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The 13th day of October 1653:-
Ryley and … The 13th day of October 1653:-
Ryley and Company against the shipp the ''Golden''}<br />
''Hawke'' Smith}
Examined upon Interrogatories in the preparatorie on the<br />
behalfe of the parties ministrant
'''2us./'''
'''Claus Peterson''' of Pommerland in Holland<br />
Mariner aged 39 yeares or therabouts, sworne<br />
and examined saith as followeth videlicet:-
To the first hee saith hee knoweth the shipp the ''Golden Hawke'', and<br />
was one of the Common Seamen of her Companie, being received aboard her<br />
at Vleckeren in Norway, And otherwise hee cannot depose, save hee hath<br />
severall times heard the Master thereof say that shee belonged to Stockholme in<br />
Sweden, and that her Owners were Swedes living at Stockholme./
To the second hee cannot depose, saving hee saw no moneys paid for the<br />
said shipp or any part thereof./
To the third, hee saith That Dirrick Derrickson Master of the said shipp hath<br />
formerly lived at Monickendam in Holland , and now is a Burgher of Stockholme<br />
in Sweden as this deponent hath heard, and saith there were three Hollanders of the<br />
sayd shipps Companie, the rest being Swedes as he beleeveth, and hee this deponent<br />
is a Hollander as aforesaid/
To the 4th hee cannot otherwise depose, then he hath predeposed./
To the 5.th hee saith hee hath bin informed aboard the sayd shipp, that her lading<br />
consisted in bulletts, iron and Copper laden and taken aboard her at Stockhome<br />
and to be transported to Hamborough, And further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 6.th hee knoweth nothing thereof, saving hee saw no writings or papers<br />
torne burnt throwne overboard or otherwise concealed; or imbeazeled:/
To the 7:th hee saith, hee hath been severall times in ffrance, and was at<br />
Saint Martins neere Rochell about the beginning of August last, being master of<br />
a Dutch shipp called the ''Waterdogge'', which since hath bin cast away, and<br />
this deponent and his shipps Companie gott aboard another Hollands shipp, wherein<br />
they came to Vleeckeren in Norway aforesaid where hee this deponent and his<br />
Stiersman were received aboard the said shipp the ''Hawke'' to goe for Hamburgh,<br />
as the Master thereof then declared his designe and intention to bee. Amd<br />
otherwise cannot depose:/
To the 8:th hee saith, hee this deponent was hired upon a Voage for Hamburgh<br />
and was to be paid at Hamburgh for his paines, at the discretion of the said<br />
Master or an different men. And further cannot depose:/
To the 9.th hee saith hee saw no other then two Swedish Colors aboard the<br />
said shipp, and saith the said shipp was taken upon the open seas neare the<br />
Riff towards the Coast of Jutland by one Captaine Welsh with a private man of<br />
warr, and saith hee this deponent did not see any Commission the said Captaine had
To the 10.th hee knoweth nothing thereof.
Claus Päterßhee knoweth nothing thereof.
Claus Päterß +
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