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towards her and mett and exchanged their b … towards her and mett and exchanged their broad sides with her; all<br />
which this deponent well saw and observed. And otherwise he cannot<br />
depose.
To the.6.th article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that during the<br />
sayd fight and for a good space before the sayd Hamburgh vessells<br />
had out the Hamburgh Colours and the Lubeck shipps the Lubeck Colours<br />
and that the wind was so still and calme that it would bot beare out<br />
their sayd Colours so as diverse of them and this deponent amongst<br />
the rest awas forced to stretch out the sayd Colours that they might be<br />
seene and discovered by the ''Elizabeth''. and saith that the sayd<br />
Hamburgh ffleet had nothing to doe with the sayd shipps with<br />
the Orenge Colours, and did never assist them but willingly submitted<br />
to them and most of the masters of the sayd shipps went on board<br />
the ''Elizabeth'' and delivered upp their papers and made knowne<br />
their voyage and designe, and as this deponent beleiveth they nor<br />
any of them had any designe or interest to resist the sayd English<br />
frigot or to assist the sayd 2 shipps with the Aurange Colours.<br />
and otherwise he cannot depose
To the .7.th article he saith he hath heard by discourse upon the Exchange<br />
att Hamburgh that John Baptista Yonker Adrian Yonker Bartoll<br />
Beakemand and Anne de Greave were owners of the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Mercury'' and otherwise cannot depose./
To the eighth hee saith that the said shipps the ''Brewer'' of hamborough<br />
(Claus van Reten master) the ''kinge david'' (whereof this deponent Witte Witteson is master) and the ''Saint''<br />
''Anthony'', Zachary Milde master doe all belonge to hamborough, and this<br />
deponents said owners dwell all at hamborough, and hee knoweth one of [?the]<br />
owners of the ''Saint Anthony'' to be there alsoe dwelling, namely Albert [?EleX]<br />
who is alsoe one of this deponents owners, and the said shipps were [?sent]<br />
thene and came thence together , and that after the said voyage this deponents<br />
said shipp was to retourne thither, where before her departure shee were in<br />
the possession of her said owners, and that is usuall for hamburgers to [?build]<br />
and cause shipps to be built in holland, and that noe hollander or<br />
ffrench man hath any interest in this deponents said shipp.
To the 9th hee saith that the arlate Jaques Martin dwelleth in Hamborough<br />
where this deponent hath knowne him to be dwelling for theise 8 or 9 yeares<br />
last past, annd saith hee the said Jaques was and is a subiect of the<br />
said free state of Hamburgh, and that hee hath bin a Hamburger<br />
there for all the said time and hath children and familie there but his [?wife]<br />
is dead, And otherwise cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that hee hath bin master of the said shipp ever since the<br />
Springe last, at which time hee bought her at Amsterdam for his owners for<br />
hamborough, and at Amsterdam came first aboard her, And<br />
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee saith that Matthias Paulus is owner of an eighth part<br />
of the said shipp, John Johnson of a quarter part, the widowe and heirs<br />
of Joosten Overbeke of an eight part, Hance Distell of an eighth part<br />
Albert [?Elers] of an eighth part. Jacques Martin of an eighth part<br />
Derrick Cloppenburgh of a 16th part, and this deponent of a 16th part<br />
and that they were and are all Hamburgers and there dwelling and subiects of<br />
that free state and have all lived longe there. And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving this deponent was borne at Hamborough.
To the 3 hee saith that hee bought the said shipp of a hollander at Amsterdamthe said shipp of a hollander at Amsterdam +
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