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The 29th day of August 1658: Examined<b … The 29th day of August 1658: Examined<br />
upon the said Interrogatories./
'''2us'''
'''sile./'''
'''John Hebling''' of Sluce in fflanders Mariner aged<br />
19. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse produced<br />
sworne and examined saieth as followeth to witt
To the first Interrogatorie hee saieth, That he this examinate<br />
was lately to witt about fower moneths since at Campechia<br />
in the West Indies, and did there see the Vessell the ''kate''<br />
interrate whereof one Captaine Valence had beene Commander.<br />
but this deponents did not at any time serve on board the same, And further<br />
to this Interrogatorie he cannot depose.
To the second he saieth, That hee this rendent did know and was<br />
twice or thrice on board a shipp called the ''Saint John'' interrate at Campechia<br />
aforesaid, which shipp, as this examinate was there informed had seized<br />
and taken the shipp the ''kate'' interrate; and that by Vertue of<br />
a spanish Commission, and that she belonged to Amsterdam, as severall<br />
Dutch men then on board the said shipp said and affirmed to this<br />
examinate, and that the said shipp ''Saint John'' did bring up the said shipp<br />
the ''kate'' as Prize to Campechia aforesaid, Which is all that<br />
this deponent can, as he saieth, depose to this Interrogatorie
To the third Interrogatorie he saieth, That he this examinate was not<br />
any time taken prisoner by the said shipp the ''Saint John'', nor knoweth<br />
when shee tooke the Prizes interrate, but saieth that at such<br />
time as this deponent was on board the said shipp the ''Saint John'' as<br />
aforesaid, he did then and there observe, that her lading consisted<br />
of Logwood and Cuchineele, And further to this Interrogatorie he<br />
saieth he cannot depose./
To the fowerth hee saieth, That during such time as this deponent<br />
continued at Campechia aforesaid, he there observed and was<br />
credibly informed, that the said shipp the ''Saint John'' was there<br />
fraighted by a Spanish Merchant upon a voiage from Campechia<br />
to Santa Cruse in the Canarie Islands with the said Logwood and<br />
Cuchineele where she afterwards arrived, as this rendent was<br />
credibly informed at Garachico in the Island of Teneriffe, and that the<br />
lading of logwood and Cuchineele did belong to the said Spanish<br />
Merchant, as this deponent was credibly informed by severall of the<br />
said shipps Company that were dutchmen as aforesaid. And<br />
further to this Interrogatorie he cannot depose./
To the fifth he saieth, That he this rendent hath by like relation credibly<br />
heard at Campechia aforesaid, That the Commander, of the<br />
said shipp by name domingo, and the said Merchant freighters<br />
and Officers of the said shipp were Spaniards save onely her<br />
Gunner which was a dutchman. And further to this<br />
Interrogatorie he cannot depose
To the sixth Interrogatorie he saieth, That he this rendent came<br />
(fromhat he this rendent came<br />
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