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To the third and 4th articles hee deposeth … To the third and 4th articles hee deposeth That this deponent the time aforesaid carryed a letter<br />
from Bruges to Amsterdam from the sayd Abraham Van Susteren to his<br />
ffactor Gisbert Van Susteren to the effect that the sayd shipp should<br />
be delivered up to this deponent for the sayd Abraham Van Susteren, which he<br />
this deponent delivered to the sayd Gisbert Van Susteren, and at that<br />
time of his being at Amsterdam saw the foresayd money payd and then<br />
was puy Master of her by the sayd Gisbert as the factor of the sayd Abraham<br />
which place hee accepted of, and whereas shee was before called the<br />
''Swineheard'' he called her (according to the directions hee had from the sayd Abraham<br />
at Bruges) the ''New Exchange'' of Bruges, and caused it to be pictured <br />
in her sterne, and ever since shee hath gone by the name of the ''New''<br />
''Exchange'' or ''New Bonese'' of Brudges et alr nescit./
Ad 5um et 6um [?XXX] as deponit That the sayd Abraham Van Susteren did at Bruges<br />
before this deponents going for Holland give him order to hire marriners to<br />
bring the sayd ship from Amsterdam to Ostend, and gave him charge to hire<br />
free persons to wit Dantzikers, Ostenders, Swedes, and such like, and not to<br />
hire any enemyes to England and gave him<br />
about 100 Rix dollars<br />
to carry with him for passage money and for some necessaryes for the sayd<br />
ship, And saith that according to his sayd order hee did at Amsterdam<br />
hire twelve men and two boyes to serve in the sayd ship and they were and are<br />
all as they sayd as they affirme and upon his hiring them as hee beleeveth free persons from [?XX] of this kingdome<br />
to witt persons of Bruges, Dantzyk Swqeden and [?Bremen] Hamborowe and such free<br />
places and none are reputed to be subjects either of the States of the<br />
United Provinces, Denmarke or ffrance et alr nescit/
Ad 7um arlum deponit That when the sayd money was payd for the sayd ship<br />
there was present besides this deponent four of his men who are<br />
alsoe sworne herein, and the foresayd Money was payd to the sayd De Swan<br />
in his the sayd De Swans house and was soe payd upon the sayd Abraham<br />
Van Susterens account And hee the sayd Abraham hath ever since as hee beleiveth<br />
bin the owner of the sayd shipp and appurtenenaces and hee knoweth noe better<br />
nor otherwise et alr nescit./
Ad 8um 9um 10m 11um et 12umpred et deponit That after this deponent was in the possession of the sayd ship<br />
hee caused her to be repaired at Newindam in Holland whether hee was<br />
forced from Amsterdam by foule weather and hee there gott her calked and Tallowed<br />
and a little mended (that place being a place propper for that purpose and hee there<br />
furnished her with provisions and shee having noe colours at all when shee was<br />
bought, hee did at Amsterdam buy the Burgundian Colours and carryed<br />
them in her and noe other and the charges of the premisses came to about three<br />
hundred Guilders, which the sayd Gisbert Van Susteren furnished or disbursed on the sayd<br />
Abrahams account, And saith that the sayd ship being soe fitted shee sett saile<br />
from the Vly under the conduct of this deponent and her sayd Company to Ostend<br />
and safely arrived there in or about Aprill last and left the sayd Abraham<br />
hee at his going from Bruges at his choice to goe either to Drunton in Norway to lade deale<br />
or to ffrance to seeke a freight and gave him a bill of Exchange upon<br />
one at Norway if hee went thither to pay for the Intended Lading of<br />
Deales which was to have bin on the account of the sayd Abraham Van Susteren<br />
and saith that hee steered first for Norway intending to fetch deales and carry them to ffrance but<br />
the wind being contrary and hee meeting with a ship that informed him that Deales<br />
yeelded but about 35 guilders a hundred in ffrance hee then<br />
tookedred in ffrance hee then<br />
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