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'''Adrian Goldsmith'''
Derrick Heytman cl … '''Adrian Goldsmith'''
Derrick Heytman claims in his deposition that Adrian Goldsmith, though resident in Antwerp, was actually a Hamburger, who had earlier lived for a long time in Spain. This is possible, though not definite. Certainly Christopher Boone, an English merchant who had lived in Spain, knew Adrian Goldsmith from the Spanish trade. Moreover, there is a later claim from 1655 for goods in the ship the ''Hare in the feild'' ("The claime of Adrian Goldsmith of Antwerp} and others for goods in the hare in the feild.} John kein Master"), The London merchant, John Nicolas, had been an assuer for goods of Adrian Goldsmith on the ship. Nicholas stated in a deposition in support of this claim that he had seen a letter , prior to his subscription to the assurance policy "that the said goods were laden for the accompt of mr Goldsmith of Antwerp and (as hee remembreth) other friends of hamborowe£"UNIQeb7df8eff0dad80c-ref-00001F6E-QINU£"UNIQeb7df8eff0dad80c-ref-00001F6E-QINU +
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The 17th of November 1653. [CENTRE HEADING … The 17th of November 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The keepers of the Libertie of England by}<br />
aithoritie of Parliament against the ''Saint''}<br />
''John Baptist'' deriick heitman master.}
Examined upon the Interrogatories.
'''.j.'''
'''Derrick Heytman''' of hamborough Mariner master<br />
of the said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' aged 39 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee is master of the<br />
said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' and hee hath bin for hese three yeares last<br />
and saith hee was borne at hamburgh and hath lived there all his time and<br />
bin maried there for theise seaven yeares last and kept his wife and family<br />
there, and was and is a burgher and a subiect of that free State.
To the second third and fourth hee saith hee came with the said shipp at the time of her seizure<br />
from Malaga bound for dunquirke, and that shee was never at<br />
hamborough since this deponent hath bin master of her, but being bought<br />
at Amsterdam in May last ws two yeares by her [?nowe] owners<br />
went thence to Ostend, thence to Cadiz, thence to<br />
Malaga, thence to dunquirke, thence in summer last into the downes<br />
and received goods from London, and dover and went therewith to Cales<br />
and dischardged the same and thence went to Malaga and comming there<br />
too soone for the vintage, met with order from his owners to goe to<br />
[?Alicant] and take in salt for ballast, which hee did and [?when XX] [?to] Malaga<br />
and there received his lading of fruite, woolls, mulasses and some pipes<br />
of oile, and saith all the said voyages were upon freights by severall persons<br />
and that from Amsterdam to Ostend shee went in ballast and there<br />
laded [?peace] goods for severall merchants of fflanders and Brabant, and<br />
that this last voyage from Cales to Malaga hee went in his ballast of<br />
[?sand], And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth and 6th hee saith that the said shipp being built at Amsterdam about<br />
three yeares since and this deponent put master of her from the first building<br />
and hath soe continued, and there being at the first some holland owners<br />
with hamburgers, and they disagreeing, the hamburgers (her present owners)<br />
bought her wholely by themselves in May last was two yeares, and that<br />
they live in severall place, and for their names, parts and place of aboad<br />
hee sith the same were and are as followeth videlicet G[?e]romus Snitger of<br />
hamburgh owner of a 16th part, daniel Brands of the same of a 16th<br />
part, Adrian Goldsmith a hamburger living at Antwerp owner of <br />
six sixteenth parts, daniel Leon and ffrancis panniq two hamburgers<br />
of Sevill each a 32th part. Vincent dal Campo a hamburger living at<br />
Cales owner of a sixteenth part, Christofer Bussel a hamburger<br />
living at Malaga a 16th part, Maurice halman, George [?Gryp] and<br />
company of Malaga all hamburgers an 8th part, Boldwin Coleman of Gant an<br />
eighth part; And saith the sauid shipp [?XXXX] cost 13200 gilders. And that the said<br />
persons have dwellt severall yeares in the said severall places, only Adrian<br />
Goldsmith hath not lived above a yeare and a halfe last or<br />
thereabouts at Antwerp, having longe before lived in Spaine. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh hee saith hee well knoweth the Interrogated Andreas von<br />
[?Cantlebeke]. don Antonio da los Rios [?Sariasa]. Simon Brandes and<br />
company, Maurice halmars and George Grip, Simon [?Mallfort], Andrew<br />
[?Masta] and Charles van damme, and was in their company at Malaga<br />
and formerly carried goods to them but not this voyage, and that some of them<br />
were aboard him in the voyage at Malaga, and otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid.ot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid. +
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