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was made for the delivery of the salt att … was made for the delivery of the salt att Haver de Grace and this<br />
deponent threw the same overboard before the seizure in question<br />
was made, and the other was made for fflushing and was on board<br />
att the tyme of seizure and is now in this deponents Custodye.<br />
And lastly saith that his sayd Owners did constitute him Master of the<br />
sayd vessell, and that he undertooke this voyage without any particukar<br />
Instructions from them who gave him as he saith hennerall Order<br />
by word of mouth to take the best ymployment for roffitt that he<br />
could, and that he was to receyve his freight for this voyage att<br />
Haver de Grace of and from the factors of the Grand party there to<br />
whom the salt was consigned to pay four and thirty guilders<br />
per last for one hundred and seven lasts or thereabouts being<br />
the quantity of the sayd salt in [#]
[# LH MARGIN]<br />
lasts french measure<br />
or longe measure<br />
Jan baggaert [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
the name<br />
of the sayd consignatory or his Countrey, or the price of the sayd<br />
salt he knoweth not. And further saving his subsequent<br />
depositions he cannot depose, and saving that he had a Seabreife on board<br />
att the tyme of seizure which is now in his owne Custody.
To the 6 and 7th Interogatories he saith his sayd shipp hath five gunnes<br />
six musketts, six pikes, and other ammunition, four anchors<br />
two foresayles, two great mast sayles, a mayne<br />
sayle with his bonnet, a bezame, a mainetopsayle, a fore<br />
mast sayle, and two spritsayles; and provisions for a moneth<br />
for twelve men. And saith his sayd shipp furniture and provisions<br />
att the tyme of seizure were worth nine hundred pound sterling<br />
or thereabouts. And otherwise deposeth not having had as he saith noe<br />
Jewells gold or sylver on board him this voyage.
To the 8. 9. and 10th he saith he is master of the sayd vessell and came<br />
first on board her att fflushing and that he signed two Charter<br />
partyes of different tenors as aforesayd for the sayd salt, which were left<br />
in ffrance, and that he hath the Counterpart of one of them now in<br />
his Custody and threw the Counterpart of the other in the sea as<br />
aforesayd:- And further saving as aforesayd cannot depose
To the 11th negatively.
To the 12th and 13. and 14th he saith he signed the sayd Charter partyes<br />
for all the shipps lading and that there was noe Pursers or<br />
Boatswaynes booke on board him. And saith he was examined<br />
before touching his lading of salt since the seizure, and that<br />
part of the schedule now shewne and read to him signed Jan<br />
Baggart was and is the originall examination as it was sett<br />
downe and is subscribed with his hand and that the same is true<br />
And further or otherwise he cannot depose.
Jan baggaert [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the sayd Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''(2.'''
'''Jacob Jansen''' of fflushing Mariner Steersman of the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Watching Crane'', aged 39 yeares sworne and examined<br />
saith and declaareth by vertue of his oath
Toh and declaareth by vertue of his oath
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