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To the second Interrogatory he saith the sayd shipp began her outward voyage
from Amsterdam, and was att the tyme of her seizure bound to the sayd port of
Amsterdam with her lading which was consigned to and was to have
bene delivered to the foresaid Owners, and others merchants and Inhabitants
of Amsterdam. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the third Interrogatory he saith the said shipp receyved aboard the goods [?soe]
seized in her att Bordeaux about three weekes now past, and the said
lading be fatts and 2 tonnes of wyne and about [?XX bushells] of Chestnutts and beleiveth the same was growne
worse with lyeing aboard the shipp the Chestnutts especially being
a finit subiect to rott. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the ffourth Interrogatory he saith there was aboard the sayd shipp at the
tyme of her seizure a sea breife, one bill of lading and two
small packetts of letters all which were taken out of the chest of this deponent when
Captaines Company that made the seizure. And otherwise negatively for
his part And further cannot depose.

WW [MARKE, RH SIDE]
Molle Moll his marke

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The same day

Examined upon the sayd allegation

2)

Seaward Martins of [?Molgueren] in ffriesland
Mariner Steersman of the sayd shipp the Posthorse
aged thirty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne
and examined deposeth and saith as followeth.

To the 1. 2. 3. and 4th. Interrogatories This deponent saith, that the sayd
shipp the Posthorse for these .11. weekes of this deponents knowledge [?hath]
belonged to the Port of Amsterdam where her owners live one
excepted who is an Inhabitant of Dock[?ham] in ffreizland, and
saith the foresayd Melle Mellys of Amsterdam was Master of the
sayd shipp this voyage, and he with this deponent and all the sayd
shipps Company are subiects of the States of the United Provinces
And further that the sayd shipp began her outward voyage from
Amsterdam and at Bordeaux tooke in her present lading being .60. fatts and
two [?tonnes] of wine, and one hundred and sixty bushells of
Chestnutts which wines will grow worse, and Chestnutts rott if they
abide long aboard the sayd shipp, and saith the sayd shipp was
att the tyme of her seizure bound for Amsterdam with her lading
and thither should and would have returned in case she had not
bene interupted, and the sayd goods were there to be delivered to the
severall persons there livinge And saith there were some papers
aboard the sayd shipp when she was seized the Contents whereof
he knoweth not all which came into the hands and possession
of the seizors and further otherwise than negatively cannot
depose saving that the sayd shipp was built in Norway.

[?XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Repeated with his precontest
before Doctor Clarke and Doctor Godolphin/

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The 12th day of December 1653

On the behalfe of the sayd John Harrison}

Examined upon the sayd allegation.

2)

L'Estrange Mordant in the parish of Saint [?XXX]
London merchant aged 24 yeares or therabouts
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith as
followeth videlicet.

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