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realtion of Credible persons hath been inf … realtion of Credible persons hath been informed and is assured. And<br />
further to this Article hee cannot depose/
To the 6th hee saith, That hee this deponent well knoweth the allate<br />
Peter Elleson a Broaker and Innekeeper, at the goulden Posthorne upon<br />
the Seadike at Amsterdam, when this deponent last saw him, and saith this<br />
deponent first came acquainted with him in the yeare 1650. last past, being at<br />
Amsterdam, and saw him last there in the yeare <u>1651.</u> And saith That<br />
then the said Peter Eleson was as aforesaid a Broaker who was then<br />
employed by hamborough and Lubeck skippers about procuring provisions<br />
for their shipps, and other small employments and errands, And saith<br />
That within that time the said Peter Eleson was not at all accompted<br />
any part Owner of the said shipp the ''Sampson'', nor beleeveth or ever<br />
heard that the said Otto George ever made any accompt to or with<br />
him in or under that Notion. And further saving his foregoeing and subsequent<br />
depositions hee saith hee cannot depose, saving that the said Otto George<br />
when hee was at Amsterdam did use to lye at the said Elesons house<br />
and sometimes, as hee beleeveth and hath heard, was employed by him<br />
about his occasions there./
To the 7th hee saith, That this deponent (as is by him predeposed) did first<br />
see the said shipp the ''Sampson'' at Cadiz in Spaine in the yeare 1647<br />
arlate, under the Conduct of the said Otto George, and saith that shee<br />
was then a very new built shipp, and had not, (as this deponent then<br />
understood by the said Otto George Vincent Van Campen and severall<br />
other persons of good Creditt and qualitie) made any other Voyage<br />
from Lubeck, saveing that, which was, as they affirmed and thisdeponent<br />
is fully assured, the first Voyage that ever shee made<br />
And further hee cannot depose./
To the 8th hee saith, That for and during all the time, which the said<br />
shipp the ''Sampson'' remained at and neere Cadiz in the yeare <u>1652.</u><br />
arlate, and for all the time of this deponents knowledge of her before<br />
and since, shee was never reputed amongst Merchants or Mariners that<br />
knew her to belong to Amsterdam or to have any of her Owners<br />
there inhabiting or residing, or to be bound thither with the ladeing<br />
shee there tooke in upon the Voyage in question wherein shee was<br />
surprized and taken by the English, nor was there, as hee saith<br />
any report at all at Cadiz, so farr as this deponent ever heard or<br />
beleeveth, That the said shipp did belong or was bound for<br />
Amsterdam with her lading, The premisses hee deposeth, for that<br />
thsi deponent saw the said shipp ''Sampson'' at Cadiz for about 4<br />
moneths togeather in the yeare <u>1652.</u> and was constantly [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
and upon all emergent occasions severall times in Companie with<br />
(herll times in Companie with<br />
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