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To the Interrogatories in the second place … To the Interrogatories in the second place, intituled<br />
'''ffurther Interrogatories et cetera'''. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee is a subiect of the States<br />
of the United Netherlands and hath an eighth part in that said shipp the<br />
''Santa Maria'' that hee is sure of, and hath understood lately that Christofer Wey[?eart GUTTER]<br />
and Jeronimo[?s] Ry[?udorp] of hamborow who when hee proceeded from Amsterdam<br />
undertooke to be part owners of the said shipp namely of five sixtie fourth parts<br />
of the said shipp, are now fallen off, and left the said parts upon him this<br />
deponent, and saith hee hath noe part or share in the goods claimed in<br />
this cause, but had goods and plate of his owne aboard at the time<br />
of the seizure as hee hath before declared, And further hee cannot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith hee came last from Tolon about six and twenty<br />
dayes since, and that Joachim Stol his boatswaine came along with him, and<br />
that before his comming thence, hee had licensed all the rest of his company<br />
(being soe turned out of the shipp) saving three to goe whither they would, and most of them<br />
went for holland before this deponents comming thence, and the rest to other places<br />
to get imployment, only those three (being his Purser, Gunner and a boy) hee<br />
left at Tholon to sea what became of the shipp; And saith hee saw many of her<br />
hides delivered to ffrenchmen that were sold by the said Stoakes and Aldworth<br />
at their order one of the said ffrenchmen named Mr Moton, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
Johan V: [?Lignann] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The fifteenth of march 1658.
The claime of hector Peterson and others}<br />
mentioned in the description of the allegation for the}<br />
shipp the ''Santa Maria'' whereof John}<br />
van lynen was master taken by the ''ffairfax''.}
Examined upon an allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said claimers the 26th of<br />
January last.
'''1'''
'''John van Lynen''' of Amsterdam Mariner aged 37<br />
yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second third and 4th hee saith the said shipp the ''Santa maria'' is a dutch shipp and<br />
was built at Amsterdam about two yeeres since by John Cornelisson<br />
[?Moulepart] a dutch shipwright living in Amsterdam, and other dutch men working<br />
under him, to the end to sell the same as the use there is, and when shee<br />
was about halfe built, this deponent with the consent and directions of the<br />
arlate hector Petersson, Gilbert Cornelison Schonten, Nicholas Bleauhelm<br />
William Momma, Martin ffransen vander Schelder and company all<br />
Merchants of Amsterdam and hamborow, bought her and caused her to be<br />
finished by the said shipwright and his workmen, and saith that a broaker<br />
named My[?aert] van k{?em] being imployed (as the manner there is)<br />
about the said contract, did on behalfe of the said Monte[XXX] make sale thereof<br />
to the said hector Peterson and other aforementioned, who were<br />
most of them this deponents owners of a shipp that hee had shortly before (which<br />
being too small, was sold at Amsterdam) And saith the said hector Peterson<br />
Gilbert Cornelison Scouten, Nicholas Vleauhelm, William<br />
Momma, Martin ffransen vander Schilder and company (whereof this deponent<br />
is one) were and are subiects of the States of the United Netherlands and<br />
of the State of hamborow, and true and lawfull owners and proprietors<br />
of the said shipp and of her tackle apparell and furniture, and Inhabitants<br />
of Amsterdam and hamborow and for such commonly accompted, which shippd for such commonly accompted, which shipp +
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