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the same, and saith they were hired to ser … the same, and saith they were hired to serve by the moneth; and not<br />
otherwise, and otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith the said shipp went from the Texell directly to<br />
the island of Tobago, one of the charabbes, thence to the wild coast<br />
and there delivered severall good goods upon truck for tobaccoes thence<br />
to Santa Cruse and there delivered more, and tooke in goods there<br />
but received noe freight at any place.
To the fourth hee caried one peece of serge and two peeces<br />
of other stuff from Amsterdam, and alsoe two other peeces of another<br />
sort of stuff, and bultinis all amounting in full[XX]d to 150 gilders, and were all<br />
for his owne account, And the master carried wine, brandewine, stuffs,<br />
lianens and other goods. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the 5th negatively, saving that the master hath here lately furnished<br />
them with money towards discharge of their diet and lodging and<br />
necessaries, to keep them from perishing as much as amounted to tenn moneths and a halfe of<br />
each mans pay, and when they first set saile from Amsterdam hee have them a moneths pay and otherwise negatively,
To the 6th hee saith that all the mariners and company that went<br />
out in the shipp, are still living and are here
To the 7th hee saith that at the time of the said seizure, there were<br />
(besides the said shipps company) two mariners aboard her, dutch men<br />
that the master gave passage to from the Canaries, who hee saith<br />
were to have their victualls for their worke, and assoone as the<br />
shipp was brought into England, they went their wayes for Holland<br />
in a dutch man of warr; that was the Convoy from Gravesend,<br />
and saith the ''Morning starr'' was taken by the frigat of<br />
this Commonwealth on the last of Aprill last, new stile as hee<br />
remembreth the time/
Jan Bi[XXXerse] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''ffrederick Claeson''' of Amsterdam mariner, boatswaine<br />
of the said shipp the ''Morning starr'' aged 30 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the said Allegation and schedule annexed hee saith and deposeth that for all the time<br />
allegate namely from the 17th of May 1656: untill the 17th of September<br />
1656 [CHECK THIS IS NOT 1657] and Longer, Claus Williamss was, and still is Master of the<br />
arlate ship the ''Morning Starr''; And for such Comonly acco[mpted GUTTER]<br />
And that hee hyred this deponent and the rest of the Mariners<br />
schedulated (being nowe read over unto him) to serve as<br />
Mariners in the said Ship, for the voyage allegate, at the<br />
rates and wayges respectively mentioned and sett downe in<br />
the said schedule, And that this deponent and the rest of the s[aid GUTTER]<br />
Mariners, in the same on the 17th of May 1656. at which time the<br />
said ship departed from the Texell on the said voyage, and<br />
continued in the said Service and were payable to and unto<br />
[(XXX GUTTER]able to and unto<br />
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