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that the foresaid seizure happened on the … that the foresaid seizure happened on the 12th instant And saith<br />
that at his said seizure he declared to the Captaine of the vessell that tooke<br />
him that his said shipp belonged to Masterland<br />
and that hee was to goe with his ship and lading to Ostend, and<br />
showed him his passe which hee had on board purporting soe<br />
much, ffearing the seizor might have bin ffrench, Dutch,<br />
or Danish man being very darke in the night which passe they did colourably that they might<br />
thereby gett through the Sound. And saith she had at her<br />
said seizure and never caried any but the Swedish fflagge or Colours nor<br />
ever had any other on board her, And saith that there were noe goods<br />
betweene the said shipps docks she having but one deck. at the time of her said seizure,<br />
and that the said shipp is of the burthen of about 60 lasts and hath<br />
bin Master of her ever since her building at Masterland as aforesaid<br />
And lastly saith that for the lading in question hee signed bills of<br />
lading all of one tenour as they are found in And taken out of the said ship<br />
by the seizor Et Alr nescit
Sven Rasmuson [SIGNATURE, rH SIDE]
Interpreted by mee<br />
John da [?Leclerc] [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
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Eadem die. [CENTRE HEADING]
Super Interrys predict
'''2.'''
'''Petrus Cordus''' de Masterland in Suecia agens annos 25 aut circiter<br />
testis product et Jurat.
Ad primum 2 et reliqua deponit that hee well knoweth the ''Saint''<br />
''Peter'' Interrate and hath soe knowne her about twelve monthes last<br />
and was hired to serve and saile in the said shipp at Masterland<br />
by his precontest Sven Rasmonson about twelve monthes since<br />
and was shipped as a common mariner, And saith the said shipp was about twelve month<br />
since built at Masterland by the order of the said Master, this deponent<br />
severall times having seene the Master looke after the building<br />
of her, on the authoritie of himselfe and the other owners, one whereof is<br />
Hance Croose of Masterland but of what part hee knoweth not<br />
The other three hath heard live at Stockholme but of what<br />
parts they are owners hee knoweth not, all reputed natives<br />
and subjects of the King of Sweden. And saith that about tenne<br />
or eleaven weekes since the said Rasmason set forward to this<br />
port of London, with a lading consisting in pitch, tarr, Iron<br />
and deales laded aboard the sd shipp, by some persons living in<br />
Stockholme but hee knoweth not their names nor for whose accompt<br />
the same were laden, nor to waht merchant they were consigned in London. And saith that in her course for London<br />
she was seized by the vessell the ''ffanfan'' on or about Sunday<br />
last was seavenight tenn or twelve leagues off of Yarmouth<br />
bankes with her said lading aboard and was afterwards sent up<br />
into the river of Thames where she now lyes. And saith<br />
that upon the said seizure the said skipper delovered his passe and<br />
all the said shipps papers to the hands of the Captaine that tooke<br />
him, and there were not any concealed throwne over board were not any concealed throwne over board +
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