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To the first, second, third and fourth art … To the first, second, third and fourth articles, hee saith that the<br />
said shipp the ''Liesde'' or ''Love'' was and is commonly said and<br />
reputed to belong to the port of Amsterdam, but hee knoweth not<br />
Phillip van Hulten, nor who is her owner, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, but comming aboard her at Cadiz, saving<br />
at Santa Cruse shee tooke in her lading of Campecha wood for<br />
Amsterdam, and being in her course for Amsterdam shee was<br />
seized by the ''Dartmouth frigot'', and carried into the downes, and<br />
thence by the English Admirall sent unto the River of Thames<br />
where shee now is, which hee knoweth foing Stiersman of her<br />
the said voyage from Cadiz to Santa Cruz, and thence to the time of<br />
her said seizure.
To the Interrogatorues. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the second and third hee saith the said Garret Grab hath<br />
bin master of the said shipp as longe as this deponent hath served<br />
in her as aforesaid and came master of her to Cadiz where this<br />
deponent came first aboard her, and that there is not nor was<br />
any other master of her for that time of this deponents serving in her<br />
but only the said Gerrard, whose company consisted of eight men<br />
(besides himselfe) and a boy at the time of the seizure, all who<br />
are hollanders and freizlanders, and one hamburger, and a dane<br />
and noe flandrian amongest them. dirck [?doorts] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''Hendrick alias Emma Chercksz''' of WitMarson in<br />
ffreisland Gunner of the said shipp the ''Liefde'',<br />
aged 23 yeares or thereabouts.
[ADD DATA]aged 23 yeares or thereabouts.
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