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To the 22. he saith he cannot depose.
To … To the 22. he saith he cannot depose.
To the 23. negatively.
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Ant XX XXXXX de XXXX deXXX [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The xvth day of November 1653.
Captaine Phillips against the shipp the)<br />
''Hope'' of which Thomas Andreison is)<br />
Master. Smith, ffrancklin Suckley.)
Examined upon an allegation given in made<br />
and admitted in the Acts of Court on<br />
the behalfe of harman Berens, Abraham<br />
Vanderweeden and others of hamburgh
'''1'''
'''Thomas Andreison''' of Hamburgh Mariner<br />
Master of the sayd shipp the ''Hope'' aged 46 yeares<br />
or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined<br />
deposeth and saith as followeth. videlicet.
That the allegat Harman Berens Abraham Vanderweedon and<br />
Company [#]
[# LH MARGIN]<br />
the heyres of Gerard Van Emren<br />
the heyres of Albert<br />
Blocke, the heyres<br />
of Henrick Claeson<br />
the heyres of Hans<br />
Yong, Hans<br />
Hopp, and this<br />
Rendent
all Inhabitants of Hamburgh and subiects of the free<br />
State thereof for 17 yeares last past or thereabouts have bene and<br />
att present are the true and lawfull Owners and proprietors of the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Hope'' and of her tackle apparell and furniture<br />
and for and as such commonly accounted and reputed, And saith that<br />
for and during the sayd tyme the foresayd shipp hath belonged to<br />
the Port of Hamburgh and Hamburghers there living, and<br />
that noe subiect of the King of ffrance or States of the united Provinces<br />
during the sayd tyme or any part thereof had or hath any share or interest<br />
therein or any part thereof. And moreover saith that the foresayd<br />
shipp the ''Hope'' did in the moneth of Aprill 1653 last past sett sayle<br />
from hamburgh freighted with severall goods and merchandizes<br />
for Rohan in ffrance, and did there safely arrive about the beginning<br />
of June last past and there delivered the sayd goods, and that the<br />
sayd shipp was there reladen with the goods and merchandizes now<br />
seized in her to returne for hamburgh, and was bound thither<br />
onely and thither was directly goeing and to noe other Port or<br />
plcae whatsoever and there alone and not elsewhere was to deliver<br />
all her sayd Lading; All which this deponent knoweth having for<br />
17 yeares now past continued and still being master of the sayd shipp.<br />
And further saith That he this deponent about the tyme of the<br />
Receipt of the sayd goods aboard his shipp did att Rohan by himselfe and his Purser signe divers<br />
and sundry bills of lading for the sayd merchant goods now sezed,<br />
and that the bills of lading<br />
seized on board the sayd shipp were and are the bills of lading so<br />
by him signed, and that<br />
the same were and are true, and the goods in each particular bill of<br />
lading mentioned were to be delivered att the place and to the persons<br />
and for the Accompt in the sayd respective bills of lading mentioned<br />
and to noe other person att noe other place snad for noe other Accompt<br />
Andsnad for noe other Accompt<br />
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