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voyage from shoare, and should have there … voyage from shoare, and should have there ended her voyage, and so would<br />
have done in case she had not bene hindred. And saith the master and shipps<br />
Companie of the sayd shipp the ''Hart'' the voyage in question were and are all<br />
of them Inhabitants of Skadam aforesayd and subiects of the States of the<br />
united Provinces, All which he knoweth being an Inhabitant of Skadam<br />
and one of the sayd shipp of the ''Harts'' Companie as he hath declared. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second Interrogatorie This deponent saith and deposeth that the sayd ship<br />
the ''Hart'' had att the tyme of the sayd seizure, one hundred and four score<br />
Tonnes of pickled herrings on board her. And saith the sayd<br />
shipp and all her sayd lading did att the sayd tyme of seizure belong to<br />
severall merchants Inhabitants of Skadam subiects of the sayd States of the<br />
united Provinces, The premisses he knoweth being of the sayd shipps<br />
Companie and an Inhabitant of Skadam as aforesayd, and well knoweing<br />
Mr Anthonie of Skadam Bookekeeper for the sayd Owners of the sayd shipp<br />
and goods, the names of which owners in pticular he cannot sett forth.<br />
And otherwise he cannot deppose saving that the sayd Mr Anthonie is a principall<br />
owner of the sayd shipp and goods nemaley of one halfe part of the said shipp and goods
To the third Interrogatorie he saith he doth not know that there were any Bills<br />
of lading Cocquetts, Charterparties or other writings aboard the sayd<br />
vessell the ''Hart'' when she was seized, neither doth he know that since<br />
she the sayd vessell came from the Last port any writings have bene<br />
burnt throwne overboard or hid or concealed or altered. And otherwise he<br />
cannot depose.
Sam DelaPlace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
the marke or firme of [XX XXXX]
William [XX HIS MARKE] Evason [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day
Examined upon the sayd Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
'''2.'''
'''Herrick Williamson''' of Skadam in Holland Mariner<br />
aged fourty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne<br />
and examined deposeth and saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie This deponent saith he was one of the Common Mariners<br />
of the sayd shipp the ''Harts'' Companie, and was on board her att the tyme<br />
of seizure by the shipps of this Commonwealth, And saith the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Hart'' began her outward voyage from Skadam in Holland, and there<br />
was to have ended her voyage, and so would have done had she not beene<br />
intercepted. and saith the Master of the sayd shipp Peter ffreize and all the<br />
shipps Companie were of Skadam aforesaid and subiects of the States of the<br />
united provinces, which he knoweth being an Inhabitant of Skadam<br />
and one of the sayd shipps Companie as aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the second Interrogatorie he saith and deposeth that the lading of the sayd shipp at<br />
the tyme of seizure was one hundred and four score tunnes of pickled<br />
herings or thereabouts. And saith that one Mr Anthonio Libertson of Skadam<br />
is the principall Owner of the sayd shipp and lading, and as this deponent<br />
taketh it, of one halfe part of both the sayd shipp and lading. And saith<br />
that Jacob Symondson, and Jacob Alwinson of Skadam and others whose<br />
names this deponent remembreth not are likewise part owners of the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Heart'' and her lading. And otherwise he cannot depose saving<br />
that all the Owners of the sayd shipp and lading were and are Inhabitants<br />
of Skadam and subiects of the States of the united Provinces and so<br />
accountedted Provinces and so<br />
accounted +
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