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money, worth to the value of about eightee … money, worth to the value of about eighteen or twenty pounds sterling And<br />
by the sayd man of warr having by such his seizure of the sayd dutch vessell<br />
and in romageing of her spent three or fower howrers at leaste did thereby<br />
hinder the sayd vessell of her voyage to Colchester, soe that the<br />
winde turneing Contrary the sayd vessell was forced with much danger by<br />
stresse of weather, back to Rotterdam, whereas if they had not bin soe<br />
hindered by the sayd man of warr hee verily beleeveth they might have<br />
safely gotten to Colchester without goeing back to Rotterdam, and further<br />
to this article hee cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith hee hath heard a publique report amongst merchants<br />
in London that the shipp ''hare in the ffeilda'' was a dutch shipp belonging<br />
to subiects of the States of the United Provinces and soe adjudged in this<br />
Court, and shee and part of her lading restored by order of this Court,<br />
and that the sayd shipp after such restitution sett sayle from London<br />
with divers of the goods restored, in her, to Cadiz, and was after her<br />
arrivall there seized with her ladeing by the subiects of the King of<br />
Spain and there deteyned And further hee cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith that hee this deponent being a Merchant<br />
knoweth that in the yeares and tyme arlate it hath bin and is a usuall custome<br />
among merchants to make colourable bills of ladeing for goods laden by<br />
them in any Country in hostility with the King of Spaine, or laden for<br />
Accompt of persons in hostility with him and to make bills for them as if<br />
they belonged to the subiects of Princes or states in Amity with the King of<br />
Spaine though really they belonge to such as are not in amity with him,<br />
which practice hee saith is frequently used among merchants in<br />
tymes of warr for the better preservation of their goods in case they here<br />
mett with by any men of warr belonging to the King of Spaine or<br />
his subiects and further hee cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his forgoeing deposition is true.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testfie in this cause by the<br />
entreaty of Joas Everson merchant of London, who told this deponent<br />
that hee the sayd Everson had a suite in the Admiralty Court wherein hee<br />
understood this deponent could testifie, and desyred this deponent to appeare and<br />
speake the truth what hee knew touching the same, and saith hee knoweth not the<br />
Interrogate de Souzaes nor where they live, nor to whom they are subiects<br />
and saith hee is neither ffactor nor correspondent to the sayd de Souzas<br />
And further cannot answere./
To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee is a Londoner borne and hath noe share nor<br />
interest in the goods in question and shall receive neither profitt nor<br />
preindice whether they bee cleared or condemmed./
To the 3 hee saith that in the yeare 1656 and the moneths therein happening hee hath<br />
bin at Amsterdam and Rotterdam and dort and other places in Holland and Zealand<br />
but hathn Holland and Zealand<br />
but hath +
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