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that hee well knoweth the producent Thomas … that hee well knoweth the producent Thomas Jansen and hath soe donne<br />
for theise fourteene or fifteene yeares last, and saith that the said Thomas<br />
Johnsen was and is a dane by birth, and for such commonly accompted<br />
borne on Rincopen in Jutland in the dominion of the kinge of denmarke<br />
or which towne his father was lately living and was an Inhabitant and<br />
Burgomaster of that towne, which hee this deponent knoweth having there<br />
bin in the house of his said father, and the said Thomas this producent<br />
hath many times bin and laine in the house of this deponents father<br />
in Renderhusen in Jutland aforesaid, and saith the said Thomas Johnsen<br />
being a batchelour hath used to voyage and travell up and downe<br />
from one countrey to another about merchandizing lately for severall<br />
yeares, but his home and dwelling hath alwaies bin and is at Rincopen<br />
aforeaid, which hee knoweth having somtimes travailed with him. And<br />
saith the said producent fir all the said time of this deponents knowledge<br />
of him hath bin and is a subiect of the kinge of denmarke and for<br />
sucn commonly accompted, and not a subiect of the States of the<br />
United Netherlands. And this deponent hath seane the said producent<br />
in Amsterdam about two yeares since, and was there in his company<br />
and conversant with him, and well knoweth that hee only came<br />
thither as a merchant stranger from denmarke and bought salt<br />
to transport to Jutland, and during such time as then hee staid at<br />
Amsterdam hee lodged as a stranger in a victualling house in the<br />
[?Oing?bt], and then told this deponent that hee lay there at<br />
eight gilders per weeke chardges. And otherwise hee cannot depose.<br />
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee saith that hee this deponent did not belonge<br />
to nor was in the shipp interrogated the voyage in question, nor when shee<br />
was seized, nor knoweth ought thereof. And otherwise hee referreth<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the third, fourth and fifth hee saith hee cannot depose<br />
not knowing ought of the goods or voyage in question.
To the 6th hee saith hee knoweth two men both named and called ffrancisco<br />
Adrianson and living in Amsterdam, and hee taketh one of them to be<br />
a batchelour and otherwise hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the 7th, 8th and 9th hee cannot depose.
To the 10th negatively.
To the 11th hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 12th and 13th hee cannot depose.
To the last negatively.
Peter [??ason] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]vely.
Peter [??ason] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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