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'''S.S.'''
The third of October 1653. [CE … '''S.S.'''
The third of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Chelston and company Imployers of the}<br />
''Prosoperous'' against the ''Liesde'' Arian}<br />
Johnson master. Smith}
'''John Johnson''' of Gracht in Holland<br />
Mariner late boateswaine of the said vessell<br />
or Busse the ''Liesda'' aged 34 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne in Court as in the Acts<br />
thereof, and examined upon certaine Interrogatories<br />
ministred on the behalfe of the said Chelston<br />
and company saith as followeth
To the first 2 and 3 Interrogatories hee saith that william Claeson, Peter Johnson and Arian Paulsone<br />
and others all hollanders and dwellers in the Gracht and thereabouts in holland<br />
and subiects of the States of the united Netherland Provinces were and are owners<br />
of the said herring busse and of the herrings aboard her at the time of<br />
her seizure being 21 lasts and 6 tonnes or thereabouts of herrings, whereiwth<br />
shee was sailing for Euchusen in holland there to dischardge, and sailed<br />
out from Edam in holland about 3 monethes since, and that the said herrings were<br />
taken somwhat to the Southward of Burckanesse.
To the fourth and fifth hee saith that there were some papers aboard which<br />
were taken by Captaine Swaine, and that hee knoweth not of any papers<br />
throwne over board or burned or otherwise made away. And that the said<br />
Captaine [?Swanie] tooke the said busse and lading in her homewards course upon<br />
the coast of holland on the high sea about a moneth since, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
[MARKE] The marke of John Johnson [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Interrogatories.
'''2'''
'''Simon Johnson''' of the Gracht in Holland Mariner<br />
aged 32 yeares or thereabouts, sworne alsoe as in the<br />
acts of Court saith and deposeth as followeth<br />
videlicet
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee was<br />
one of the company of the said busse the ''liesde'' of the Gracht at the time of her seizure<br />
by Captaine [?Swaine] and company in the ''Prosperous'' which seizure was made<br />
and donne about a moneth since on the hollands coast, at which time shee<br />
had aboard 21 lasts and 6 tonns of herrings whereiwth shee was sailing for<br />
Euchusen the place of her dischardge, and saith that Arian Poulson Peter<br />
Johnson and William Claeson and others all hollanders and Inhabitants in<br />
the Gracht and therabouts in holland and subiects of the States of the<br />
United Netherlands were and are owners of the said busse and lading of herrings<br />
which hee knoweth being one of her company and sailing out in her from<br />
Edam about three monethes since on a fishing voyage for herrings, on which<br />
imployment shee was set out by her said owners.
To the fourth and last hee saith hee knoweth not of any papers whatsoever<br />
torne, throwne over board or otherwise made away or concealed. And<br />
otherwise saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot depose
symon ijansen [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated in Court with his precontest before<br />
the three Judges.ntest before<br />
the three Judges. +
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