Rotterdam in the said shipp
And for the further confirmation of the premisses hee produceth and showeth<br />
a note in dutch, which hee saith was written by Joachim Jacobson<br />
the Stiersman of the said shipp at Portsmouth, and sent by this deponent<br />
thence to be delivered to one mr [?Almondo] a merchant of this citie<br />
from whom the said stiersman desired to knowe whether hee could gett<br />
better passage hence for Rotterdam (where the said stiersman said hee<br />
dwelt) than from Portsmouth, and leaveth the said note for the<br />
further information of this Court.
francois aubert [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated in Court before the three Judges.
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The 27th of October 1653. [CENTR EHEADING]
Chilson and company against the ''greate''}<br />
''Christofer'' aforesaid, in the preparatorie.}
'''dt.'''
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'''Michael Cruyer''' of Stetin Mariner<br />
master of the said shipp the ''greate Christofer''<br />
aged 40 yeares or thereabouts sworne in<br />
Court and examined upon the foresaid<br />
Interrogatories saith and deposeth as followeth<br />
videlicet.
To the first and second hee saith that the said shipp the ''greate Christopher''<br />
was built at Stettin aforesaid in the dominion of the Queene of<br />
Sweden, and was launched about whitsuntide last and that this [?was]<br />
her first voyage and that this deponent hath bin master of her ever since<br />
her said first building, and was constituted master by her owners<br />
John ffeltzburg, Phillip Roadlife, Anthonie hanton, Martin Nokes,<br />
derrick Masse and hee this deponent, all Inhabitants of Stettin, and<br />
subiects of the Queene of Sweden and that the said Roadlife, hanton, [?and]<br />
Martin [?Nekel] have each an eighth part, the said ffaltzburg a [?sixteenth]<br />
part, derrick Masse a 32th part and the rest was and is belonging to<br />
him this deponent saving that when hee was this voyage at Riga hee this<br />
deponent sold a sixteenth part of his said shipp belonging to [?XXX]<br />
[?XX]hipp belonging to [?XXX]<br />
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