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Attestation from the Magistrates, and uner … Attestation from the Magistrates, and uner the Seale of the City of<br />
Embden, Concerning the said shipp and the Master thereof, this deponent<br />
being a Native of Embden, and well knoweing the usuall impression of the<br />
Seale of the said Citie And otherwise cannot depose, saving that notwith<br />
standing the sid Seabriefe the said shipp with the shallops thereunto belonging<br />
were and are to this present detained/
To the Crosse Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, hee this deponent hath made two Voyages<br />
with the said shipp from Embden to Greeeneland, and came first aboard<br />
her at Embden about two yeares and a halfe since:/
To the second hee saith, hee hath well knowne the said producents for about<br />
17 last yeares last past, which hee saith are all of them Embdeners borne, as<br />
hee beleeveth, and are Inhabitants there, and Subjects to the ffree State of<br />
Embden, And saith that Toder Reyns, Hopman Hendrick Luers, Elias<br />
Duif, one Westermaen, and others whose persons hee well knoweth, but<br />
remembreth not their names, are all Burghers and inhabitants of Embden<br />
aforesaid, and all married men (save onely the said Westermaen) and saith<br />
one of them liveth in the Pelster street, another on the Delft, another<br />
the Mulestreet, and others in other parts of the said Citie And further<br />
hee cannot depose/
To the third and 4th hee saith, That part of the said Owners caused the said shipp the<br />
''Goulden Lion'' to be built at Embden about ten yeares since, and that some others<br />
bought their parts thereof a yeare since, And further cannot<br />
depose, saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth/
To the fifth negatively, saying the said shipp in three yeares last hath<br />
performed three Voyages to Greeneland, on the first and last whereof this<br />
deponent went in her thither from Embden:-/
To the 6th hee saith, hee this deponent is a Native and Inhabitant of Embden<br />
And otherwise negatively:-/
To the 7th hee saith, the said shipp upon her last outwards voyage went from<br />
Embden onely with her ballast, and vessells to receive the whale blubber
To the eight hee cannot depose:/
Top the 9th hee saith the said shipp at the time of seizure was directly<br />
bound for the Port of Embden, and no other place whatsoever:-/
[?JoXX ?XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:-
'''3.us'''
'''Herman Geerts''' of Embden Mariner aged<br />
22. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and<br />
Examined saith and deposeth as followeth, videlicet.
To the first and second articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth That<br />
hee this deponent well knoweth the producents Hendrick Garrard [?Burg ?XXXX]<br />
of Embden John Buddey Luders ff[?ewen], dirrick Buddey and Companie<br />
(allrrick Buddey and Companie<br />
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