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Transcription

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The 14th of November 1653 uppon the allegation
made on the behalfe of Suckleyes Clyents

Chelston and Company against the}
Shipp the greate Christopher and her}
ladeinge against John ffaltzbergh Phillip}
Roerliffe and others Smith Suckley}

John Pruse of Riga in Leiflands in the
Dominions of the Queene of Sweden
merchant aged one and fortie yeares or
thereabouts a witnes produced and examined
in this Cause Deposeth as followeth videlicet.

To the first article of the said allegation he sayeth an deposeth That he
hath knowne the arlate John ffaltzbergh and Phillip Roerliffe arlate
for theis twoe yeares last past whoe for all the said time have beene
and yet are comonly reputed and knowne to be Inhabitants of Staten
in Pomerland under the Queene of Sweden arlate and sayeth the saud
ffaltenbergh Roerliffe and some others of Statenie have beene and still are
comonly reputed the lawfull owners and Proprietors of the Shipp the
greate Christopher arlate her tackle and furniture And further to this article
saveinge his subsequent answeares and Depositions he cannot Depose

To the second article hee deposeth and sayeth That in or about the moneth of
July 1653 arlate the Shipp the greate Christopher arlate was taken to
freight by the arlate Harman Becker and Tillman Bremer
merchants of Riga aforesaid to carry hempe and other goods from thence
to Dunkirke whether they were consigned to Abraham van Hogard and
Phillipp de Pape to be by them directed to London which he knoweth
for that hee this deponent upon the freighting of the said shipp at
Riga aforesaid comeinge Passinger in the said Shippe and haveinge
some goods of his owne aboard her told the foresaid Herman Becker
That he this deponent should stand in need of some money att the said
shipps arrivall att Dunkirke and that unlesse hee did furnish
him with letters of Recommendation That possibly hee this Deponent might by
necessitie to sell his this deponents comodities at an under rate or
valew or to that purpose whereunto he the same Harman Becker reply?ing]
told this deponent That He this deponent [?neither] nor fore any such thing
or that his goods should come to a badd markett ffor that as he sayed
the said Shipp was to goe to Dunqurke and from thence directly for London although the
Charter party was made for dunquirk, which hee told this deponent
was done purposely that the Shipp and goods might not become a prize
to the Hollander or used words to the same effect and purpose And further
cannot Depose

To