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The fourth of November 1657.
The claime o … The fourth of November 1657.
The claime of hendrick Matthias}<br />
of Amsterdam for his goods in the}<br />
''Morning starr'', Claes Williams Master}<br />
taken by the shipps of this Comonwealth}<br />
Budd. ffrancklin.}
'''Claes Williams''' of Amsterdám mariner, aged 38 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first árticle hee saith hee well knoweth the shipp the<br />
''Madona'' arlate, And otherwise cannot depose.
To the second, árticle third fourth, 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 and 10th. árticles hee cannot depose.
To the eleaventh and twelfth árticles hee saith and deposeth that hee this<br />
deponent being at Santa Cruse in the Island of Teneriff with his shipp the<br />
''Morning starr'' (whereof hee was master) saw the arivall there of the said<br />
shipp the ''Madona'' or ''Madame'' under the conduct of hendrick [?Wroom]<br />
laden with hides and other goods, but the cheife of her lading was<br />
hides, and saw her at Santa Cruse discharge her said lading<br />
amongst which was Braziletto woods, and cocoa-nuts, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the said shipp the ''Madona'' was then<br />
commonly said to come from Porto rico.
To the 13th and 14th articles hee saith and deposeth that in or about the moneth
'''13. 14.'''
of ffebruary and March last past the arlate Thomas Clarke spake<br />
to this deponent soe being at Santa Cruse and said hee would send ánd lade<br />
aboard this deponents said shipp the ''Morning starr'' for Amsterdam<br />
severall hides and other goods for the accompt of hendrick<br />
Matthias of Amsterdam, speaking of and meaning hendrick<br />
Matthias the producent, and shortly thereafter, namely within a<br />
Weeks or fourteene dayes' space after such his speaking to this deponent<br />
there were in boates brought aboard this deponents said shipp<br />
lying in the Roade of Santa Cruse and laden and put aboard<br />
her two thousand four hundred, twenty nine hides, of which two<br />
thousand seaventie six were marked with the first marke in the<br />
margent, and of theise hee saith the number of seaventie
'''R'''<br />
'''A'''<br />
'''R R'''
six had this character or marke '''O.''' as and for a by marke<br />
for that they had taken wet in comming from Porto Rico or<br />
otherwise, before the said lading aboard this deponents said shipp<br />
and so to distinguish them as being thereby worse then the rest that<br />
had not taken wet, ninetie of the foresaid number of 2429 hides<br />
hee saith were of the second marke in the margin, and two hundred<br />
and five of the third and fourth markes in the margent, Moreover<br />
there were then and there laden aboard this deponents said shipp<br />
ninetie peeces of campecha wood weighing 4473 pounds and 456 peeces<br />
of Cocoa nuts, weighing 230 arobes and five pounds, twelve [XX]ses<br />
of Indico and eighteene packs (as hee remembreth the number)<br />
of alappe, and saith that áll the said goods (saving the said<br />
Indico and alappe) were notified to this deponent by the said Thomas<br />
Clarke to be by him intended to be laded aboard this deponents said<br />
shipp for the accompt of the said hendrick Mathias<br />
at such time as hee spake to this deponent as aforesaid before<br />
the lading thereof, and after lading and sending ánd putting the<br />
samed sending ánd putting the<br />
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