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Ostend, asked them why (seeing they were b … Ostend, asked them why (seeing they were bound for holland with their said shipp, and that the<br />
said silver as hee understood was to goe thither) they landed and left it at<br />
Ostend and did not carry it alonge with them, to which they answered<br />
that the coast was not cleare enough for such and adventure,<br />
and the danger considered, it was held safest to land and leave the same<br />
there to be sent through the land in boates, or to the same effect; And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 19th article hee saith and deposeth that after the seizure of the<br />
said shipp, namely in or about the moneth of ffebruary last past hee this<br />
deponent comming from dunquirke to dover and soe for London by land, went<br />
into Woolwich by the way, and there went into a victualling<br />
house at the signe of the bell to refresh himselfe, and meeting accidentally<br />
with some dutch mariners there, and falling into discourse with them, they<br />
asked him howe hee came thither, and hee telling them that hee was<br />
of holland, and was taken by the English, and asking them what shipp<br />
they belonged unto, they told him that they belonged to the shipp the<br />
''Salvador'' which then was there lying before the towne, and came from Cales<br />
and was taken by the English, and that they had lived there three or<br />
foure monethes, and that a greate part of their silver had bin taken out<br />
but was sent back aboard, and that they should suddenly be<br />
cleared and gonne, and said and confessed that the said shipp together<br />
with two other shipps namely the ''Sampson'' and the ''Saint George'' which were<br />
alsoe taken with her or neere about the same time, were bound with<br />
their silver and lading of other goods for Amsterdam, and that<br />
thither they would goe, assoone as they were got cleare out, and<br />
undertooke to carry this deponent a letter to his father and mother there<br />
dwelling, and therefore willed him to make it speedily readie, and<br />
acknowledged, that they here made showe and gave out that they<br />
were bound for dunquirke or Ostend, and that in truth the masters<br />
of the said shipps had for a colour hired their men for the said ports<br />
of Ostend, or dunquirke, but they knewe well enough that they<br />
were to goe and dischardge at Amsterdam, or to that effect. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by the direction of Mr Budd
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
'''see his answers to the interrogatories belowe.'''
Abraham Janson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctors Clarke and Godolphin.
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The 26th of September 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Jurian Martinson''' of fflintzborough in holsteinland Mariner<br />
aged 34 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the tenth and eleaventh articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that about whitsentide in the yeere 1652 the shipp the ''Mercurius''<br />
of hamburgh (whereof hance yonge was master) comming out of the<br />
Straights to Cadiz, this deponent who was one of her company, and<br />
came thither with her found and sawe there the shipps the ''Sampson''<br />
arlate Otto George master, and the ''Saint George'', John Martenson dorp<br />
master, and the shipp the ''Prophet Elias'', and saith the said shipps the<br />
''Sampson'' and ''Saint George'' were then at Cadiz commonly reputed to be<br />
belonging to Amsterdam, where the said shipp the ''Sampson'' hath one of her<br />
owners reputed to bee dwelling, named Peter Eleson,<br />
and the said shipp the ''Saint George'' is alsoe accompted to have owners dwelling<br />
at Amsterdam, and saith the shipp the ''Salvador'' arlate came thither<br />
about fourteene dayes after the said shipp the ''Mercurius'' and was alsoe<br />
accompted to belonge to Amsterdam and to have owners there dwelling. Anddam and to have owners there dwelling. And +
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