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To the second hee saith the said shipp too … To the second hee saith the said shipp tooke in her present lading<br />
of clapboard, pipe wood, and fatt wood and planks at Riga in Liesland<br />
about five weekes since, to be carried according to bill of lading for<br />
Rochell, but hee beleeveth that was soe put in to avoide the Ostenders,<br />
and that shee was really bound to discharge in this port, but hath not<br />
himselfe said nor heard the master or any of the company say that shee<br />
was bound for Ostend or other port in fflanders. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the third hee saith the said shipps company consisted of twelve per men<br />
and a boy when shee was soe met with, whereof there were three English<br />
and none fflandrians or subiects of the king of Spaine
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp being here bought at the<br />
Prize office, sailed hense three<br />
yeeres since, and after shee had made a voyage this deponent came aboard<br />
her here about two yeares and a halfe since, and went hense in her to<br />
hull and shee was<br />
going thense for Bourdeaux shee was seized by an Ostender about<br />
Aprill last was two yeares and carried to Saint Sebastians, and being there<br />
set free shee went to Rochell having left her lading of wheate and<br />
lead at Saint Sebastians, from Rochell hee saith shee caried and a lading<br />
of salt to Southampton in England, and there delivered the same, and thense<br />
carried wheate to ffrance and delivered the same, and from Rochell<br />
carried salt to Curland and delivered the same, thense brought pipe staves<br />
to London, and delivered the same here, from hense to Norway in ballast<br />
and there laded masts and deales and carried the same to dartmouth, and<br />
there thense went in ballast to Rochell and thense carried salt to<br />
Riga, and thense was now comming with her present lading; and<br />
from Riga, when they were soe met with; and not in a course nor<br />
intended for Ostend.
Jurian Jansen [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
'''3.'''
'''Arian Henrickson''' of [?Euchusen] in holland Mariner,<br />
aged 56 yeeres or thereabouts, sworne and exámined.
To the first hee saith that hee hath knowne and belonged to the<br />
said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' about thirtie monethes last past,<br />
and saith shee belongeth to this port, and mr Lucas Lucy of this<br />
citie Marchant is owner of her by common estimation.
To the second hee saith that about five weekes since the said shipp tooke<br />
in her present lading of clapboard and other wood at Riga in Liifland,<br />
to be delivered at this port as hee saith, and that shee was bound<br />
and coming for this port, and that this deponent did not say nor<br />
knoweth hee that any of the company said that shee was bound for or going<br />
towards any port of fflanders, nor ought to that purpose. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith shee had twelve men and a boy aboard when shee<br />
was met by the English shipps, three of which men hee saith weere English<br />
and none of them fflandrians or subiects of the king of Spaine.
To the fourth hee saith hee came first aboard the said shipp about thirtie<br />
monethesd shipp about thirtie<br />
monethes +
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