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The last of August 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The last of August 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of harman Barentson}<br />
and company owners of the shipp the}<br />
''Pease'' of Amsterdam (whereof the said}<br />
harman was master seized neare}<br />
the Barbadaes}
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'''John Aventson''' of Alckmaer in<br />
North Holland Mariner, late Cooper<br />
of the said shipp the ''Pease'' of Amsterdam<br />
sworne before the right Worshippfull the Judges<br />
of the high Court of Admiraltie<br />
of England, and examined upon certaine<br />
Interrogatories saith and deposeth as followeth<br />
videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth<br />
the shipp the ''Pease'' of Amsterdam aforesaid (harman Barentson late<br />
master) and hath soe donne for theise twelve monethes last past<br />
orthereabouts, and saith shee belongeth to the port of Amsterdam, and<br />
that hendrick Jonsen Road of Amsterdam and the said harman Barentson<br />
and others all dutchmen and subiects of the Lords of the States of the<br />
United Netherlands and dwellers in Amsterdam and Alckmaer were<br />
and are her owners, and sett her out on her last voyage from Amsterdam<br />
bound for Ginney and thence for the Charibbe Ilands, under the conduct<br />
of her said master, laden from Amsterdam with copper staves, corrall<br />
arme-rings and other commodities proper for the Ginney trade, which goods<br />
were alsoe belonging to, and laden by the said owners of the said shipp;<br />
and saith shee proceeded from Amsterdam on the said voyage abnout<br />
a yeare since, all which hee knoweth seeing such her lading, and going<br />
out Cooper of her.
To the second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the said shipp proceeding with her said outward lading to Ginney<br />
and having there bartered and trucked away the same for Negro's, and<br />
received about two hundred and fiftie Negro's aboard the said shipp, shee<br />
departed from Cape de Lobos in Guiney about nine monethes since<br />
to goe for martinica one of the Charibbe Ilands, and having bin<br />
six weekes or thereabouts at sea without sight of any land, they at<br />
length made land, and finding it to be the Barbada's, determined<br />
not to goe thither but for Martinica their designed place; but seeing<br />
two shipps comming out wards from the Roade of Barbadas, they of<br />
the ''Pease'' stood with her towards them, desirous to speake with and learne<br />
some names of them concerning their countrey, it having bin longe since<br />
they met with any body of whom they might be informed: And comming<br />
neare one of the said shipps, her boate came aboard the ''Pease''<br />
manned with about tenn or twelve English man, who bidd them of<br />
the ''Pease'' welcome. and they saluted each other as friends, and the said<br />
English comming aboard, they told the said harman Barentson the master<br />
that hee must goe aboard the English shipp and showe his passe, which<br />
hee offered to doe, and soe two or three of them going with him aboard<br />
the rest remained in the ''Pease'', and would needs saile her to the English<br />
fleete which was rising in the Roade, which they of the ''Peases'' company refused<br />
saying that would be a hinderance to them, who asoone as their master came<br />
back aboard intended to sett their course for their designed port of Martinica<br />
howbeitgned port of Martinica<br />
howbeit +
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