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Transcription

The 7th of ffebruary 1653.

Claime of the said Maurin and company}
for the Saint Jacob and goods}

Examined upon the said allegation.

Rp.

2us.

Francis Tyson of London Merchant aged 31 yeares or
thereabouts sworne and examined

To the first article hee saith that the shipp arlate the Saint Jacob of Dunquirke
was and is commonly reputed to be belonging alone to the port of Dunquirke and
that the producent Mr Maurin and the master were and are commonly reputed
her only owners. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith hee verily beleeveth that the arlate Jacob [?Franson]
master of the shipp was borne in this citie for hee saith hee hath seene a
certificate under the hand of Mr Calendrini one of the Ministers of the
dutch Church in London, declaring his being baptized in that Church And
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the third, fourth fifth, 6th and 7th hee cannot depose saving what
followeth.

To the 8th article hee saith an ddeposeth that the arlate William Maurin in the moneth of december
last past, by his letters of advise from dunquirke dated 24 december newe stile
to this deponent his correspondent here in London, wrote and advised him
this deponent that hee the said Maurin expected from Nantes a shipp of his named
the Jacob of dunquirke (Jacob ffransen master) laden with salt for
his accompt, and with some wines for accompt of others of fflanders,
and ordered this deponent in the said letter to assure in the assurance office
here in London, foure hundred pounds sterling upon the said shipp and salt from Nantes to dunquirke
for his the said Maurins accompt, which this deponent did accordingly on
the 19th of the said moneth old stile, namely 100 li by ffrancis Sayonn
100 li by Gifford Bale, 100 li by Peter Bultele and 100 li by John
Nicholas Assurers, at 9 li per cent: and drew the praemium by bill
of Exchange upon him the said Maurice 13 January last. And otherwise
hee cannot depose.

To the 9th and 10th hee saith hee hath received letters and orders from
all the persons of fflanders mentioned in the said 10th article to claime the
wines and goods in the said shipp the Saint Jacob for their accompt, which
letters from most of them hee received the 29th of December last and the
rest shortly after, and that the said persons sent this deponent the
originall accompts, bills of lading and letters from Basserode and
Coppins arlate (whose handwritinge this deponent well knoweth)
manifesting the said lading to be for the said claimers accompts, and certifying
howe the moneys weredrawne for payment for the same for their
accompt, and saith hee knoweth the said inclose letters and
accompts to come from the said Basserode and Coppins for that
this deponent correspondeth with them, and thereby is well acquainted
with the handwriting of them and their men. And otherwise hee cannot
depose.

To the 11th hee cannot depose, saving as aforesaid, and saving his
correspondent at Plimouth advised him that the said shipp was come in thither by
storme, wherewith this deponent forth with acquainted the said Assurers.

To the Interrogatories.

To the first hee saith hee was borne at fflushing in Zealand, but hath
lived here in this citie for the most part of 16 yeares last, and otherwise
negatively saving as aforesaid.

To the second hee saith hee knoweth the said persons William Maurin
Gerrardo [?Rambin], William Manesier, Theodore douchet, Jaques de
Meulenaer, John Boeve the widowe of John Coppins Jasper and John
de Clerck, Peter van Lausterge, Vincent Candelier and Nicholas
Budier as living in fflanders bu literall correspondence only
and