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Hendrick Peterson Smith, Lewis de Bois and … Hendrick Peterson Smith, Lewis de Bois and this deponent who on<br />
the behalfe of himselfe and his Partners aforesaid payed for the said shipp<br />
unto the said Merchants of Amsterdam the former reputed Owners thereof<br />
the summe of three thousand and two hundred Guilders hollands money, and<br />
after the buying thereof this deponent by direction from his said Partners the<br />
Owners and Proprietors of the said shipp carried men and Provisions from<br />
Hamborough to Amsterdam expressely to fetch the said shipp the ''Kint'' from<br />
thence to Hamburgh, and saith that the said shipp being in her Course<br />
from Amsterdam to Hamburgh neare unto the River of Elve ws surprized<br />
and taken by the shipp the ''Mermaide'' in the immediate service of this<br />
Commonwealth, And saith That since the buying and paying for the said<br />
shipp as aforesaid this deponent and partners aforesaid have bin and at<br />
present are the true and lawfull Owners of the said shipp, and of<br />
her tackle apparell and furniture, and for such commonly accompted<br />
reputed and taken, which hee knoweth being Master of the said<br />
shipp the ''Kint'' ever since shee was bought and payed for as aforesaid<br />
And otherwise cannot depose:-/
To the second hee saith and deposeth, That shortly after the said seizure<br />
by the said shipp the ''Mermaide'' by Captaine John King hee the said King<br />
and Companie plundered the said Vessell the ''Kint'', and tooke out and<br />
from the same one new Cable of about eight inches thicke, and about<br />
one hundred and twenty five fathoms long, worth at the time of the said<br />
seizure twenty foure pounds sterling, and one other Cable having not<br />
bin much used worth twenty two pounds, a new Cable with a halser<br />
worth twelve pounds, two troessers new each worth two pounds eight<br />
shillings, as much small cordage for a Top saile as was worth seaven<br />
poundes, three castinge lines with three leads, worth one pound sixteen<br />
shillings, fower maine tackes, fower sheets and a maine Topsaile [?XXX] for saile<br />
all of them new with two boey ropes worth two pounds, a new forsaile a<br />
bonnet and a for topsaile with a boat saile worth thirty eight pounds<br />
one Casting anker with a Rodger worth fower pounds fower shillings<br />
Two barrells of Powder bulletts match and all the appurtenances<br />
thereunto belonginge fower musketts with a long fowling peece one<br />
paire of Pistolls and five swords, worth twenty pounds; Two barrells<br />
of Tarr, one barrell of Pitok worth two pounds sixteene shillings<br />
skillette Potts and Panns and other things worth sixe pounds, two flaggs<br />
and Lanthornes and compasses and howerglasses worth five pounds, Candles<br />
lampes two barrells of Hamborough biskuits, one barrell of Pease,Hamborough biskuits, one barrell of Pease, +
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