Thursday 16 April 2015

Sir William Scott Knight Doctor of Laws



To the Right Honourable Sir William Scott Knight Doctor of Laws And of the High Court of Admiralty of England 

I John Hull of Harwich in the County of Essex Actuary instituted and apponited by the Deputy Registrars of the said Court of Admiralty of England Do hereby certify that on the Interrogatery
Examinations taken touching the Said Ship Schuijt or Vessel called "Der Aufwärther "otherwise "der Aufwwaerdter "James Crow Chief Mate on board of the private Ship of War or Letter of Marque called the Courier of London Thomas Pratt Captain did exhibit to and leave with John Hopkins Esquire Mayor of Harwich one of your worships Commissionairs named and authorized by the Commission .........out of and under seal of his masters Ship Court of Admiralty of England acting in the said Examination the several Papers and Writings hereinto annexed marked from NO1 to NO6 inclusive together with ....... ....... touching the same hereinto also annexed to be transmitted to your worship which papers and Writings 
I herewith transmit accordingly under the Seal of her said Commisioner in the same Hight and condition as taken they were so exibited to end left with him without any Fraud Addition induction or Embezzlement And do also hereby certify that Cornelis Vink, henrick Vlielander and Thomas Vink were by virtue of the aforesaid Commission in my presence produced and brought before and secretly and separately examined and interrogated by the aforesaid Commissioner upon the several standing and additional Interrogatories annexed to the said Commission and their sayings and Deposition are faithfully reduced to writing by me 
The said John Hull And in regard the said Cornelis Vink , Henrick Vlielander and Thomas Vink do not understand the English Language but speak Dutch Language George frederick Hake Esquire being skilled in the Dutch and English Languages was by the said Commisioner in my precence sworn for our Sovereign Lord the King well and faithfully to interpret their sayings and Depositions  which Depositions are hereinto likewise annexed as are all the papers writing marked "No1 Cornelis Vink "also marked "A" produced by the said Cornelis Vink and the paper marked "B"produced by the said Thomas Vink on theit said respective examinations And which I do transmit to your Worship or your Surrogate as the said Commissions Directs.
         Given under my hand and Notarial seal this eleventh Day of 
          May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hunderd and five 
In testimony of the Truth 
                                                                   John Hull    Not Pub
                                                                                Actuary.

This was the last part of all the document involving the Interrogation of The crew of the Aufwaerdter.We still do not know what happened to men and ship .
All the taken Ships (prizes ) were sold and the captain and crew received the prizemoney .
By law it was stated that it had to be advertised in the London Gazette. But that could take several years .So far I have not found this ship.So maybe the Ship and cargo were returned to them and they were free..............................
But Hendrick complains in Rotterdam about his detention and loss of money so maybe one day we will find the ship being sold afterall.


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