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The 12th of November 1656
Goodwin and Com … The 12th of November 1656
Goodwin and Company against the goods}<br />
in the ''Saint John'', dereck Rin master}<br />
and against Simon and Consis Rodriguez}<br />
Da Souza and others. Smyth. ffrancklin.}
Examined upon an allegation<br />
given in on the behalfe of the<br />
said Goodwin and others the<br />
7th instant
'''dt.'''
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''jus.'''
'''Michael Johnson''' of East Smithfeild neere London Mariner, aged 44 yeeres or thereabouts sworne
To the first article hee saith hee hath after seene and read the<br />
that since the Peece last made and Concluded betwixt<br />
Spaine and the United Netherlands hee this deponent for severall yeeres space<br />
sailed from dunkirke as well in Marchants service as on a man of warrs GUTTER<br />
imployment, and that shipps of dunkirke (under the dominion of the king of Spaine) wherein hee hath bin hee<br />
saith have as hee saith often met with laded shipps of the Subiects of the States of the<br />
United Netherlands going to and comming from ports of Spaine ffrance and<br />
Portugall (,which were in hostilitie with the king of Spaine,) but<br />
from time to time hee saith they have suffered the said shipps of<br />
the United Netherlands (from and after the said peece soe made) to<br />
depart unvisited and unmolested upon therr meere showing their XXXX GUTTER<br />
that or otherwise making it appeare˺ were belonging to the dominions of the said States, and this XXX GUTTER<br />
and freedom was alwaies said accounted accounted to be<br />
yeilded and given, in regard of and conformity to the Articles of Peace<br />
made betweene the said king and States touching commerce and Navigation<br />
was to th eddect arlate, hee saith it was and is generally knowne<br />
taken notice and spoken of in the ports of and townes of the<br />
United Netherlands in many of which this deponent hath bin and<br />
heard and observed the Notorietie thereof since the said Peace soe<br />
made betweene the said kinge and States. And otherwise<br />
referring himselfe to the said Articles , which hee saith are Notorious GUTTER<br />
in the dominions of the said king and States in the point<br />
and have arlate; hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp.'''
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee is of Rotterdam by birth, and<br />
is nowe a subiect of this Nation, having XXXXed setled his wife and<br />
fixed his dwelling in Magdalens rents in East Smithfeild, where hee has<br />
dwelty above three monethes and a halfe.
To the second hee saith that to his best remembrance it is about<br />
tenn yeeres since the making the sad Peace betweene Spaine aand<br />
the United Nettherlands, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the third hee saith hee never sawe the Articles of Peace interrate, [?nor GUTTER]<br />
knoweth the contents of any of them, nor was hee present at the<br />
making or confirming them ratifying thereof. And otherwise<br />
(saving negatively for his part) hee cannot answer.
To the fourth and 5th hee understandeth powder and lead, anchors and [?XXXX GUTTER]<br />
to be comprised under the name of Contrabande goods, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer.
To the 6th and 7th hee saith that albeit the said shipps of dunkirke<br />
belonging to the subiects of the king of Spaine) wherein this deponent GUTTER<br />
hath sailed, have since the said Peece met with very many laded shipps [?XX GUTTER]<br />
the subiects of the said States going to and comming from ports of [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
and Portugall in histilitie with the king of Spaine (as heee hath<br />
[XXXX GUTTER]ne (as heee hath<br />
[XXXX GUTTER] +
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