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To the fourth fifth sixth and seventh arti … To the fourth fifth sixth and seventh articles of the sayd allegation This deponent<br />
saith and deposeth that the sayd Joachim Lorenz and David Zollicoffer<br />
are by common repute Switzers, and the sayd Van Dobbar a high<br />
German borne about ffrankfurt or Collon, and saith they are all of<br />
them factors of the sayd Scrotherings and other the sayd merchants of<br />
Hamburgh and so accounted and are Bachelors and live at Marseilles<br />
as merchant strangers, And further saith that the sayd shipp the<br />
''Neptune'' was directly bound for Hamburgh and there was to deliver<br />
all her lading, and was not to touch att any other Port, and to Hamburgh<br />
if she had not bene stayd and taken should and would have gone, which<br />
this deponent knoweth for the reasons aforesayd. And otherwise saving his<br />
foregoeing depositions cannot depose.
To the eighth ninth and tenth articles of the sayd alleagtion This deponent saith<br />
that the sayd John and George Scothering and others the Owners<br />
of the sayd merchants goods aboard the sayd shipp were and are merchants<br />
of goods ranke and have their howses and familyes in Hamburgh and<br />
use to trade to Marseilles; and saith that one of the foresayd owners of<br />
the ''Neptune'' videlicet Christian Holst did write to the sayd Martin Holst<br />
master of the sayd shipp whilst the shipp lay att Marseilles, and his<br />
letter was to the effect as the sayd Martin Holst told this deponent<br />
at Marseilles that he the sayd Martin Holst told this deponent<br />
att Marseilles that he the sayd Martin should att noe hand take in<br />
any goods for the Accompt of Hollanders or others of the United<br />
Provinces. And saith whilst the syd shipp remained at Marseilles<br />
it was publiquely spoken and reported that the sayd shipp and lading were<br />
directly to goe to Hamburgh and not to Amsterdam or any other Port or<br />
place in Holland or Zeland. And otherwise cannot depose
To the eleaventh article of the sayd allegation this deponents aith that in the absence<br />
of this deponent and the master of the sayd shipp videlicet whilsest they were<br />
buying provisions in Marseilles there was a young boy or youth left aboard<br />
the sayd shipp and order left for transporting him to Hamburgh, and<br />
that he was to learne the Dutch tongue, and the sayd youth was never<br />
told for ought that this deponent knoweth that the sayd shipp was bound<br />
for Amsterdam, but was allwayes told that she was to goe to Hamborow as<br />
this deponent beleiveth. And saith he knoweth nothing of the letter in<br />
this Article mentioned. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the Crosse Interrogatories
To the first he saith he is Purser of the ''Neptune'' and so hath bene for 33 monethes<br />
and upwards, and came first aboard att Hamburgh and was in her att the tyme<br />
of seizure
To the 2d he saith he hath knowne the sayd shipp 4 yeares and upwards, and<br />
hath heard it was built att Newstadt neere Lubeck by the present Owners<br />
thereof, who for these four yeares past of the knowledge of tis deponent<br />
have had the possession thereof and ymployed the same to their owne<br />
use, And otherwise cannot depose.br />
use, And otherwise cannot depose. +
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