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To the third article of the sayd Allegatio … To the third article of the sayd Allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that soone<br />
after the seizure of the sayd shipp the sayd Captaine White and Companie did pillage<br />
and plunder the sayd shipp the ''Saint John'', but the particulars so taken and<br />
plundered being not aboard the shipp when the action was done he cannot<br />
sett forth, but saith he saw the Chests and severall other things in the<br />
possession of the Mariners of Captaine White a shoare[?s], and saw some of them<br />
weare this deponents owne Cloathes. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation he saith that he this deponent was kept<br />
in the sayd Whites Mann of Warr about 5 dayes, and att his comeing to<br />
Dover found there the rest of the ''Saint Johns'' Company, and there aswell by<br />
themse;ves as others did understand that they had bene turned a<br />
shoare by the sayd Whites men without any provision made or allowed<br />
them insomuch that they had bene in danger of perishing if Mr da Ha?ze]<br />
of dover had not deleived them. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the fifth he saith that the sayd Lord Rossow and all the rest of the Owners<br />
of the sayd shipp were and are Inhabitants of dantzyck and subiects of<br />
the King of Poland and so accounted, which he knoweth being often att<br />
dantzyck and having often sayled in other shipps belongeing to the foresayd<br />
Owners. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the last he saith his depositions are true.
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first he saith he comes to be a witnes in this cause by the order of<br />
Jacob Groat the Master of the sayd shipp. and saith he hath belonged to the<br />
sayd shipp neere about 6 monthes, and came aboard her first at Amsterdam<br />
and hath knowne her from her first building att Colbergh in Pomerland.
To the second he saith he came first into the sayd shipp att Amsterdam as aforesayd<br />
and the sayd shipp carryed her Eastland Commodityes to Callice, and when she<br />
went first to Rochel had ballast onely and returned with salt for the<br />
Accompt of some Inhabitants of Callice, and in her second [?rise] for Rochell<br />
being the voyage wherein she was seized was in her ballast. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose
To the 3d he saith the sayd shipp came last from Callice in her ballast, And<br />
saith the Master of the ''Saint John'' had some moneyes in his Chest, but to<br />
what value he knoweth not and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the .4.th he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions and otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the .5.th he saith there was provision aboard the sayd shipp at the tyme<br />
of seizure for about three monthes, and otherwise negatively.
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Casper Wal[?modt] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
rEPEATED WITH HIS PRECONTESTS}<br />
BEFORE THE THREE jUDGES.}STS}<br />
BEFORE THE THREE jUDGES.} +
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