Sunday 5 April 2015

interrogation of Hendrik Vlieland part two


To the fifth he answers  That the Schuijt taken is of about fifty four tons Burthen That
there were three Mariners on board besides himself all of whom are Prussians and subject
according the shipspapers but are all natives of Holland and Residing at Holland at  Noortwijck
other  than of Prussia all of whom came of the said Schuijt at Rotterdam about
                                   nearly
eighteen months ago all at the time and were all hired at that time by him respondent
at rotterdam and further to this interrogatery he knows not to answer
To the sixth he answers Tat the respondent is sole owner of the schuijt taken That
the cargo in Question is also the sole property of him the respondent except the Bags
                                                                              in the hold under the cabinsfloor
of honey which he secured on board /two under the rushes and one the sails
in the Roef or pavilion That he does not know who is owner of the said bags of honey
he believes the Wisele is owner                    or schuijt
That he was master on board of the said ship  at the time of her being taken That he
has known her for little more than two years first saw her at Rotterdam That she 
was built at katwijck in Holland and furtherto this interrogatery he cannot amswer 
To the sevent he answers That the name of the ship taken is der Aufwarther
Which name he says he gave her himself about two years ago  That he does not know 
her name before is time That he had no other pasport or seabrief on board 
besides those delivered up to the captors to which he refers.That the voyage of the Schuijt in
                                                                                                                 sennight
Question began at Rotterdam which was her last clearing port on Thursday last and
was to been ended at London That she did not put into any port or place or deliver any
part of her cargo previous to her captors That the first voyage of the Schuijt in Question 
after he became owner and master was from Rotterdam but what place she was
bound or to what plan she went he does not know what was her
lading is being so long ago he cannot recollect That he does not recollect in Quality of 
any of the said Schuijts cargoes in particular nor her particular voyages except this
about five weeks she sailed from London to Rotterdam in Ballast where she took in her present cargo
and except that seh sailed different times to and from London and Rotterdam with Sugar Coffee and other
 there and   some times in ballast and once from London to Amsterdam with sugar and coffee That
Conrad Cuijper a broker at Rotterdam and Hofman and de Bie brokers in London procured the Ladings of the Schuijt in Question with whom he corresponds and writes no other persons and further to this Interrogatary he knows not to answer 

                                                           Henrick Vlielander  H his  mark

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