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The 13th of May 1658.
The claime of Basti … The 13th of May 1658.
The claime of Bastian Cornelison}<br />
and others of fflushing for the shipp}<br />
the ''Saw Mill'' and her tackle and furniture}
Examined upon an allegation<br />
on the behalfe of the said<br />
claimers.
'''Rp. .jus.'''
'''Cornelius Bastianss[on]''' of fflushing Mariner, aged<br />
25 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second article{s} of the said allegation<br />
hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the producents<br />
Bastian Cornelison and Company for theise six or seaven and<br />
twenty weekes last or thereabouts have bin and are the true<br />
and lawfull owners and proprietors of the shipp the ''Saw mill''<br />
arlate and of her tackle apparell and furniture and for such<br />
commonly accounted, And that about sixe or seaven and twenty<br />
weekes since they did for and upon their owne account buy and<br />
provide the said shipp the ''Saw Mill'' (before called the ''John of''<br />
''Ay[?sham]'' at Ostend of one Baudwin van Bow[?me], and paid<br />
for the same the summe of one thousand and seaventie gilders,<br />
and afterwards the said Bastian Cornelison and company having<br />
taken possession of her carried her to fflushing and there at their owne<br />
costs and charges rebuilt and repaired her, and in such repaire<br />
and in fitting her with teackle apparell and furniture, and<br />
setting her out to sea bestowed and expended eleaven hundred<br />
gilders or thereabouts, and named her the ''Saw-Mill'', in<br />
regard one of her owners there dwelling (named Peter<br />
Eling) kept and was master of a Saw Mill there,<br />
All which hee knoweth for that this deponent, sonne of the<br />
said Bastian Cornelison is one of the said owners, and<br />
with his said father did at Ostend buy the said shipp at<br />
ostend, and thence brought her to fflushing, and when shee<br />
was there this deponent was consitituted master of her by all<br />
her said owners, who hee saith were and are all dutch<br />
men and Burgers of fflushing, and natives of that place<br />
and subiects of the States of the United Netherlands, and for<br />
that this deponent saw the payment of and laying out of<br />
the severall summes predeposed.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp the ''Sawmill'' in or about<br />
the end of November or beginning of december last was soe brought<br />
from Ostend to fflushing, and that continually after such<br />
her comming to fflushing, shee was reported, esteemed, and<br />
knowne to be belonging and apportaining unto the said Bastian<br />
Cornelison and company, of fflushing, and set<br />
out thence on this voyage from fflushing on the proper account<br />
of the said owners, in whose service and imployment this deponent<br />
and company were shipped this voyage, and that this deponent<br />
and company are all dutch men and subiects of the<br />
said States, And saith that noe person of fflanders or other subiect<br />
of the king of Spaine, hath had any interest in the said shipp from<br />
the time of the said buying to this present, rendring a reason as<br />
aforesaid. And further cannot depose.>
aforesaid. And further cannot depose. +
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