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premisses, videlicet by the seizing and de … premisses, videlicet by the seizing and detaineing of his goods wares and Merchandizes as predeposed, by the hindrance of his imployment, as ffactor<br />
in the quality predeposed, and his owne particular negotiation and other incidents<br />
inconvenienceyes and losses did and doe really amount to five Thousand<br />
five hundred pounds sterling or thereabouts, As this deponent by his long<br />
knowledge and serious observation of the former employment and trade of the said<br />
producent, and by his the producents sufferings, of most whereof this deponent hath<br />
been an eye Wittnesse, did and doeth to the best of his Judgement, and<br />
estimation calculate and esteeme the losses of the said producent. And<br />
further hee cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
Repeated before doctor Clarke:-/.
James Pym [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
1654
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The 20th day of November 1654:
The Lord Protector against the shipp the ''Sampson''}<br />
(whereof Otto George was Master) and against Vincent}<br />
van Campen and others comeing in for their interest}<br />
Budd. Smith. ffrancklyn:=}
Examined upon an Allegation given and<br />
admitted on the behalf of the said Vincent<br />
van Campen and others interessed in the<br />
said shipp./.
'''jus/'''
'''Albert Behers''' of the free Citie of Lubeck<br />
Mariner at present Master or Commander of the shipp the<br />
''king david'' of London aged 47. yeares or thereabouts<br />
a Wittness sworne and examined saith as followeth videlicet.
To the first second and third articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
That hee this deponent being a native of Lubeck, and having there from his<br />
infancie had his constant residence and abode, and having for the space of<br />
36. yeares last past or thereabouts had relation to seafaring affaires, and beeene<br />
imployed in Navigation, hee well knoweth that the forme and fashion<br />
of shipps built in the United Netherlands, those of Lubeck being alwaies<br />
more firme and strong and of a more roug and plaine composure, then those of the<br />
United Netherlands, which are ordinarily and usually light timbred faire and neatly<br />
built, And so much hee saith is notorious, and well knowne amongst sea fareing<br />
persons and Merchants frequenting the trade and navigation of Lubeck and the<br />
Netherlands. Hee further saith, That the shipp the ''Sampson'', (whereof Otto<br />
George was Master and Commander) was in the yeare 1645. last past of this<br />
deponents sight and knowledge begunn to be built and made at Lubeck aforesaid<br />
and was there in the yeare following videlicet in the yeare 1646. likewise of this<br />
deponents sight and knowledge compleated and full built from the stocks, and was<br />
and is altogether of the fashion mould and usuall fabrick of shipps built at<br />
Lubeckrick of shipps built at<br />
Lubeck +
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