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the moneth of September 1652 and about thr … the moneth of September 1652 and about three dayes before<br />
the ''Sampson'' the ''Salvador'' and the ''Saint George'' aforesaid came<br />
from Cadiz departed thence and afterwards, namely<br />
about a Moneth after mett at Sea with the said three shipps which<br />
had as it seems not steered the same course with the ''Mercury''<br />
and therefore it was soe long before they mett at Sea, and being<br />
soe mett they sayled together and having sailed together about two dayes and nights space<br />
they were parted by fowle weather, And soe the said shipp the ''Sampson''<br />
the ''Salvador'' and the ''Saint George'', plied her course for Amsterdam<br />
and there safely arrived, and discharged all her silver and other<br />
ladeing and delivered all her silver there to Mathew ffrainsen a<br />
Saylemaker there working. And saith that about three Monethes<br />
after such arrivall of the ''Mercury'' att Amsterdam hee was there<br />
with some of the company of the shipp named the ''Golden Sunne''<br />
arlate or having the ''Golden Sunne'' on her sterne, and had speech<br />
with them, and heard the say and acknowledge that they came<br />
from Cadiz with silver and other Goods bound for Amsterdam and that<br />
in their course they were chased into Ostend, and being there they there<br />
delivered the silver (as they said) which they brought from Cadiz. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose
To the fourteenth hee saith that hee this deponent was att Amsterdam<br />
when the newes there arrived (somewhat before Christmas last) of<br />
the seizure of the said three shipps the ''Sampson'' the ''Salvador'' and<br />
the ''Saint George'' with the silver and other Goodes in them brought from<br />
Cadiz, and saith that upon the said newes there was much sorrowing<br />
and general lamentation att Amsterdam for and by reason of the<br />
said seizure, and it was there and then generally and comonly sayed<br />
that the said silver or a great part thereof was belonging to them<br />
of Amsterdam and other the subiects of the States of the United<br />
Netherlands and that they would have a very greate losse and damage<br />
by the said seizure. And other wise hee cannot deose.
To the nineteenth hee saith hee cannot depose not having as hee<br />
sayeth had any speech with the Marriners of the said three shipps<br />
or with any of them./
'''veda re[?XX] ad Interrogatoria infra'''
'''M''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of September 1653, [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Abraham Johnson''' of the precinct of Saint Catherins neere<br />
the Tower of London, Sailemaker, aged 35 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the fourth article of the sad allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
hath well knowne the shipp the ''Salvador'' (whereof Christian<br />
Cloppenburg was and is master) for theise eight or soe yeares last<br />
past, during which space shee hath begun and made all her voyages from<br />
Amsterdam, and returned thither and ended the same there, and that<br />
for all the said time the said shipp the ''Salvador'' hath bin accompted and<br />
reputedhath bin accompted and<br />
reputed +
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