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To the sixth seventh eigh nynth and tenth … To the sixth seventh eigh nynth and tenth hee saith an deposeth that<br />
the sayd shipp and goods were directly bound for Hamburgh and to<br />
noe other Port and somuch was as he saith generally knowne<br />
and taken notice of att Marseilles before she came from thence<br />
And saith that the sayd Scotherings and Yonker and other the<br />
Owners of the sayd Goods are all of them Inhabitants of Hamburgh<br />
and merchants of good ranke there, and such as use o trade to<br />
Marseilles and for such are commonly accounted reputed and<br />
taken. but saith he knoweth not what effects they had in the hands<br />
of their sayd factors, nor of any order given the sayd Martin<br />
Holst bu his Owners not to take in Hollands goods. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the eleventh article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that there<br />
was a boy or youth aboard the sayd shipp that was to be carryed to<br />
Hamburgh but of the letter allgat he knoweth nothing<br />
And further cannot depose saving he beleiveth the saud boy was<br />
never told that the shipp the ''Neptune'' was bound to or was to goe to<br />
Amsterdam but was told that she was to goe for Hamburgh./
To the Crosse Interrogatories
To the .1. he saith he is one of the shipps Company hath so bene for neare<br />
about 3 yeares, came aboard first att Hamburgh and was in her att the<br />
tyme of seizure interrate.
To the 2. he saith he hath knowne the sayd shipp about 4 years and<br />
hath heard she was built neere Lubeck by the aforesayd Owners, who<br />
so long as this deponent hath knowne the sayd shipp habe imployed<br />
her as their owne. and otherwise cannot depose
To the 3. he saith he cannot depose otherwise than as aforesayd saving that<br />
the Owners of the sayd shipp are by common repute natoves of Hamburgh<br />
and have dwelt there all their tyme and there now dwell.
To the .4. he saith he saw not the first building or delivery of the sayd<br />
shipp to the Owners. nor saw any oney payd for the same.
To the .5. he saith the aforesayd Onwers did contribut to the setting forth<br />
the sayd shipp to sea the voyage interrate. and otherwise<br />
negatively.
To the .6. he saith the names of the Owners of the goods interrate<br />
John Scothering, George Scothering, Adrian Jonker, Jan<br />
Baptista Jonker, Paul Longerman, Michael Hais, Cornelis<br />
de Hertich, Michel Engles, Martin Holst and others whose<br />
names he remembreth not have likewise goods aboard, and saith<br />
the sayd Owners are Natives and Inhabitants of Hamburgh and [?there]<br />
by common repute have lived all their dayes.
To the .7. 8. 9. 10. 11 and 12. he saith he hath knowne the interrate<br />
Zollicoffers and Thomas van Bevar or Debar about a yeare and an [?halfe]<br />
and saith he saw them bring the sayd goods aboard and sawe them<br />
[?XXX]ds aboard and sawe them<br />
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