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To the tenth hee saith that the shipp the … To the tenth hee saith that the shipp the ''Saint Mary de Garda lupa'' aforesaid<br />
soe set out by the said Coymans from Amsterdam, and afterwards taken<br />
by the said Collart, and after that taking by the ''Saphire'' and carried into<br />
Plimouth and whereabout hee is nowe examined was and is one and<br />
the same shipp, for hee saith that shee being since brought about from<br />
Plimouth into the River of Thames, hee this deponent on friday last sawe<br />
her and was aboard her in the said River, and well knew her to be the<br />
same. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee saith that the said Baltazar and John Coymans were and<br />
are merchants and inhabitants of Amsterdam, and subiects of the<br />
States of the United Netherland Provinces, and housekeepers in Amsterdam<br />
and soe have bin for many yeeres, And othewise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was borne and hath alwaies dwelt at<br />
[?Purmarent] neere Amsterdam, and otherwise negatively saving as<br />
aforesaid.
To the second hee saith hee knoweth the said Baltazar and John Coymans<br />
to be natives of Amsterdam, where hee saith hee k[?knowne] them living<br />
about 20 yeares last, And otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
deposition.
To the third and 4 hee saith hee hath knowne the said shipp not longer then thirteene<br />
monethes last, during which space hee hath served in her, till the said<br />
seizure, and that about such time as this deponent soe came first<br />
aboard her at Amsterdam, namely about 13 monethes since the said<br />
Coymans bought her, as this deponent there understood, but this<br />
deponent was not present nor sawe any money paid nor any writing<br />
made thereof, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid<br />
saving the said shipp is hollands built.
To the fifth and 6 hee saith hee did not see the goods in question bought or paid<br />
for, but for the factors name that laded them hee saith it was one<br />
[?Victore] (as hee remembreth the same) who was hee taketh it is a Spaniard,<br />
And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot answer.
To the 7th and 8 hee saith that hee did not see the said goods (sent outwards<br />
by the said Coymans) in their house or custodie, but sawe them sent<br />
aboard as theirs and in their names. And otherwise hee cannot answer<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the nineth negatively.
To the tenth hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee saith that there were fourteene or fifteene of Callarts<br />
men aboard the ''Mary'' continually from his first seizing of her to the<br />
time of her taking by the ''Saphire'', and but seaven of the ''Maries'' owne<br />
men, who were alwaies under the power of the said Callarts men
To the 13 hee cannot depose.
Repeated before Collonel Cock and doctor Clarke./.
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