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the lading of the said shipp whereof hee t … the lading of the said shipp whereof hee the said John was to be and was<br />
Sopracargo for the said designed voyage, and tooke particular care and<br />
order about the bringing his said owne goods there aboard and the stowing and<br />
lading thereof and procuring and casuing bills of lading to be signed<br />
for the same by this deponent the master, who signed bills accordingly for the said<br />
goods herein claimed as laded for the said Mollers owne account as in<br />
truth they were as hee saith. And otherwise refeffeth himselfe to his<br />
foregoeing deposition.
To the fifth hee saith the said John Moller himselfe bought and with his<br />
said outwards goods procured the said plate, money and goods soe claimed<br />
by him in this cause, upon truck and barter, and this deponent was<br />
present and privie thereto, being frequently aboard about the said shipps<br />
said trade, and saw the said producent soe deale and trade and obtaine<br />
the said plate, money and goods of Spaniards and Indians there, and is very<br />
well assured that the same were laded by and for the sole account of<br />
the said Moller and for none other person whatsoever, and was really and<br />
not colourably laded for him.
To the 6th hee saith that hee verily beleeveth the said money plate and goods soe<br />
claimed by John Moller not to have bin since made over or<br />
alienated by him to any, but that hee himselfe still runneth the sole adventure<br />
and hazard thereof.
To the 8th hee saith hee was in the said shipp at Santa domingo and<br />
at every other place whereunto shee went, hee being master of<br />
her as aforesaid, and soe unto the said seizure, and the comming of the<br />
said plate money and goods that are claimed in this cause to the<br />
hands of the said Captaine Story and afterwards to Captaine Stokes.<br />
and referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition.
Repeated in all theise three claimes before doctor Godolphin.
Johan V. Legn[XX] SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 17th of March 1658.
The claime of the said van hulten}<br />
and others for their goods.}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Joachim Stoll''' of Stralesund in Pomerania Mariner<br />
boatswaine of the said shipp the ''Santa Maria'', aged 36<br />
yeares or therabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee deposeth that hee well knoweth the producent<br />
Philip van hulten, and saith hee is a marchant of Amsterdam, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith the said Philip van hulten was commonly said and<br />
reputed to be the freighter of the said shipp the ''Sanmta Maria'' for the voyage shee last<br />
went and wherein shee was seized, being for the Canaries and West Indias and<br />
thense to retourne againe to Amsterdam. And further hee cannot depose.
To the thgird hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that the said van hulten shortly before the said shipps<br />
proceeding on the said voyage from Amsterdam, caused there to be laded and<br />
put aboard her a cargo of goods consisting in linnens, kerseys, deales and<br />
other goods to be caried to the Canaries and the West Indias, there to be invested<br />
in other goods for her homewards voyage by the factors or correspondents of her<br />
Imployers. And further hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith that the said Philip van hulten imployed and sent out<br />
the arlate John Mollar Sopracargo or Capemarchant upon the said shipp, and [XXX GUTTER]<br />
to him the said Mollar (then of Amsterdam) the management and disposall of<br />
the said cargo and voyage, which premisses hee knoweth being boatswaine of the<br />
said shipp. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Tohipp. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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