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The first of ffebruary 1654.
The claime of William Marvin and others}<br />
of fflanders for the ''Saint Jacob'' of Dunquirke}<br />
Jacob ffransen master Suckley Budd}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe<br />
of the said Claimers
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'''Jacob ffranson''' of Dunquirke Mariner master<br />
of the said shipp, aged 47 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the producent<br />
William Marvin of Dunquirke and this deponent of the same have bin for all the time arlate and are<br />
the true and lawfull owners and sole proprietors of the said shipp the<br />
''Jacob'' and of her tackle apparell and furniture and dor such commonly<br />
accompted, which said ship hath for all the said time belonged and doth<br />
belonge to Dunquirke and to noe other place, which hee saith was and is<br />
true and notorious. The premisses hee deposeth being master and a 16th<br />
part-owner of the said shipp<br />
and being acquainted with the<br />
paiemnet or satisfaction given for her. And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving that the said shipp wholly belongeth to the said Marvin saving the said 16th part.
To the second hee saiththat hee this deponent the master of the said shipp<br />
was borne in ffanchurch streete in this citie of London, and was and is by birth<br />
a subiect of England, and saith that having lived many<br />
yeares in Zealand, and finding that by these differences betwixt England and<br />
the United Netherlands, imployment in merchants service grew thereto be<br />
very small or little, and hee this deponent unwilling to engage in the<br />
warrs against his native countrey, went and removed from Zealand to<br />
Dunqwirke there to get imployment in marchants service, and hath ever<br />
since had his dwelling at Dunquirke. and this hee saith was and is also<br />
true and notorious.
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