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To the fourth árticle hee saith and depose … To the fourth árticle hee saith and deposeth that the said Claus Willems<br />
after such trading at the wilde coast, went with his said shipp and the<br />
lading there taken in and what was left of his outwards cargo, to the<br />
Canaries to get further imployment, and there tooke in and received<br />
severall goods upon freight to be transported to Amsterdam upon and for<br />
the account of severall Merchants, for which hee was to have<br />
freight according the schedule annexed to the allegation, and two stivers<br />
in every gilder for average, which hee knoweth being Stiersman and<br />
acquainted with the premisses.
To the fifth hee saith that the said shipp the ''Morning Starr'' with the<br />
severall goods and merchandizes aboard her were in their course from the<br />
Canaries for Amsterdam seized by the ''Lizard frigot'' and brought to<br />
Milford haven, and that there were in her at the time of the said seizure<br />
and belonging to her said owners two pipes of Spanish wine, two pipes<br />
or greate fats of brandewine, two halfe abous of Spanish wine, and<br />
two barreles of knives (which had bin in a fatt that brake) all which goods were<br />
of those that were brought from Amsterdam in the said shipp, and were<br />
not trucked away, but were retourning home againe for the owners<br />
Moreover hee saith there were in her at the time of the said seizure<br />
three baggs or sacks of tortois shells, and five greate pots, and two<br />
smale ones of balsome or druggs, all for account of the said owners,<br />
of Amsterdam, which said shells and druggs the said Skipper bought of<br />
and from Augustin Rosetti the foresaid Genoese, who came passenger and<br />
had goods in the said shipp. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee<br />
knoweth the premisses being privie to all the passages thereof, being<br />
as aforesaid Stiersman of the said shipp.
To the sixeth hee saith the said Scutt and the Skipper are of Amsterdam<br />
and are subiects of the States of the United Netherlands and soe hee beleeveth<br />
are all the owners.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith the said shipp was is as hee taketh it and hath<br />
heard built in the East country, and afterwards bought by the said<br />
owners, and otherwise hee cannot answer, saving for his part negatively.
To the second hee saith the said Claus Williams was master of the said<br />
shipp before this deponent came into her, but was (as this deponent<br />
hath bin credibly informed) constituted master by the said Scut and company,<br />
which Egbert Scut came severall times aboard and furthered her setting<br />
dispatch from Amsterdam as one of the owners. And saith that in noe<br />
part of the voyage was there any other person that had the charge or<br />
governaunce of the said shipp as Commander or master, but only the<br />
said Claus Williams, who is (as hee this deponent saith) a hollander, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the third hee saith hee is a native and an Inhabitant of Amsterdam<br />
and a subiect of the States of the United Netherlands, and came first aboard<br />
her there about five or six dayes before her proceeding thense, and<br />
was in her when shee was seized.
To the fourth hee saith that after the said shipps departure from<br />
Amsterdam shee went to the foresaid Island of Tobago, which was<br />
the first place shee touched at after such departure, from Tobago<br />
shee went to the wild coast and there went to severall places on the<br />
said coast, and from the said coast directly to Santa Cruse in Teneriff<br />
andto Santa Cruse in Teneriff<br />
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