Thursday, 9 April 2015

Hendrik Vlieland Interrogatery part 6



To the twenty eight he answers That he desired his mate to write to Mr Gevers of London
merchant the brother of Mr gevers of Rotterdam to inform him of the capture and believes 
his Mate wrote accordingly from Harwich and further to this Interrogatery  he cannot answer.
To the Twenty ninth he answers That at the time of the capture he was steering N.W.for London
and did not alter his course upon the appearance of the vessel which took him That his course was at all times directed for London according to the wind and weather  and further to this Interrogatery he cannot answer
To the Tirthied he answers That the  ship in Question was built at Catwijck by Varkevischer for
Mr Viggers of Rotterdam Merchant who sold to the respondent about eightteen or twenty
months ago upon the Exchange at Rotterdam for three thousand six hundred guilders which
he paid to Mr Viggers half in Dutch money and half by a Bill upon Mrs Cuyper and Company
of Rotterdam which was full her value That the said Ship is wholly the Respondents property
and furter to this Iterrogatery he knows not to answer
To The thirty first he answers That the ship in Question had not on board any of the articles 
Interrogated and that there are not any thin secreted on board beside her bays of hony 
To the thirty second he answers that the ship and cargo all belongs to him the Respondent 
accept for the three Bays of honey which belong to Mr,Gevers at Rotterdam but would 
have belonged to Mr Usele  he .............. if Delivered at London and further he knows not to 
answer to this Interrogatery 
To the two additional Interrogateries the same witness answers That the said Ship never did 
to his knowledge nor were there ever any instructions for her so sailing That he had no 
otherpapers on board except those delivered up to his captors and further he knows not to answer
Repeated and acknowledged by the said Henrick Vlielander  the several
                                                                     the repeating 
alterations and enterliner being made ........on at the this  by the interpretation
george frederick Hake esquire  
before me John Hopkins   Mayor and Commisioner
                 present John Bull not. pub 

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