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of the said shipp from dover which was abo … of the said shipp from dover which was about fifteene monethes since as<br />
aforesaid, and saith John Claeson was and is<br />
a dantziker by common repute, and a native subiect of that free state<br />
and saith hee never knew him the said Claeson to be master of any other<br />
shipp before the ''Saint John Baptiste''.
To the fourth hee saith that at the tiime of the seizure of the said<br />
shipp aforesaid, her company consisted of twelve persons namely<br />
tenn men and two boyes, and that this deponent and her saile maker<br />
called Garret, (who was taken in at Bayon about tenn dayes before<br />
such her seizure) were hollanders and subiects of the said States<br />
of the United Netherlands, and that one of the boyes was ffrench<br />
and borne as hee said at Saint Martins Island neare Rochell, and soe a<br />
native subiect of the ffrench king, and that the other boy was an<br />
English boy of dover, and the rest were commonly reputed Easterlings<br />
and of severall places in the East countrey, as dantzike, Courland<br />
and other places, and none of the company were English saving the said boy of<br />
dover, when the said shipp was soe seized as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee saith that the said seizure was made about the<br />
heigth of fiftie degrees on or about the eighteeneth of March<br />
last old stile, at which time the English lands end was about<br />
seaven or eight and twenty leagues from her about North East and<br />
by East, And saith shee then came from Bayon in ffrance (which was her<br />
last port) and that there shee tooke in her lading which was seized<br />
in her (consisting in wines, Rosin, feathers and other goods) at Bayon<br />
aforesaid, and saith the said wines and Rosin as hee beleeveth were of<br />
the growth and make of ffrance, but what countrey man hee was<br />
that laded them or whose subiect, hee saith hee knoweth not.
To the last hee saith that the said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' when<br />
shee was seized had five guns, seaven muskets and five pistolls<br />
aboard her (as this deponent remembreth the number) tenn halfe pikes<br />
a parcell of owder and bullet, but howe much hee remembreth not<br />
And saith there were connossements aboard which<br />
this deponent sawe, by which the master was to goe with her for<br />
hamborough, but to stop in the downes to receive order from his owners,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot as hee saith depose.
Repeated before doctor Clarke.
Jan [?XXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 18th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Southerton against Tailer}<br />
Clements. Smith}
'''Rp.'''
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
on the behalfe of the<br />
said Tailer and a schedule annexed.
'''James Monger''' of the parish of Saint<br />
Michael Cornhill London Gentleman aged 30<br />
yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined. +
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