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were alsoe then in her and belonging to th … were alsoe then in her and belonging to the owners two pipes of<br />
Spanish wine, two pipes of brandewine, two half al[?m]s of Spanish<br />
wine and two fatts of knives, all which were brought in the said shipp<br />
from Amsterdam, and untrucked away, And that there were moreover in the<br />
said shipp at the time of the said seizure about 92 Dozen of tortois shells,<br />
in three baggs, five greate and two small pots of balme, which the said [Master GUTTER]<br />
bought of the said Augustin Rosetti the fore said Genoese, The premisses hee<br />
deposeth being boatswaine of the said shipp and seeing the same soe<br />
donne.
To the 6th hee saith the said Egbert Scutt is of Amsterdam, and a<br />
subiect of the States of the United Netherlands.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cannot answer, not having belonged to the said shipp<br />
but immediately before her departure on the said voyage from Amsterdam<br />
and negatively for his part.
To the second hee saith the said Claes Williams was master of the said<br />
shipp before this deponents coming into her, and shipped him this<br />
respondent for the said voyage, and that none other but only hee the<br />
said Claes had any command or charge of the said shipp during or<br />
in any part of the said voyage. And otherwise hee cannot answer<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith that hee this respondent is a native and Inhabitant<br />
of Amsterdam and a subiect of the States of the United Netherlands, and<br />
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp went directly from Amsterdam<br />
to Tobago, without touching at any other part, and thense to the<br />
wild coast, thense to Santa Cruse, and thense taking her course<br />
towards Amsterdam, was seized as aforesaid, and otherwise negatively<br />
referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the fifth hee cannot answer saving his foregoing deposition.
To the sixth hee saith hee sawe and helped weigh the tobaccoe as<br />
it came aboard, and that it came all aboard un marked, and that<br />
the master put the markes or numbers upon peeces of waX fastened<br />
to the Rolls, but hee remembreth not the markes or numbers, and<br />
that this deponent had 6000li 600li in 15 small small and one<br />
greate rolls, and three fatts, of tobacco (wherein some others of the company<br />
were alsoe interessed), all which rolls of his were marked with chalke<br />
with a crosse on each of them, and the fatts thus '''X''' [MARKE], and otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 7th hee saith hee never knew Augustine Rosetti before hee met<br />
him this voyage at Santa Cruse, And otherwise hee cannot answer, saving<br />
hee being ashore at Santa Cruse saw there the said Augustin was only a lodger there as<br />
a stranger and not a dweller there.
To the 8th hee cannot answer but beleeveth the contrary.
To the 9th hee cannot answer.
To the 10th hee saith the master hath not as yet received any<br />
freight for his goods or any part thereof, not having nin in<br />
any place where the same was payable ás this deponent conceiveth<br />
the freight being payable at Amsterdam, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer saving his foregoeing deposition.
Toswer saving his foregoeing deposition.
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