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said shipp the ''Leopard'' came first thit … said shipp the ''Leopard'' came first thither the foresaid voyage, and<br />
well knoweth that shee brought not any Negroes thither, and this deponent<br />
being there with her all or the most part of her time of her continuance<br />
there and untill her comming thence, and comming thence in her, well<br />
knoweth that shee did not dispose of or sell or barter awaay Negro's<br />
there to any person whatsoever. And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the eighth hee saith that the said Iland of Martinica was and is<br />
a ffrench plantation and planted and Inhabited by the ffrench and not<br />
any plantation of the English, nor was ir is of or belonging to any<br />
of the Charibee Ilands of the English plantation, nor under or<br />
belonging to the English. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the nineth hee saith that Cornelius ffrederickson was master of the<br />
said shipp the ''Leopard'' at such time as shee came from Ginney to Martinica,<br />
as aforesaid, at which time shee brought about 80 Negro's, and xvj<br />
Elephants teeth in her, and had severall of her goods that were outwards<br />
laden from holland and were undisposed at Ginney namely a parcell of<br />
corrall. lnves, copper staves and other commodities. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the tenth hee saith that as hee as informed by the company of the<br />
said shipp upon her arivall at Martinica and by Cornelius ffrederickson<br />
her then master, the arlate Claes ffrederickson came master of her<br />
from holland, and died at Ginney, and that hee the said Cornelius<br />
ffrederickson succeeded him in the said mastershipp. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the 11th 12. 13. and 14 articles hee saith that the Cape Merchant or factor of the said<br />
shipp not behaving himselfe well and to the advantage of his imployers<br />
and the master differeing with him thereabouts, there happened<br />
suite betwixt them in lawe at Martinica, during which sute<br />
the said shipp continued there of this deponents sight and<br />
knowledge, and was afterwards dismissed by order of Court<br />
and then departed in or about the middle of September last<br />
for Saint Christofers (under the Conduct of the said master Cornelius<br />
ffrederickson) there to touch in her way for Amsterdam, and<br />
being there arived, the said Cornelius ffrederickson there departed<br />
this life, by which meanes the company were constrained to make<br />
some stay there to bury him, and to provide themselves of a<br />
new master for the said shipp, and at length the said company<br />
and the dutch skippers that were there (as the manner is in like<br />
cases) made choice of Claes Tuneson one of her company to be her<br />
master, who undertooke that office at Saint Christofers aforesaid,<br />
where hee saith the said shipp did not remaine above three weekes<br />
or thereabouts namely from about the 20th of September to the<br />
16th of October at which time shee departed thence for Amsterdam,<br />
and saith that in all the said time of the said shipps staying at<br />
Saint Christofers the master nor any of the company as hee verily<br />
beleeveth did not in the least truck or trade, or buy or sell any<br />
goods or commodities other then for victualls which the said shipp<br />
wanted and tooke in, nor did shee take in any goods of the growth<br />
of that place or other part of the Iland, but meerlie victaualls and<br />
water, and having buried the said Cornelius ffrederickson the said<br />
shipps ffrederickson the said<br />
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