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occasion to goe to sea left the said shipp … occasion to goe to sea left the said shippp and lading them in the possession of the<br />
interrogated Mr John Ad[XXXXth], who diposed of part of her lading as<br />
hereafter followeth. And further saving as aforesaid and<br />
what followeth hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
[?J]ean Moller [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The claime of the foresaid van Lynen.
The 15th of Aprill 1659.
Examined upon the foresaid alleagtion.
'''2us.'''
'''John Moller''' of Amsterdam Marchant aged 28 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that for all<br />
the time arlate the producent John van lynen was master and commander<br />
of the shipp the ''Saint Mary'' arlate, and had the charge and command of<br />
her committed unto him as master or commander, and saith the said<br />
master (being alsoe a part owner) let the said shipp for freight to Philip<br />
Van hulden of Amsterdam, for a voyage to be made with her thence<br />
to the West Indieas, and back againe to Amsterdam, in a trading<br />
imployment. which hee knoweth seeing him in the exercise of the<br />
said mastershipp, and oversighting of her while shee was in building<br />
(which was donne at Amsterdam) and in fitting her for the said<br />
voyage which is her first voyage, and being present at the said<br />
affreightment and a witnes to the Charter partie.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that the said voyage the said<br />
John van lynen at Amsterdam did for his proper use and account<br />
lade and put aboard the said shipp in or about the moneth of May<br />
1657 diverse parcells of stuffs, hatts, and other merchandizes<br />
to be thence transported in the said shipp to the Spanish West Indies<br />
and there the said shipp afterwards arived in safetie therewith, and with severall other goods laded upon<br />
the account of the freighters and others, which hee knoweth because hee<br />
this deponent, who went Sopracargo of the said shipp for the freighters<br />
saw the said lading of the said goods of the said van lynens by him the<br />
said van lynen.
To the third and fourth articles of the said alleagation and schedule annexed<br />
now made knowne unto him, hee saith and deposeth that after the<br />
arivall of the said shipp and lading at Santa domingo, the said John van<br />
lynen with the assistance of this deponent for the account of<br />
him the said John sold and bartered away the said outwards lading soe<br />
laded for his account, and in truck and retourne thereof had [XXXX]<br />
produced many and severall peeces of<br />
wrought silver or plate in dishes, Trenchers, cups, candlesticks, spoones<br />
and other utensills which this deponent saw told over and weighed, and<br />
made up into two casks, namely into the cask No. 1. there was soe<br />
much as weighed one hundred eightie two markes 5/8 ounces. and<br />
into the caske No. 2. as much as weighed seaventie markes three ounces<br />
and a halfe, this deponent seeing each parcell weighed when<br />
and as it was readie to the p[XXX] into each of the said chests, and assoone<br />
as the said parcells were soe weighed, saw them fastened up in the said<br />
two cases, and were all for account of the said John van lynen<br />
and for him and his account there were alsoe produced and received<br />
in truck of his said outwards goods two thousand peeces of eight in money<br />
twod peeces of eight in money<br />
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