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[To the 38th negatively for his aske(?0
T … [To the 38th negatively for his aske(?0
To the 39th he saith he is a seafaring man, And<br />
otherwise negatively.
Repeated before Drs Clark and Godolphin
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The 13th of October 1653
Examined upon an allegation given in this cause on the<br />
behalfe of the keepers of the Libertie of England this<br />
24th of September 1653
'''3.'''
'''William Astell''' of the parish of All Hallowes Barking<br />
London Chirurgeon, aged 60 yeares or thereabouts Sworne(?)<br />
and examined saith as followeth
To the first, second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that on or about the 21th of January last past hee this deponent<br />
was in company of the arlate Cornelius Peterson Trumpeter of the<br />
shipp the ''Salvador'' arlate and of the Sailmaker of the said Shipp and<br />
some others at the signe of the Shipp in Woolwich being a victualling<br />
house, and duringe(?) the other(?) discourse ( for they were longe together)<br />
which(?) happened in the dutch language which this deponent very well<br />
speaketh and understandeth, falling into speech(?) of the said shipp the<br />
''Salvador'' ( Christian Cloppenberg Master(?) ) brought into the River of<br />
Thames as prize and then lying over against Woolwich, XXXX<br />
the said Cornelius Peterson acknowledged and declared that the said<br />
Shipp belonged to Amsterdam, and had sailed from Amsterdam for eight<br />
or tenne(?) yeares last to Spaine and back againe, and when shee came home(?)<br />
thither(?) shee was laid up, and that this was the said voyage wherein shee<br />
was seized bound for Amsterdam again(?) , and there to deliver, and that her<br />
owners lived in Amsterdam, and named one of them who hee said was<br />
a sailemaker, but this deponent remembereth not his name, and that<br />
hee the said Trumpeter and most of the rest of the Shipps company<br />
dwelt there and had diverse goods aboard her. And being demanded<br />
by Abroyam Johnson his precontest(?) ( there alsoe in company ) howe<br />
they would get their goods into holland if the Shipp were bound for P/Land<br />
made answer thus, or such is effect, wee shall doe well enough to get<br />
the silver and goods into holland by Billanders and Sloopes. And<br />
further the said Cornelius Peterson then and there confessed and said<br />
the said Christian Cloppenburgh master of the ''Salvador '' ( XXXXXXXing XXXXX there was warr betwixt England and holland ) hired<br />
the said Trumpeter and the rest of the company for P/Land, and told them that albeit they<br />
were hired for that place, yet if they could finde the coast cleare of<br />
the English men of warr they would goe right for holland. At all which<br />
discourse and acknowledgements this deponent was present and heard the<br />
same, together with the said Abroyam Johnson, this XXXXXXXX William<br />
Pembridge, and alsoe one Mr Simonds of the prize office And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee never knew, nor to his knowledge ever sawe<br />
any of the company of the ''Salvador'' before the time predeposed, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer saving his foregoing deposition, and being come in a fortnight<br />
or three weekes there(?) before(?) the premisses(?) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br />
above Woolwich and came(?) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br />
were made in an upper room of the said house having a Balcone towards
[ LEFT MARGIN]<br />
# to take XXXX notice of him
by this building as XXXXXX<br />
wherein this deponent is well shieldedgt;
wherein this deponent is well shielded +
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