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the ''Salvador'' to goe to hamburgh, and t … the ''Salvador'' to goe to hamburgh, and that hee hath not seene the<br />
said shipp at hamborough since her first proceeding thence upon her<br />
first voyage after her building. And otherwise saving his foregoeing<br />
deposition hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith hee well knew and knoweth him that was<br />
master shipwright or workeman in the building of the said shipp<br />
whose name hee saith is John henderson, but knoweth not the names<br />
of any of the rest of the Workemen or servants, nor what countrey<br />
they were, only some of them hee knew were hamburghers, and some<br />
were strangers, amongest which hee taketh some to be hollanders,<br />
and that the said henderson was alsoe a hollander, and saith<br />
hee sawe noe money paid about the said building. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer.
To the fourth hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the foregoeing<br />
deposition, and otherwise cannot depose.
To the 5th negatively.
To the 6th hee saith hee beleeveth there are many men aswell in<br />
Ansterdam as elsewhere, who albeit they live in a meane and<br />
obscure fashion, are yet persons of good competent estates, and that a<br />
man of a good competent estate may be part owner or owner of a shipp<br />
And that such man being a saile maker may be a paart owner<br />
of a shipp of good burthen.
To the 7th negatively.
To the last hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
hanss Ramk [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
'''3.'''
'''Hendrick Slegar''' of hamborough Sailer one of the<br />
company of the said shipp the ''Salvador'', aged 23<br />
yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith that the shipp the ''Salvador'' arlate<br />
was built at hamborough originally in the yeare 1647, which hee<br />
knoweth because hee wrought upon her in the said building and had<br />
(being then a youth) halfe a Rix dollar weekely pay for his<br />
said worke, and that hee soe wrought upon her for a quarter of<br />
a yeare or thereabouts, and sawe her finished and launched in which<br />
this deponent was assistant. And saith shee hath ever since<br />
belonged to the port of hamborough, and for a shipp of and<br />
belonging to hamborough and not to any other place shee hath bin ever since her said building<br />
and is commonly accompted and reputed. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the second hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that hee was in the said shipp at Cadiz in the<br />
yeare 1652 and was one of her company, during all which time<br />
of her being there shee was there commonly said, esteemed and reported<br />
to be a hamborough shipp and to be belonging to the port of Hamburgh<br />
and toto the port of Hamburgh<br />
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