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any other that hee knoweth of since he kne … any other that hee knoweth of since he knewe her, and saith that<br />
all the ships lading is in her hold shee having but one [?XXX]<br />
and asith that neither the Skipper nor this deponent did desert the said ship but<br />
upon the approach of the Kings ffrigott submitted, et alr nescit deponere/
Interpreted by me./.<br />
John d'Lecluce [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Repetit coram De[?X] Mills surrogato/
[?XXXX] [?XXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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25th de mensis Augusti 1666./ [CENTRE HEADING]
[?XXXXX] Rex con the ''Saint Jacob'' of Mastersland pred}
Super Interrys in peparatorio Examinatus
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'''4.'''
'''Petrus Olson''' de Mastrand alias Masterland in Swedeland<br />
Nauta ubi natus fuit, annos agens 34 aut circiter<br />
dicit et deponit prout sequitur videlicet.
Ad prima Interr rendit That hee this deponent knowe the Interrate ship ''Saint Jacob'' for<br />
about five yeeres last, and sayth that shee was built at Consback in [?Halan]<br />
in Swedeland by one Bengt Insrogen since deceased of whom the now skippers father<br />
called [?Nolis] ffrederickson bought her about five yeeres since for himselfe<br />
had for upon the account of a debt and put Jacob Olson Master of her and let him old<br />
a part with him and about the last Spring the now Skippers father bought the said Olsons<br />
part and sayth that [?Nolis] ffrederickson saving what Interest the said<br />
Olson had in her as aforesaid hath bin for these five yeeres last or thereabouts<br />
and at present is the true and sole Owner of the said ship which hee knoweth for<br />
that hee of the same towne, and hath belonged to the said ship for the three last<br />
yeeres. and sayth that [?Nolis] ffrederickson (whom hee hath knowne<br />
from his childhood) liveth in Mastrand and was borne there, and there hath<br />
lived all his time, which place is under the dominions of the King of Sweden<br />
whose subiect hee is, and soe is this deponent and soe was the said Bengt Insrogen, and soe<br />
is the said Jacob Olson and the now skipper, and sayth that the said ship was never<br />
in ffrance but was once in Holland which was about<br />
foure yeeres since and shee hath bin twice in Denmarke which was<br />
in the first yeere that the said [?Nolis] ffrederickson had her but this deponent was then not<br />
then in her, and saith that since shee hath not bin there but in passing, et alr<br />
nescit.
Ad reliqua rendit That the said ship is of about halfe a hundred lasts and shee is<br />
laden w:th Pitch, Iron, Steele, and some Deales which was laden onboard the said ship at<br />
Stockholme, in Sweedesland by Sweedes and saith that as God shall helpe him [?was]<br />
to [?come] [?to] be delivered out of the said ship at this Port of London, but for<br />
whose account or the Laders names hee for his part knoweth not, and saith that<br />
all the Company were hired by the skipper to come to London, and because the said Lading was<br />
to come to London hee is well assured that noe enimy has any interest<br />
therein and saith that they carryed Herrings to Stockholme from Masterland<br />
the voyage next before this on the said skippers fathers account and a little for the Company<br />
which Lading the Skipper sold to severall Sweedes of Stockholme and saith that the said<br />
ship company are seaven besides the skipper, and one of them is a frenchman<br />
but all the rest are livers, and natives of the Mastarland and subjects of Sweden, and<br />
saith that the said ship was taken by the ''ffanfan'' about a fortnight since<br />
and they then declared as the truth was that they were of<br />
Masterland but sayd that they were bound to ffrance fearing that the Dutch had<br />
met with them, it being then darke and sayth that hee knowes not what<br />
writings were onboard the said ship besides her passe but beleeveth that<br />
all the writings came to the Seizors hands and saith that none were<br />
burnt or colourable or any wayes made away, and sayth that the said ship did<br />
and doth carry the Sweedes flag and never carryed any other Colours since hee knoweth her<br />
andours since hee knoweth her<br />
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