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namely about twelve of the clock of that n … namely about twelve of the clock of that night there came certaine<br />
persons aboard and asked for this deponent and coming to him with<br />
Captaine Stephens who was put aboard to guard the said shipp and goods<br />
the said Captaine Stephens demannded this deponents said note, saying that<br />
the Commissioners had sent for it, and this deponent supposing that<br />
a coppie thereof would serve their turne delivered it into the said Captaines<br />
hand, who detayning the same and delivering it over to those persons that<br />
soe came aboard, this deponent besought them that they would redeliver<br />
unto him or at least permit him to take a copie of it, both which was<br />
denied, and soe the same was sent away and this deponent deprived<br />
thereof. And at the premisses Thomas Warlan[?X] boatswaine of the<br />
said shipp was present, the said premisses being soe donne about three<br />
weekes since.
Nicolas Van Aspern [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''Thomas Warland''' of Lubeck Mariner boatswaine of the<br />
said shipp the ''Salvador'', aged 33 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne as aforesaid, saith.
That about thre weekes since and when the money and silver were<br />
unladen from the shipp the ''Salvador'' hee this deponent being boatswaine<br />
was present aboard and sawe the taking the same thence by such as [?came]<br />
in the name of the Commissioners for prize goods for the same, and that<br />
night about midnight there came certaine persons aboard and addressed<br />
themselves to Captaine Stephens who then had the command or oversight<br />
of the said shipp and the said Captaine demanndeing the note that the<br />
Purser had taken of the said silver as it was delivered out, and getting<br />
the same into his hands, hee delivered it to the said persons, and would not<br />
suffer the said Purser to make a copie thereof, and soe the same was [?caried]<br />
away. All which this deponent sawe and heard.
The marke of the said<br />
'''+''' [MARKE] Warland [MARKE, RH SIDE];
'''+''' [MARKE] Warland [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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