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And further cannot depose:-/
To the rest … And further cannot depose:-/
To the rest hee deposeth not by direction of the producent/
To the Crosse Interrogatories:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith he hath noe share or interest in the Tobaccoes now<br />
Claimed, nor expecteth any benefitt by the recovery, or feareth any dammage<br />
by the confiscation thereof, and saith hee cometh to declare the trueth of<br />
his deposition in this Cause at the instance of the said producent And otherwise negatively
To the second hee saith, hee knoweth nothing of the payment of any<br />
moneys for the Tobaccoes in Controversie, nor by whom any such payment<br />
was made nor to whom, And further cannot depose:-/
To the third hee saith hee knoweth nothing as to the damannds of this Interrogatorie
To the fowerth Interrogatorie and Examinations interrate being a Copie of the<br />
Examinations Originall translated into ffrench, hee saith, That hee this<br />
rendent and his shipps Companie were brought up to Guernezey as aforesaid<br />
where this rendent was examined, and<br />
saith that hee this rendent did there upon his words and not otherwise<br />
declare the contents of his Charterpartie to bee true, but saith That in such<br />
his deposition or declaration there was no mention sett downe in writing<br />
of or concerning the said Tobaccoes, though this rendent at the time of such<br />
his examination did declare concerning the same, And saith his this rendents<br />
declaration was and is true, saving that the said Tobaccoe was not therein<br />
expressed, and saith his said deposition was made voluntarily but not fully<br />
sett downe according to his intention. And further cannot answer-/:-
To the 5th hee saith hee did not understand nor reade over the bill of<br />
ladeing interrate at such time as hee firmed it, not being versed in the<br />
English tongue, And otherwise referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition<br />
hee cannot further depose:-
Repeated before doctor Clerke
merines Isackson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 9th day of June <u>1655:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon Interrogatories<br />
ministred on the behalfe of the<br />
said Claus Gerbrandson and<br />
Companie:-/
'''Joris Peterson''' of horne in holland Mariner<br />
aged 26. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne<br />
before the Right Worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of<br />
Lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of<br />
Admiraltie, saith and declareth as followeth videlicet
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith That hee well knoweth the shipp<br />
the ''Browne fish'' interrate, whereof Jacob hanson was Master<br />
and hath soe knowne her for about 14. moneths last past, shee<br />
then and now belonging to the Port of hoorne in holland, and to<br />
Claus Gerbrandson, John heck and others Burghers of hoorne<br />
[?(XXXX]rs Burghers of hoorne<br />
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