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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
On the beha … The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Verschuren and Moorebeeb}<br />
concerning the shipp the ''Swan'' of Modenblyck}
Examined upon the said Interrogatories./
'''2us./'''
'''Simon Sibrantson Groot''' of Schelling-Wouwe<br />
neere Amsterdam in holland Mariner aged<br />
19. yeares or thereabouts sworne as his precontest<br />
and examined saith as followeth videlicet.
To the first hee saith, hee hath knowne the shipp the ''Swan'' of Menblick<br />
interrate for about 6 yeares last past , during which time shee hath alwaies<br />
beene observed to belong to that Port and place, and That her Owners were<br />
and are Martin Jansen Cornelius heerties and one called Cromhout<br />
Burghers of Modenblick aforesaid, and some others Burghers of Amsterdam<br />
and all subjects of the United Netherlands Provinces, And further or<br />
otherwise hee doeth not know beleeve or hath ever heard./
To the second hee saith, That the said shipp sailed from Medenblick<br />
aforesaid in or about the moneth of July <u>1654</u>:- last past then<br />
bound for Norway, where shee tooke in a lading of horses, which they<br />
brought to the Barbadoes, and afterwards sailed to the Cape de Vers<br />
Islands where they tooke in salt and asses which they brought to the<br />
Barbadoes, where the said asses and about half the salt were discharged<br />
the rest of the salt remaining aboard when the said shipp was seized<br />
at the Barbadoes by the English fleete, and were there disposed of by order<br />
of the English Admirall Penn so farr as this rendent then observed this<br />
rendent being one of the said shipps Companie at the seizre aforesai, and<br />
saith the Master and severall of the said shipps Companie were left ashoare<br />
at the barbadoes, and this rendent and some others of the Companie are<br />
come over in English shipps, And further declareth, That soe farr as this<br />
rendent heard or understood, the said asses and salt did and doe belong<br />
to English, hamburghers and hollanders And further cannot depose:-/
To the third hee saith, That upon the said shipps first arrivall at or neere the<br />
Barbadoes coming from Norway as aforesaid, one John Vosse the Cape<br />
Merchant aboard the said shipp went there ashoare, and as this deponent<br />
was by him and the Master and Companie informed did then and there from<br />
the Governor of that place obtaine permission of and for a free trade and<br />
traffique there, And saith it is notorious and publique, That no<br />
hollanders or other forreigners then did or now dare to traffique in that<br />
or any other English Plantation in those parts without such leave and<br />
permission first obtained. And further cannot depose./
Symen Sibrant<br />
sen groot [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]lt;br />
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