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To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was borne in the Tower of London and hath<br />
lived in London all his times, and otherwise saving his foregoeing<br />
deposition hee answereth negatively
To the 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. and 7th hee saith hee cannot Answer thereto, this deponent<br />
neitherbeing in the voyage nor acquainted with the parties interrogated<br />
nor privie to the lading in question, otherwise then as aforesaid,<br />
referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition./.
To the 8th and 9th hee referreth himselfe to the said Pollicie of<br />
Assurance, And to his foregoeing deposition, And otherwise he<br />
cannot depose./.
To the 10th hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid./.
To the last hee answereth, that hee doth not knowe, any one named<br />
William [?Gana], And otherwise hee cannot Answer for hee never<br />
saw any of the goods that are claimed./.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
John Brewer [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The tenth of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against the shipp or}<br />
vessell named the ''Crosse of Jerusalem''}<br />
Peter Martenson master, and her tackle and}<br />
furniture and goods in the same. Budd}
Examined upon an allegation given in on<br />
the behalfe of his highnesse the<br />
Lord Protector.
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''.j.'''
'''Erasmus Castenson''' of Amsterdam Mariner, aged<br />
36 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in or about the beginning of March last newe stile hee this deponent<br />
being at Amsterdam was there hired by one mr La gard a merchant<br />
there dwelling to goe to Saint Malo's to the shipp the ''Crosse of''<br />
''Jerusalem'', (which hee said was lying at Saint Malo's) and to goe<br />
gunner of her from thence in a voyage for Spaine, whereupon this<br />
deponent went accordingly to the said shipp to Saint Malo's and there<br />
arived on the 7th of Aprill next following or thereabouts new stile<br />
and there hee saith the said shipp received and took in her lading<br />
of pack goods and fatts and others and departed thence for Spaine<br />
on or about the first of July, and meeting with<br />
contrary wind shee put into Br[?ihat], and afterwards proceeded<br />
thence and on or about the nineteenth of July aforesaid (new stile)<br />
shee was met with and seized by the frigot of this commonwealth<br />
named the ''Sisters'', and saith that all the lading that was<br />
aboard the said shipp at the time of her said seizure was taken<br />
in at the said port of Saint Malo's, whither hee saith shee was to<br />
have retourned againe, where hee saith shee was to receive order<br />
whethere was to receive order<br />
whether +
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