HCA 13/73 f.467r Annotate
| Volume | HCA 13/73 |
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| Folio | 467 |
| Side | Recto |
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| First transcriber | |
| Colin Greenstreet | |
| First transcribed | |
| 2014/08/11 | |
| Editorial history | |
| Edited on 03/03/2016 by Colin Greenstreet | |
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his present abo[?XX]d before Amsterdam as afeast made aboard for the owners, whereat
severall of the producents have bin alsoe present, and there this deponent heard them name
the rest of their part owners, being as aforesaid, and from others hee hath alsoe heard
the said tenn persons named for her owners, and for such hee saith they are all commonly
accounted, and this deponent hath knowne severall of them for severall yeares
last to have bin in possession of the said ownershipp, and some of the owners hee
saith became owners by inheritance and succession to former owners their their kinred since
deceased, and others have now lately bought parts. And further hee cannot depose
saving, the said shipp is commonly reported to have bin bought at Serdam by some of
her said owners, and other their partners, dutchmen and subiects of the said States the[?XX]
since dead.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth That in the summer time last and
when the said owners were soe aboard a feasting, this deponent heard
them speake of the said shipps being then by them destined to goe thence for
Cadiz in Spaine in a merchandizing voyage to carry goods thether for account of
them (and of other free Merchants, subiects of the said States, and accordingly this
deponent saw severall goods carried aboard her some while shee lay before
Amsterdam and others while shee lay in the Texal, and saw some of them
from the house of Phillip van hulten arlate a meerchant living in Amsterdam, and subiect of the said States
and others from the houses of other merchants there dwelling (subiects as aforesaid) whose names hee
doth not now after soe long time call to minde, and saith that hee this deponent
allsoe a marchant of Amsterdam and subiect of the said States for his owne account
laded severall goods aboard her to be carried this voygae to Cadiz and which were
aboard her when shee was staid at Plimouth, namely fourteene packs and bills
and two truncks of harlem-stuffs and other goods as bayes, linnen and other goods,
and saith that one Abraham heldewiger a merchant of
Amsterdam subiect as aforesaid alsoe laded aboard her a fatt of copper wyer
for his account, and committed the disposall thereof for his acccount to this
deponent, who embarked himselfe to goe along and dispose of his said goods at Cadiz
and make retourne thereof in the same shipp for Amsterdam. And furher
hee cannot depose saving what followeth.
To the third hee saith that at such time as hee this deponent was aboard at
the said feast with the said owners, hee heard them give a strict charge to the said
Skipper to looke well to it that there were noe goods taken aboard but what were
free goods, and of this deponents sight and knowledge the said Skipper refused
to receive goods aboard that were not free in regard of the English warrs with
Spaine, and this deponent verily beleeveth that all the goods laded aboard the
said shipp, and which were aboard when shee was staid at Plimouth, were soe
laded by Merchants of Amsterdam and subiects of the said States living there
and thereabouts, and that for subiects of the said States, hee saith all the laders
of the said goods, were and are commonly accounted and resputed. And further
hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith that hee knoweth that the said shipp hee hath used to saile
from and retourne to Amsterdam for three or foure yeares last, and saith shee
wholly belongeth to subiects of the said Lords the States, without any Spaniards
or subiect of the king of Spaine having any share therein or in the lading; And
further cannot depose, saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee saith that hee well knoweth that the said shipp about September
last was twelvemoneth retourning to Amsterdam with a lading of hides which
were said to come from the Canaries, made delivery of the same to the widow
of John Coyemans deceased, and saith hee heard that one Cornelius de Barker
a dutchman gave the said master upon the said shipps said retourne to Amsterdam
a flagg which was a Spanish flagg, and further hee cannot depose.
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