Thomas Vink Interrogatery

Batavian Prize court At the actuarys office in Harwich the eleventh day of May 1805

Der Aufwarther  Henrick Vlielander master   On the standing Interrogatories on behalf of our 
                                                                           Sovereign Lord the king
Thomas Vink late cook on board of the Schip Schuijt or Vessel concerning which he is 
now examined residing in Northwijck in Holland aged forty six years and upwards 
witness produced and and sworn examined by the interrogatery of George frederick Hake Esquire 
who was first duly sworn faithfully to interpretation the English and Dutch languages.
To the first he answers That he was born at Northwijck in Holland were he now has and always 
has had his fixed residence That he is a subject of Holland That he considers himself also a subject of prussia by virtue of the pas or paper now produced and delivered up by him which he received at Rotterdam from the master of the ship in Questionabout one year ago That he formerly had one other Prussian pas which was delivered to him in Embden about six years 
                                                a person whom he did not know
ago and was procured for him by  one of his former captains That he is not a Burgher of any city of town That his wife and family reside at Noorthwijck and further he knows not to answer to the said Interrogatery 
To the second he answers that he was present at the time of taking and seyzing the ship and goods concerning which he is now examined That the said ship taken had no commision for war and further he knows not to answer to said Interrogatery.
To the third he answers That the ship and Goods concerning which he is now examined were seyzed and taken without resistance on Fridaynight the third of May last and Orfordness by an 
English private Ship of War the name of which he does not know nor that of the commander 
That he does not know under what pretence or for what reasons they were seyzed That the said Ship taken was brought into this port of harwich sailed under Kniphausen colours and had no others on board .That there were no other ships in sight at the time of capture and further to this Interrogateary he knows not to answer .To the fourth he answers that Henrick Vlieland is the name of the Master of the ship taken 
whom he has known from his infancy and who told the Respondent that he was owner of the sais ship That he believes the said master took possesion of her at Rotterdam two years ago but does not know who delivered the property to him
That the said masters fixed place of abode is at Northwijck Binne in Holland were he has always had his fixed residence ever since the respondent knew him.That the said master was born at Northwijck up sea in Holland ans is subject of Holland but the Respondent believes he has a Burgher brief from Kniphausen .That the said master has a wife and one child who reside with him at Northwijck Binne and furter he cannot answer the said Interrogatery.