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'''Van hulten.''' [TOP, LH MARGI … '''LL'''
'''Van hulten.''' [TOP, LH MARGIN]
To the 6th Interrogatori[?a] hee answereth and saith that the said bills of lading<br />
that are soe in the hands of the said Captaine Stokes and whereof hee hath soe left<br />
the Exemplars, the Charter partie, [?factor] book of the lading taken in at<br />
Amsterdam, and another booke of the selling or bartering away of the same in the West Indias, and the<br />
account of the buying in the Whole homewards lading at Santa domingo, and another<br />
booke concerning this deponents owne lading, (all which bookes are of this<br />
rendents owne hadnwriting) and more other certaine papers of the masters<br />
concerning the shipp and his owne goods were aboard the said shipp and<br />
came to the hands of the said Captaine Stokes who as hee beleeveth<br />
still hath them. And saith that this respondent having received severall<br />
letters at Santa Crusa to be delivered at Cadiz, and comming about the<br />
mouth of the Streights and meeting with a fleete of ffrench Newfound land<br />
men and fearing that some might come from them aboard and search<br />
and find the said Letters and soe some dammage come thereby thIs deponent<br />
(not knowing the contents of them) tooke and threw them over board, and<br />
saving them that were noe papers or wrtings whatsoever, threwe<br />
over board, burnt or made away in any manner whatsoever or concealed [?,]<br />
nor were there any but what came to the hands of the said Story and Stokes<br />
And further answereth not saving as aforesaid, and saving that in [XXXXX] from<br />
Santa domingo meeting with some Spanish shipps (as hereafter is mentioned) this deponent [#]
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fearing that some body might come aboard and search her tooke and [?tore] the [?preservation] and foresaid<br />
instructions of the said Phillip van hulten for the performing this voyage, and threw the same over board,<br />
for that if the Spaniards had met with them, they would thereby have made the shipp and goods prize<br />
[X]ean Molle[?r] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
To the 7th hee saith hee hath knowne the said shipp the ''Santa Maria''<br />
ever since shee was in building as aforesaid, and saith shee belongeth to Amsterdam<br />
only some of her owners dwell at hamborow, and saith that the said owners<br />
are as followeth, videlicet of Amsterdam, hack[XX] Petersson, Gilbert Schouten,<br />
Nicholas Bl[?eanenhelme], Guilliam Momma, M[?aarten] ffransen<br />
vander Sch[?olXX] and alsoe the said John van lynen, and of hamborow Michael<br />
Engels, daniell Coll[?ina], and hendrick Momma, and saith they are all<br />
hollanders and hamburgers, And saith that somtimes before Santa domingo<br />
the said shipp had a Burgogne flagg out with a holland flagg, and<br />
somtimes the Holland flagg alone, which Burgogne flagg the master<br />
had formerly in another shipp, and somtimes shee had a redd flagg<br />
out and somtimes all three at once, and somtimes none but<br />
the hollands [?vandels which were alwaies out, and otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the 8th hee saith ther were fourtie men belonging to the said shipp<br />
when shee was seized hollanders and Easterlings all, but none of them<br />
subiect to the king of Spaine.
To the 9th hee saith that the said shipp had 28 guns when shee was seized<br />
whereof foure were brasse, and saith shee is of the burthen of two<br />
hundred lasts or thereabouts, and saith there were aboard the said shipp<br />
at the time of the said seizure and came to the hands of the said Captaine<br />
Story in two chests or cases [?asmuch] plate wrought in dishes, candlesticks and<br />
other vessell and utensills of silver as weighed two hundred fiftie<br />
and three markes and s[XXXX] ounces more or lesse, and two baggs containing<br />
two thousand peeces of eight, all belonging to the said John van<br />
Linen, and moreover that was belonging to this deponent nine smale<br />
barrs weighing sixtie eight marke and six ounces, and seaventie markes<br />
three ounces and a halfe in such like silver vessell and utensills as aforesaid<br />
more a silver water pot a greate silver box, and a greate silver wine<br />
cup whereof hee knoweth not the weight, being things hee constantly made<br />
use of, and a hundred peeces of eight, all which said plate and money of<br />
this deponents, were in his chest and the said Captaine alsoe tooke that and<br />
the key thereof and carried the same aboard his frigot with the said contents<br />
as alsoe hee did the said two cases of the said John van lynen, and saith there<br />
were noe jewells aboard the said shipp, and further hee cannot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid.
Toepose<br />
saving as aforesaid.
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