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4th schedule was and is an Instrument to t … 4th schedule was and is an Instrument to the effect aforesaid, and really<br />
sealed with the seale of the said City of Gottenburgh, which the premisses<br />
this deponent knoweth for and upon the reasons aforesaid, And for that<br />
this deponent hath seene and perused a letter of recommendation sent by and<br />
from the said Magistrates to the Sweedish Resident here in favour of<br />
the said Plentipotentiary, which letter was and is sealed with the same<br />
Seale, And subscribed President and Councill. And further<br />
cannot depose/
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
'''dt Smith'''
To the first Interrogatorie negatively to every part thereof./
To the 2. negatively. And further cannot depose./
Repeated before doctor Clerke:-/
Gerhardt Menschever [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 27th day of January <u>1654</u> Examined upon the said Allegation:/
'''Rp. 2us./'''
'''Haquinus Lidenius''' Citizen and Syndicus of the<br />
Citie of Gottenburgh in Sweden aged 28. yeares or<br />
thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined saith<br />
and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first Article of the said Allegation, and schedule thereunto annexed<br />
and now seene and perused by this Examinate hee saith and deposeth in<br />
That in the moneth of december <u>1653</u>. arlate before the shipp the ''Charity''<br />
with the goods seized in her and now in Controversie sett saile<br />
from that Port, the said goods were entred into the Customs howse of<br />
Gottenburgh as belonging to the joynt Owners of the said shipp and<br />
lading, except foure Lasts and three quarters of tarr entred for the<br />
accompt of the Master and Companie of the said shipp, And saith, that hee<br />
well knoweth that the bookes of Entries for the Customes of the<br />
Place were and are very carefully fairely and exactly kept, and [?XX]<br />
that full faith and Creditt was and is given unto the [?XXX] this deponents<br />
knowledge and long observation of the same, And as to the schedule<br />
annexed, hee saith hee very well knoweth and is familiarly acquainted<br />
with the arlate Gabriel Janion who is Principall Commissioner for<br />
the Royall Customes of that place, and by long expeerience and observation<br />
well knoweth his usuall manner of subscription And saith That hee<br />
this deponent being impowred by the Magistracie of the said Citie to the<br />
effect hereafter expressed to come for England and being readie to depart<br />
from Gottenburgh, he said first schedule annexed being an Extract out of the<br />
said bookes of Entries was by an Officer of that Citie by order of the said<br />
Magistracie sent and delivered to this deponent, And for the reasons<br />
herein expressed, hee this examinate is fully assured in Conscience of the trueth<br />
and reality of the Contents thereof, though hee was not personally present<br />
at the firming and sealing of the same by the said Gabriel Jansen<br />
And further <u>cannot</u> depose./
To the second Article and second and third schedules therein mentioned<br />
and now perused by this deponent hee saith, That hee very well knoweth<br />
(thehat hee very well knoweth<br />
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