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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is a hamburger borne, and noe subiect of the<br />
kinge of Spaine, and saith hee was in and was master of the said shipp the<br />
''Saint Mary'' when shee was seized by the English.
To the second hee saith hee had both plate and moneys aboard the<br />
shipp ''Santa Maria'' (when shee was seized) for his owne account, and [?soe GUTTER<br />
had the said John Moller for his account, and each of them had alsoe<br />
hides and other goods, and they have put in their respective claimes<br />
for their said silver, money and goods, referring himselfe<br />
to the said claimes.
To the third hee saith that this deponent with his owne hand delivered<br />
back the said originalls of the nineth, tenth and eleaventh schedules [?to GUUER]<br />
the said Secretary of Admirall Stokes, and saw the said Moller<br />
deliver up unto him the said originalls of the said first eight<br />
schedulesm, the said Secretary being named as hee saith Mr G[?XXX GUTTER]<br />
or Mr Wilson. And saith that such delivereing back of the said<br />
originalls to the said Secretary by this deponent and the said Moller<br />
in the hall or dyning room of the house of Monsieur Gardamard upon the key in Tolon, where<br />
the said Admirall Stokes then lodged, and was about [?noone GUTTER]<br />
time of the say, but the day of the moneth or weeke hee remembreth<br />
not. And saith that one Lewes Grasson Consull there for<br />
the hollands nation, and david Martens a holland marchant dwelling<br />
at Marseille, and one Mr Arnaud a Notary dwelling in Tolon<br />
were all three present and saw the said delivery up of the said<br />
originalls, when this deponent and Moller soe redelivered them<br />
as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith that all the said eleaven originalls were<br />
all soe redelivered up to the said secretary at one and [?XX GUTTER]<br />
time and place as aforesaid, after they had bin about six or [?XXX GUTTER<br />
dayes (as hee remembreth the space) in the custody of the said Moller<br />
and this deponent to take the said copies thereof. And further<br />
answereth not./
Repeated before Colonel Clark.
John V: L[?ynen GUTTER] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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Th eighth of November 1659. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''dt.'''
'''2.'''
'''John Moller''' of Amsterdam Merchant aged 28 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth That<br />
upon the seizure in question of the shipp the ''Santa Maria'' arlate [?there GUTTER]<br />
were by Captaine Storey (who seized her) taken into his possession and<br />
put into a little chest or scrittor wherein hee carried them to Tolon [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
being there arived, tooke them and carried them ashore to Admirall<br />
Stokes, taking this deponent along with him, and this deponent<br />
saw the delivery thereof by Captaine Storey to the said Admirallof by Captaine Storey to the said Admirall +
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