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To the nineth hee saith that besides her a … To the nineth hee saith that besides her afore[?shiet] camch the [XX]<br />
Aurelius found true English frigot riding and [?pocsened widXXX]<br />
suchher arrivall there, but the names of the said frigot or [XXXX]<br />
them hee knoweth not, but heard that they were shipps in [XXXX]<br />
this Commonwealth, could further cann deposeth saving that<br />
said Convoy was a dutchman of warr.
To the tenth hee saith hee beleeveth that the said English frigot<br />
wore the English colours, but this deponent tooke noe such notice<br />
be able to affirme that they did [so?] and saith that the ''Marcus''<br />
''Aurelius'' arived in the said roade in the afternoone, and that<br />
there came an English boate aboard to demand [?XXXX]<br />
and light [?money] of the said shipp, and they being told that the [?contest]<br />
her was gonne aboard the Convoy (as hee saith had in truth [?wXXX]<br />
rowed away to the Convoy to speeke with the said [?conderfilo XXX]<br />
Rivch, whereas this deponent heard they were paid to their XXX<br />
and saith that the nexe day hee this deponent went ashore to XXX<br />
and so knoweth not what passed touching the demand of<br />
the ''Marcus Aurelius'', but heard that it was offered by her<br />
master that hee should be freely visited, and that hee made<br />
invitation to the English Captaine to note in XXgoing to command visit XXX XXX<br />
of visit, and thereby cann [?crest] to protest and that there was noe opposition at all against<br />
being visited. And further hee cannot depose.
To the eleaventh hee saith that this deponent came not [?agoingXXX]<br />
ashore aboard till the said shipp weas ready to set saile thence and XX<br />
missing one of the passengers, hee heard that hee was going<br />
aboard the Convoy in such this deponents absence and [?first]<br />
cannot depose, saving his foregoing deposition.
Abraham XXX [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before dr Godolphin.
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The 12 the of November 1659
'''4'''
Examined upon the foresaid Interrogatories
'''Rocus Vander Maes''' of Siricksea by birth but living in<br />
Hague in Holland merchant aged 37 yeeres or thererabouts sworne<br />
examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee well<br />
knoweth the shipp the ''Marcus Aurelius'' interrogated and hath soe done<br />
for four yeeres last or thereabouts during all which space Ida Symondsen<br />
Burch (her now master) hath bin commander of her, and saith hee<br />
saw her in the Bay of Cadiz about foure yeeres since where shee was<br />
then riding and taking in goods for Amsterdam, but what [?XXXX]<br />
hath made in or in what parts els shee hath bin from that time to [?the present]<br />
voyage hee knoweth not, for hee never sailed in her before this voyage<br />
and saith the said skiper Ide Symonson Burch is an Inhabitant<br />
of Amsterdam, a subiect of the lords the States of the United Provinces<br />
and further hee cannot depose.lt;br />
and further hee cannot depose. +
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