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The 16th of Aprill 1659

Joachim Groth native of Riwald in POmerania, but now residing
in the parish of Stepney in the County of Middlesex Mariner aged fortie
three yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull John Godolphin
Doctor of Lawes one of the Judges of the High Court of the Admiraltie
of England saith and deposeth by vertue of his oath That the ship the
Saint Jacob of London whereof hee is master
belongeth in proprietie to Edward Daniel, Richard Wallis, Robert
Grimwade and William Markham English men and marchants and
subiects of the Commonwealth of England living in Dantzike who hee saith were and
are the sole proprietors thereof, which hee knweth for that hee this deponent
on the twentieth if November last 1658 new stile at Dantzike aforesaid
on behalfe of his then owners of Stallupp in Pomerland and by
their order sold her with her tackle and appurtenances to the said English
Merchants, for the summe of seaven thousand five hundred gilders, which
they aid him for the same, to the use of his said former owners, and
ever since the said English marchants living in Dantzike have bin and
are owners thereof and have continued this deponent master of her
ever since, and have bestowed greate cost in almost new building of her.

Johim Grosst [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]