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affirme to the rest of the gentlemen in Company together in
the sayd skute, that the plate and sylver which was on board
those shipps then lately seized by the English meaning and
speaking of the foresayd three shipps did belong to severall
dutchmen of Amsterdam and harlem or to that effect, And
further also sayd that although it might be pretended that the sayd
sylver did belong to hamburgh, yet att last (sayd he) it will
fall upon our owne heads, meaning and speaking of the
dutch that were subiects of the States aforesayd, And further
then likewise added that the English were subtile enough
to find out the ground of the busines, or to the selfe same
effect and purpose, for which reasons this deponent for his
part did and doth verily beleive that the plate and sylver
in the sayd three shipps did and doth really belong to the
subiects of the sayd States of the united Netherland Provinces.
And further ir otherwise he saith he cannot depose.

To the 18th and 19th articles of the sayd allegation he saith
he cannot depose.

To the Crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the 1st Interrogatorie he saith he was not of the Company of the
sayd shipp the Sampson.

To the 2d he saith he was not present nor saw the lading of the sayd shipp

To the 3d he saith he cannot depose

To the 4th he sayth he knoweth none of the Owners of the sayd
shipp Sampson.

To the 5th he saith he is not concerned therein.

To the 6th he saith his naturall language is English, and that
he can speake dutch aswell as English and learnt the same
upwards of twenty yeares agoe att Roterdam.

To the 7th he saith he can both read and write both Dutch and English

To the 8th he saith he doth not know the Purser of the Sampson.

To the 9th he saith he saw not any entries att all made in the sayd Pursers
booke.

To the 10th he saith he never saw the sayd Pursers booke so far as
he knoweth or reembreth.

To the 11th he saith he knoweth not in what language the sayd booke is
written.

To the 12th he saith he is not concerned.

To the 13th he saith he never saw the Pursers booke of the sayd
shipp