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passenger for Cadiz, and saith his precont … passenger for Cadiz, and saith his precontest Ida Symonson Burch hath bin master<br />
of her for and during all the time that this deponent hath soe knowne her, and<br />
the deponent hath as hee saith knowne the said master to have bin for many yeares<br />
a dweller in Amsterdam where this deponent hath dwelt about twenty yeares, and<br />
that there is the habitation of the said master at present, and that hee is a Subiect<br />
of the Lords the States of the United Netherlands. And further hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith the said shipp was bound to goe this voyage to Cadiz in<br />
Spaine there to discharge and there to relade for Amsterdam, if shee could get a freight, this deponent<br />
intending to retourne in her for Amsterdam from Cadiz, and thether shee intended<br />
to goe namely to Cadiz, had shee not bin stopt upon the coast of this Commonwealth<br />
by the English, but that shee was to goe to any other port from Cadiz other<br />
than directly to Amsterdam if shee had not bin thus stopt) hee saith hee<br />
knoweth not. And further hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith the said shipp carrieth eight and twenty guns, but<br />
her burthen hee knoweth not, nor the number of her company that were<br />
aboard when shee was soe staid. And further cannot depose, saving hee<br />
conceiveth her company consists of 44 eaters or thereabouts.
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp came this voyage from Amsterdam<br />
and having laine severall monethes in the Texel (a greate part of which<br />
space was to expect a good winde) shee set saile from the Texel on or about<br />
the first of september last new stile, and came thence into Portland Roade<br />
after into Plimouth, which are all the ports shee hath bin in since this deponent<br />
came aboard her, And further hee cannot as hee saith depose.
To the fifth hee saith hee saw the said shipp both at Amsterdam and in the<br />
Texel spread the holland flagg, but did not at any time see her beare<br />
or spread the Spanish flagg or armes, or other than that of holland, and<br />
saith there was not any report or speech that hee ever heard or beleeveth, either<br />
at Amsterdam, the Texell or otherwise that the shipp belonged to Spaniards, or was<br />
to goe from Cadiz to Santa domingo or to be a Spanish man of warr, and that if<br />
hee had heard any the least speech to that purpose hee would not have set his<br />
foote into her, And further hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith there were about fourteene passengers in the said shipp<br />
when shee set saile from the Texel, and theise were as hee saith all<br />
hollanders as hee beleeveth, only there was one stranger who came aboard<br />
in the Texell when the shipp was ready to saile, and comming into Portland<br />
roade went aboard the Convoy a dutch man of warr, but what countrey man<br />
hee was hee knoweth not, And further cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the seaventh hee saith that his precontest Ide Simonsen Burch was sole<br />
commander of the said shipp and that there was not any Spanish master or<br />
Merchant belonging to her, nor was there any of the Passengers that was a<br />
Spaniard soe farr as this deponent knoweth, or was ever imployed in any manner<br />
against the English. And further hee cannot depose, saving hee beleeveth not<br />
that there were any such persons, only hee saith there was a poore Souldier which<br />
came from England where hee had bin prisoner, and got passage in the said shipp<br />
for Spaine, but what countrey man hee was this deponent knoweth not, but saith<br />
hee spake Spanish.
To the 8th hee cannot depose, saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth
Tooing deposition to which hee referreth
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