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The thirteenth day of the moneth of July 1 … The thirteenth day of the moneth of July 1655
A deposition taken concerning moneyes and goods}<br />
plundered out of the shipp called the ''Armes of''}<br />
''Nimwegen'' belonging to the Port of Euckhinysen}<br />
in Holland (Riccard ffrieson Master) lately}<br />
seized and taken by a private man of Warr}<br />
whereof one Golding was Commander}
'''Riccard ffrieson''' of Euckhuysen in<br />
Holland Mariner Master of the said<br />
shipp the ''Armes of Nimwegen''<br />
aged 35 years or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the right Worshipful<br />
Charles George Cork Esquire one of the Judges<br />
of the high Court of the Admiraltie saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet/
That this deponent said shipp called the ''Armes of Nimwegen'' was upon the 2/12<br />
of May Last past surprised and taken at sea by a private man of war<br />
Commissionated as he beleeveth by and from this Commonwealth (one Captaine<br />
Golding, as hee remembreth his name, being then Commander of the said private<br />
man of warr) and saith That upon the same day, the said ship the ''Armes of''<br />
''Nimwegen'' being by the said seized designed and in her Course for England<br />
mett with three ships or men of warr in the immediate service of this<br />
Commonwealth who commanded the said Captaine Golding and this deponent and<br />
eight of his said ships Companie aboard, and after examination of this deponent and<br />
Compaine, hee was permitted aboard the said private man of warr, and brought<br />
up to the Port of Poole on the West of England, where after ten daies remained<br />
hee came to speak with his steeresman, who informed him, That the<br />
Commander: of the said three English shipps or their Companie or some of them<br />
had a taken away and plundered out of the said shipp three hogshead of<br />
brandewine and sixe Cheeses, the said brandewine belonging to the Merchants<br />
laders of the said shipp, and the said cheeses being part of the said shipps provisions<br />
And saith that since the said ships bringeing up to Poole, this deponent hath<br />
received advise from Peter Garretson his Steeresman, That the said<br />
Golding and Companie had plundered out of the said shipp<br />
sixtie Gilders in readie money belonging to the said shipp, which this deponent<br />
had disposed of in a private place in the said ship for the preservation thereof<br />
as alsoe two fatts of Cider which cost 39 gilders and belonging to and being part of the ship provisions one hogshead of brandiewine<br />
belonging to this deponent which cost him fiftie gilders Hee further saith, That after<br />
the said seizure this deponent being permitted to come aboard his said shipp for<br />
a cleane shirt did there observe that there were taken out of his cabbins<br />
the value of 24 gilders in nuttmeggs, a new table cloath of the value of<br />
4 gilders ten styvers, the valew of foure gilders and 5 stvers in Spanish soape<br />
a dowery of knives of the value of three gilders And further cannot<br />
depose, for that this deponent hath not being aboard his said shipp nor<br />
seene how or in what manner the Lading thereof hath bin disposed of<br />
by the seizers otherwise then as predeposed; Onely hee saith That heeen as predeposed; Onely hee saith That hee +
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