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The 10th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 10th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Bushell and company against the ''Peter'' of}<br />
fflushing, Legier derrickson master.}
'''dt. Smith'''
'''Legier Derrickson''' of fflushing Mariner<br />
master of the said shipp, aged 36 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee came first aboard the said shipp<br />
the ''Peter'' (as master thereof) in October last, and that hee hath ever since<br />
knowne and bin master of her, and saith shee belongeth to the port of<br />
fflushing, where this deponent and all the rest of her owners dwell saving<br />
hee taketh that some of them dwelt at Middleborough or at [?AXXX] in Zealand; And saith that the names<br />
and shares of her owners (knowne to him) are as followeth videlicet, Jacob drogenbrout<br />
owner of an eighth part, Peter Bowert, [?Crine ?Crineson] owner of an<br />
eighth part, Cornelius Williamson owner (as hee taketh it) of an eighth<br />
part, Peter Lineson of a sixteenth, as hee thinketh, [?Simon] Laurenson<br />
owner of a sixteenth part, and hee this deponent an eighth part<br />
and that they were all of fflushing, but what part the said Peter<br />
Bowert hath hee saith hee knoweth not, neither knoweth hee the<br />
rest of the owners or their parts, hee this deponent going in eight<br />
dayes space to saile after their buying the said shipp, soe that hee had<br />
not time to informe himselfe fully of his owners and their parts, the<br />
said Jacob drogenbrout, Cornelius Williamson and douwer Bradericks<br />
being the principall men that imployed him to goe master of her, And<br />
saith the said shipp is hollands built, and that her said owners bought her in October last.
To the second hee saith the said shipp at the time of her seizure was<br />
laded with 79 fatts, two hogsheads and two tierces of wine, and one fatt of<br />
rozin, all which were laden in the River of Bourdeaux by a Britton that<br />
freighted him named Penanell (or some such name) to be thence carried<br />
to Ponterieux in Bretany, and there (for ought<br />
hee knoweth to the contrary) to be delivered, but for whose accompt<br />
whether for the said Penanells accompt or some other hee saith hee<br />
knoweth not; And saith the said wines are of the growth of ffrance<br />
And otherwise cannot depose, saving the said Penanell told him upon<br />
lading the said wines that hee the said Penanell should be at Pontreux<br />
against the said shipps arivall thereof and saving that one of his company<br />
hath a teirce of wine in the said shipp;
To the third hee saith hee went from fflushing to Bourdeaux in<br />
ballast to seake a freight, and saith the Charter partie for the<br />
said voyage is aboard the said shipp for ought hee knoweth to the<br />
contrary, and that the freight therein mentioned is 24 gilders and<br />
a halfe per fatt from Bourdeaux to Pontreux and the like proportion<br />
for the rosin and 30 gilders for this deponents [?XXloth], and saith the<br />
said Charter partie was made by and betwixt this deponent and<br />
the said [?Pennell], And otherwise cannot depose, saving hee was<br />
to receive his said freight at Ponterieux the place of his dischardge.
To the fourth hee saith hee had his fflushing seabrief or passe<br />
together with his [?light] briefs received from England in the downes, and<br />
his said Charter partie and his passe and cocket from Bourdeaux<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee knoweth not the contents<br />
of his said cocket and passe from Bourdeaux, they being in ffrench<br />
and that the Captaine (Leonard Barnet) that tooke him hath his said<br />
seabrief and light briefs. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose
To saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose
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