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To the fourth hee saith the ''Santa Maria' … To the fourth hee saith the ''Santa Maria'' came Last from the port of Santa Cruse<br />
as aforesaid before her said seizure, and otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition<br />
to which hee referreth himselfe hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith there was noe master or commander of the said shipp<br />
in any part of the said voyage but only the said John van lynen, who as hee<br />
saith was constituted master by the owners of the said shipp. And further hee<br />
cannot depose, saving the said owners are of Amsterdam and hamborowe, and<br />
subiects of those places.
To the 6th hee cannot answer.
To the 7th hee saith hee saw the said hull floating and the masts fitting before<br />
such his comming aboard to serve in her, and first saw her about a fortnight<br />
before such his comming aboard her, and saith shee belongeth to Amsterdam,<br />
and that before Santa domingo shee had the Spanish flagg out, and alsoe the<br />
Prince of Oranges his flagg and streamer, and a flagg that belonged<br />
to the masters former shipp, And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition to<br />
which hee referreth hee cannot answer.
To the 8th hee saith that not any of the said shipps company were Spaniards<br />
but all dutch and Easterlings, only the foresaid Spaniards were taken in for<br />
a time and left againe at Santa Cruse, and otherwise referreth himselfe to his<br />
foregoeing deposition.
To the 9th hee saith the said shipp had eight and twenty peeces of ordnance the<br />
said voyage and when shee was seized, and that shee is of about 170 lasts<br />
burthen, and saith there was silver and money aboard when shee was<br />
seized, which came to the hands of the said Captaine of the ''ffairfax''<br />
upon the said seizure.
To the tenth hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot further<br />
answer.
To the 12th hee saith hee well knoweth the interrogated hector Petersson, Gilbert<br />
Cornelison Sch[?onten], Nicholas Blo[XX XXXXX], William Ma[XXXX] and<br />
[XXXXen] ffransen, and saith they with the master are owners of the said shipp and soe were<br />
at the time of her said proceeding from Amsterdam. And further cannot<br />
answer.
To the 13th hee saith hee did not sea the money paid for any the goods aforesaid<br />
And further hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the Interrogatories in the second place. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee this examinate is a native of Stralsund<br />
in the dominion now of the king of Sweden, and otherwise negatively saving<br />
hee was boatswaine of the said shipp till such his turning out, and saving<br />
hee had twenty eight hides aboard for his owne account all which<br />
hee saith came to the hands of the seizors who keep the same from him.
To the second hee saith hee came from Tolun about five weekes since<br />
in company of the said John van lynen for England, and saith the said shipps<br />
company being soe turned ashore, were all dispersed and gonne before such<br />
this deponents comming thence, saving the Purser, gunner and a boy<br />
who the said master left there to sea what became of the said shipp<br />
And further hee cannot depose saving his foregoeing deposition to which<br />
hee referreth himselfe.
'''SI''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]rreth himselfe.
'''SI''' [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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