Hendrik Vlieland part three

To The eight he answers That the Lading of the ship in Question consisted of sixteeen thousand 
Clinkers which were taken on board of the said ship from the shore about two Duch miles
above Rotterdam in the afternoonof the twenty fifthe of April last,of twenty nine 
Loads of Rushes which were taken on board from the shore at Hospital Island near Rotterdam
on the twenty sixth and twenty seventh Days of April and three bags of
Honey /which he believes Dollars /which were brought on board by Cornelis Vink the 
mate at Rotterdam from the counting House of ----Gevers Merchant there on Tuesday
night and Wednesday Night The thirtieth of April and first of May Instant and
Further to this Interrogatary he knows not to answer.
To the ninth he answers That he respondent is owner of the ship taken and is a native Of 
Northwijck in Holland where he resides and has a wife and one child now living there.
and where he he has resided for about twenty years last past and is a subject of Holland
but that he the Respondent has a Burgherbrief and seabrief from kniphausen in 
                                 Count
Germany granted by George bentinck and further to this Interrogatery he knows not to answer 
To the tenth he answers That a Bill of sale of the Ship taken was made by Mr Viggers of
Rotterdam Merchant to hin the Respondent about two years ago at Rotterdam 
was executed there at the counting house of Conrad Cuijper the broker in the presence of Mr Brown
the clerk who was the only subscribing witnes there to and which bill of sale is now at the 
aforesaid counting House in Rotterdam That Mr Viggers purchased the said ship of Mr Varke
Vischer the builder at catwijck about five years ago and further to this interrogatery he knows 
not to answer
To the eleventh he answers by referring to his answers to the eight interrogatary
          seal     to the twelfth and Thirteenth he answers That the Clinkers and Rushes on board 
two shilling     belong to him the respondent which he intended to sell at london to the best 
P´Quire         advantage  That Mr Gevers of Rotterdam is the supplier or lader of the three
Bays of honey on board Which were to be delivered by the Respondent to Mr Usele a Merchant
in london the owner thereof who was formerly a bookkeeper or Clerk in the counting house
of Vandijck, gevers, and Vink of London merchants .That he believes the said bags of honey
at the same time they were shipped at Rotterdam as aforesaid were the property of Mr.gevers
of Rotterdam but if the same shall be restored he believes the same will belong to the said 
Mr.usele and to no other person he the Respondent having at the request of the said 
Mr Gevers signed at Rotterdam two bills of Lading  both of which he left with Mr Gevers


note 2015 this is part of all the papers of the seized ship Aufwarter of Hendrik Vlieland.
All these papers were in the National Archives in Kew.

The Hospital Island mentioned in this part is Tiengemeten .
It was used for Quarantaine of ships coming from far or having sick people on board .