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present being Consull for the Societie of … present being Consull for the Societie of the Hanse Townes, and holding in<br />
that quality his ordinary residence at Tholon and Marseilles in Provence<br />
in the kingdome of ffrance well knoweth That the arlate shipp the ''Sampson''<br />
whereof Otto George arlate then was Master being taken and surprized<br />
by some french men of warr was in or about the moneths of November<br />
or December in the yeare 1651,. last past brought up to the Port of Tholon<br />
in ffrance, and being there brought up was by the Councill of the<br />
french king residing at Paris in facte adiudged for lawfull Prize, and<br />
the said adjudication actually executed at Tholon aforesaid And thereupon the<br />
said Otto George desired this deponent as Consull for the said Hanse Townes<br />
to one of which the said shipp belonged, to be assistant to him in and about the<br />
redemption thereof for the use and accompt of Vincent van Campen<br />
John de Windt Daniel de Leon ffrancisco Panninck and others the<br />
then and now Owners of the said shipp the ''Sampson'', And accordingly this<br />
Deponent treated at Tholon with the seizors of the said shipp and those to<br />
whom shee was adjudged as Prize about the redemption of the same,<br />
And finally concluded and agreed with them for the summe or valew of<br />
twelve thousand patacoons or pieces of eight, which the said Otto<br />
George, after the said accord made, goeing by land from Tholon to Genoa<br />
remitted thence to Tholon by bills of exchange, and some of the said bills<br />
being adressed to this deponent hee received at Marseilles and caused the moneys<br />
therein mentioned to be really payd at Tholon to the said seizors and interesees<br />
being ffrenchmen residing at Tholon, and the rest of the said summe was also there<br />
actually paid by the said meanes of bills of exchange to the said interesees<br />
at Tholon aforesaid, who were wholly satisfied and paid for the said<br />
summe agreed upon before the said shipp was freed and departed out of<br />
the said Port of Tholon, and upon such payment the said Interessees<br />
redelivered unto this deponent the Obligation which hee upon the accord<br />
made had given them under his hand for the payment of the same, And<br />
this deponent saith, that after the said transaction done, the moneys payed and<br />
the shipp freed as aforesaid, the said Vincent van Campen writt to this<br />
deponent and in the name of himselfe and said Consorts Owners of the said shipp<br />
''Sampson'' thanked this deponent for his assistance in the redemption of the<br />
same, and thereby this deponent is assured that they did approve and accept<br />
of the said transaction And further to this article hee saith hee cannot<br />
depose:-/
To the second hee saith, That the said shipp being so redeemed,<br />
by the direction of the said Otto George shee<br />
sett saile from Tholon aforesaid about the<br />
(endholon aforesaid about the<br />
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