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To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to his f … To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, And otherwise<br />
cannot depose, Saveing there were no goods aboard the said shipp to be<br />
transported in the same in the nature of Merchandizes, save onely the<br />
glasses and vinegar predeposed, all the rest of the goods being Laden for<br />
the said King and Queenes accompt, and for the service of the said<br />
religious persons and their attendants, and other passengers havinge relation<br />
to the King and Queene aforesaid:
To the 7th hee saith hee is a Hamburgher borne, and a Subiect of that<br />
ffree State, where hee hath lived ever since his infanca
XXX XXXXXX His signature
Repeated before Doctor Clarke and<br />
Doctor Godolphin:-
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The 26th day of October .1653:-
The Clayme of Lawrence da Geer and others)<br />
for the shipp the ''Land of Promise'', (Dowen)<br />
Borkes Master) and the goods in the same Suck: Budd)
Examined upon an Allegation on the behalfe of<br />
the said Claymer:/
d.t Crusoe.
'''j.us/'''
'''Dorve Bockes''' of Nortropen in Swethland<br />
Mariner Master of the said shipp the ''Land of''<br />
''Promise'' aged 36. yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
and examined/.
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, as also to the<br />
schedule thereunto annexed that hee hath knowne the ?arlate Lawrence de Geer<br />
and ffrancis ffineman Subjects of the Crowne of Sweden for about 14 yeares last<br />
past, and saith, That about a yeare agoe the said Lawrence de Geer at<br />
Amsterdam bought the shipp the ''Land of promise'' arlate for his owne accompt<br />
and for the accompt of the said ffrancis ffineman joynt Owner of the same with the<br />
said Lawrence de Geer, and for such Owners the persons predeposed are commonly<br />
accompted reputed and taken, Which hee knoweth, being in or about the moneth<br />
of November in the yeare 1652, Which hee knoweth, being in or about the moneth<br />
of November in the yeare 1652 Constituted Master of the said shipp by the said<br />
Lawrence de Geer at Amsterdam, in his owne name and in the name of the said ffineman.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee beleeveth the schedule arlate to be<br />
a true Copie of the Originall bill of sale made for the said shipp according to the<br />
contents thereof, and saith it is usuall and often practized beyond the seas to<br />
make sales of shipps by Notariall Instruments which are there accompted<br />
sufficient and legall transports/:
To the second hee saith, That in or about the moneth of November 1652. the<br />
said Lawrence de Geere gave order to this deponent to conduct the said shipp<br />
with her then lading of herring from Amsterdam to Norropen in Sweden,<br />
where shee arrived in the same moneth, and there received her present<br />
lading of Copper wire and deale boards to be transported from thence to<br />
Roane in ffrance for the account of the said Owners of the shipp and of Adrian<br />
Tripp of Nort Copen Which hee knoweth being as aforesaid Master<br />
of the said shipp, and having the Conduct of her for all the time predeposed. And<br />
otherwise saving his following deposition hee saith hee cannot depose:-
To the third hee saith, That the said shipp and her ladeing being about 10<br />
(monethsadeing being about 10<br />
(moneths +
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