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The 19th of Aprill 1659.
The Lord Protect … The 19th of Aprill 1659.
The Lord Protector against the shipp the}<br />
''Santa Maria'' taken by the ''ffairfax frigot'' and}<br />
against Philip van hulten and others.}<br />
Budd. Smith.}
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'''Andreas Petersson''' of Wapping, but borne at Landts<br />
Crone in denmarke, Shipwright aged 52 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that all the hides<br />
cacoa, and West India wood and other goods taken and<br />
seized in the shipp ''Santa Maria'' were taken aboard her and laded at Santa domingo<br />
in the dominion of the king of Spaine by a Spaniard (whose name hee knoweth not)<br />
who came principall marchant of the said shipp the said voyage from Amsterdam,<br />
and were as hee beleeveth of the growth of the West Indies, where (namely in<br />
such parts thereof as are under the said kings dominions) noe Hollander or other<br />
than Spaniards are permitted to trade, the premisses touching the said lading<br />
hee knoweth because hee being Carpenter of the said shipp was present thereat<br />
And further cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that the said shipp in her said outwards voyage<br />
arived at Santa Cruse about a moneth or five weekes after Whitsentide (old stile)<br />
and staid there (being a place alsoe in the said kings dominion) about two<br />
monethes, and then proceeded thense for Santa domingo, and then the said Spaniard<br />
that soe went in her from Amsterdam tooke upon him to be and became Comander<br />
of her, and there were other Spaniards taken in at Santa Cruse to be officers of<br />
her, whereof one went master, another the pilot, another boatswaine, another<br />
boatswaines mate of the said vessell and others were alsoe taken in to be common<br />
men to the number (officers and common men) in all of two and twenty, all<br />
Spaniards and subiects of the said king: and for such commonly accounted<br />
which hee knoweth being then and there in her. And further cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith that the said shipp arived afterwards at Santa domingo,<br />
and saith shee bore noe flagg or armes at sea, but comming to Santa domingo<br />
shee put out the Spanish flagg and tooke it sometimes and on Sundayes and<br />
festivall dayes put it out againe, and that during her stay there which was<br />
about eight monethes, the said Spaniards had as hee saith the sole command<br />
of and in the said shipp, and continued the said command till the said shipps<br />
retourne to Santa Cruse where the said Spaniards there before taken in were put ashore<br />
againe, but the said Spaniard that came from Amsterdam continued still in her<br />
as having still his command, only the dutch master John van lynen had<br />
the oversighting of the steerage and care of the shipp under him, and in that<br />
condition the said Spaniard continued till within tenn or twelve dayes of<br />
the time of her seizure by the English,<br />
before which time of her seizure, hee was gonne ashore at Gibraltar and retourned<br />
not againe, but the said Spanish master that was taken in at Santa Cruse<br />
was not there retourned ashore amongest the rest, but continued aboard to the<br />
time of the said comming to Gibraltar of the said shipp. And further cannot depose.
To the fourth article hee saith the said shipp while shee soe remained<br />
at Santa domingo the time aforesaid was calked, and such<br />
persons as wrought in the said calking addressed themselves for their<br />
payment to the said Spanish Captaine, who ordered their payment, and saith<br />
that whilest the said shipp soe continued at Santa domingo the said Spanish Captaine<br />
gave out publiquely and declared that the said shipp belonged to him and soe this deponent beleeveth did the goods, and<br />
that in the said calking hee doth not intend or include the tallowing of the shipp,<br />
for that hee saith was donne by the order of John van lynnen the dutch master, and<br />
by him paid for. And further hee cannot depose not knowing the contents of any<br />
of the shipps papers.
To any<br />
of the shipps papers.
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