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To the seaventh hee answereth negatively.
… To the seaventh hee answereth negatively.
To the 8th and 9. hee saith that hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, an otherwise<br />
negatively for his part touching his shipp, And further touching other shipps hee<br />
cannot depose saving as aforesaid./
To the 10th hee saith hee hath taken up noe money upon bottomrie, nor made any<br />
assurance upon his said hogshead staves, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee saith that hee signed three bills of lading all of one tenour for the said<br />
wine, two whereof hee left with his owners correspondance at hamburgh and brought<br />
the other alonge in the shipp, which with his passe and other papers were seized by<br />
Captaine Myngs, And otherwise negatively for his part referring himselfe to his<br />
foregoing deposition.
To the 12 hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the 13th hee saith hee arived in the River of Elve with his said shipp the ''ffortune''<br />
on the 22th of June last and went thither from London, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the 14th hee saith that the said John Detree is commonly accompted a hamburger<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 15th hee saith that teh said hendrick Mittendorp bought his said eighth part<br />
of hendrick [?Ludeman] of hamborough about [?tXX] monethes since, and the rest<br />
have had their parts for theise seaven yeares last or thereabouts and some longer
To the last ee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, And further cannot<br />
depose.
[?JXXXXX ?dXXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated in Court before the three<br />
Judges
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The third of November 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2'''
'''Zachary Milde''' of hamborough Mariner Master of the shipp<br />
the ''Saint Anthony'' of hamborough, aged 26 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the shipps<br />
specified in the description of the cause in the said allegation namely the ''Mercury''<br />
John [?detree] Master, the ''hope'' hendrick Martins master, the ''ffortune''<br />
Barent Verdonck master, the ''Carpfanger'' Barent Jacobsen master, the<br />
''Prophet Elias'' Simon Cornelison master, the ''king david'', Jacob Younge<br />
master, the ''Saint Mathijas'' Claus Billie[?t] master, the ''Brewer'' Claus<br />
Van Reton master, the ''Kinge david'' Witte Witteson master, the ''fflora'' [?Bay]<br />
Peters master, the ''ffortune'' hance Clauson master, the ''hope'' JOhn Peterson<br />
master, and this deponents said shipp the ''Anthony'' all hamburge<br />
shipps and masters, together with the ''ffortune'' of Lubeck Joacjim [?dunck] master<br />
and two other Lubeckers and a Stralesunder sett saile together on the seaven<br />
and twentieth of September last from the River of Elve bound for ffrance<br />
some for Nantes others for Rochell and some for other places of that Nation<br />
and this deponent was to fetch wine, brandewine and other goods thence<br />
And that they soe set saile and departed without any Convoy or man<br />
or men of warr with them, and that being in the North sea on saturday<br />
next following their said departure they happened into the company<br />
of three other merchant men who said they were alsoe bound for ffrance and<br />
soe steered awaye with them, And this hee saith was and is true publique<br />
and notorious.
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that upon the<br />
sunday [?XXX] following there appeared two vessells in the Reare of the<br />
sayd shipps, and saith about that tyme he this deponent saw a small vessell<br />
which he taketh to be the ''dover frigott'' arlate aboard the sayd shipp ''Mercury''<br />
which, as hee hath since heard the master of the ''Mercury'' say did plunder<br />
teh sayd shipp. And further saith that upon the approach of the sayd<br />
two shipps discovered in the rear as aforesayd the sayd ''dover frigott'' [?XXX]<br />
andd ''dover frigott'' [?XXX]<br />
and +
, To the seaventh hee answereth negatively.
… To the seaventh hee answereth negatively.
To the 8th and 9. hee saith that hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, an otherwise<br />
negatively for his part touching his shipp, And further touching other shipps hee<br />
cannot depose saving as aforesaid./
To the 10th hee saith hee hath taken up noe money upon bottomrie, nor made any<br />
assurance upon his said hogshead staves, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee saith that hee signed three bills of lading all of one tenour for the said<br />
wine, two whereof hee left with his owners correspondance at hamburgh and brought<br />
the other alonge in the shipp, which with his passe and other papers were seized by<br />
Captaine Myngs, And otherwise negatively for his part referring himselfe to his<br />
foregoing deposition.
To the 12 hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the 13th hee saith hee arived in the River of Elve with his said shipp the ''ffortune''<br />
on the 22th of June last and went thither from London, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the 14th hee saith that the said John Detree is commonly accompted a hamburger<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 15th hee saith that teh said hendrick Mittendorp bought his said eighth part<br />
of hendrick [?Ludeman] of hamborough about [?tXX] monethes since, and the rest<br />
have had their parts for theise seaven yeares last or thereabouts and some longer
To the last ee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, And further cannot<br />
depose.
[?JXXXXX ?dXXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated in Court before the three<br />
Judges
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The third of November 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2'''
'''Zachary Milde''' of hamborough Mariner Master of the shipp<br />
the ''Saint Anthony'' of hamborough, aged 26 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the shipps<br />
specified in the description of the cause in the said allegation namely the ''Mercury''<br />
John [?detree] Master, the ''hope'' hendrick Martins master, the ''ffortune''<br />
Barent Verdonck master, the ''Carpfanger'' Barent Jacobsen master, the<br />
''Prophet Elias'' Simon Cornelison master, the ''king david'', Jacob Younge<br />
master, the ''Saint Mathijas'' Claus Billie[?t] master, the ''Brewer'' Claus<br />
Van Reton master, the ''Kinge david'' Witte Witteson master, the ''fflora'' [?Bay]<br />
Peters master, the ''ffortune'' hance Clauson master, the ''hope'' JOhn Peterson<br />
master, and this deponents said shipp the ''Anthony'' all hamburge<br />
shipps and masters, together with the ''ffortune'' of Lubeck Joacjim [?dunck] master<br />
and two other Lubeckers and a Stralesunder sett saile together on the seaven<br />
and twentieth of September last from the River of Elve bound for ffrance<br />
some for Nantes others for Rochell and some for other places of that Nation<br />
and this deponent was to fetch wine, brandewine and other goods thence<br />
And that they soe set saile and departed without any Convoy or man<br />
or men of warr with them, and that being in the North sea on saturday<br />
next following their said departure they happened into the company<br />
of three other merchant men who said they were alsoe bound for ffrance and<br />
soe steered awaye with them, And this hee saith was and is true publique<br />
and notorious.
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that upon the<br />
sunday [?XXX] following there appeared two vessells in the Reare of the<br />
sayd shipps, and saith about that tyme he this deponent saw a small vessell<br />
which he taketh to be the ''dover frigott'' arlate aboard the sayd shipp ''Mercury''<br />
which, as hee hath since heard the master of the ''Mercury'' say did plunder<br />
teh sayd shipp. And further saith that upon the approach of the sayd<br />
two shipps discovered in the rear as aforesayd the sayd ''dover frigott'' [?XXX]<br />
andd ''dover frigott'' [?XXX]<br />
and +
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