Interrogation of Hendrik Vlieland

interrogation Prize court 
der Aufwarther Henrick Vlielander master  at the actuarise office in Harwich in Essex the tenth
                                                                 Day of May one thousand eight hundred and five
                          on the standing Interrogateries on behalf of our Sovereign Lord The King
Henrick Vlielander  late master of the Schuijt or Vessel concerning which is now
                                                according to his shipspapers 
excamined residing in Kniphausen in Varel in Germany aged fifty eight years and upwards 
Examined by the interpretation of George Frederik Hake esquire  who was first duly sworn to interpret
in English and Dutch languages 
                                                                  Noordwijck
To the first he answers That he was born in Rotterdam in Holland That he had his fixed 
                                        Noortwijck ever since  he was born 
residence in Kniphausen for about two years last past and before that time resided in many
different places where he could get his bread and never had any other certain fixed place abode
                 Holland
and is a  German Subject that he is Burgher of Kniphausen and was admitted such Burgher
about two days ago in consequence of his becoming owner of the Schuijt in Question 
whom
         to Mr Schott The Prussian Consul at Rotterdam that he is a Burgher of Noortwijck also birth of Holland 
his own application to Cornelis Bentinck that he is not a burgher of any other city town or place
                              at Noortwijck ever since he was born         
That he has resided there ever since he bought his vessel concerning about two years
                                                                        Burghersbrief and Masters pass to Mr Schott
That he paid three hundred Dutch Guilders for his admission That he is a married man 
                                                    Noortwijck
and his wife  and family resides in Kniphausen  and referring to his shipspapers says
he cannot answer further this interrogatory.
To the second he answers That he was present at the time of seyzing and taking the Schuijt
and goods concerning which he is now excamined That the Schuijt taken had no Commission
and further to this Interrogatary he knows not to answer 
In the third he answers That the Schuijt and goods concerning which he has now examined were
seized and taken on Friday Night last about ten o`Clock about twenty English miles S.E.
                                                                                                   and was brought in the port of Harwich
orfor duep by an English Private ship of war as he believes but does not know her name that no
resistance was made That he does not know under what pretence nor for what reason they were
seized that the Schuijt taken was under Kniphausen Flag and had no other 
colours on board That he did not see other ships at the time of capture and 
further to this interrogatery he knows not to answer
To the fourth he answers that he the Respondent at the time of capture was both owner and master of the said schuijt and has been such for two years last past That he took posesion
there of at Rotterdam two years ago That Minheer Vigers of Rotterdam delivered the posesion
                                                                    according to his Shipspapers
there of to the respondent  That Kniphausen is the respondents present plan of abode where he
never                                                                            Noortwijck
since lived for two years last past  That he was born at Rotterdam and referring to this 
shipspapers says he is a subject of Kniphausen where his wife and family reside and further to this interrogatory he cannot answer 

Note 2015
This document is a transcription of the original and it is part of the prizepapers of der Aufwaerdter in seyzed .