Monday, 13 April 2015

Thomas Vink part 3





To the eight he answers That the Lading in question consists of sixteen Thousend Clinkers or
bricks twenty nine Loads of Rushes and three Parcels of honey all of which came on board within the Port of Rotterdam on different Days about a fortnight ago and was on board at the time of her Capture That the parcels of honey came on board from Mr Gevers counting House in Rotterdam  as the master informed him and further to this Interrogatery he knows not to answer
To the ninth and tenth he answers That  the said Henrik Vlieland the Master told him he was ownwer of both the said ship and cargo at the time of capture  That the said Master is a native of Northwijck up sea in holland and resides always on board of his ship That the said masters
Wife and child reside at Northwijck Binnen in Holland and that they never resided at any other place to his knowledge or Believe That they are Subject of Holland.That he knows nothing resputing any bill of sale of the said ship and further to these Interrogataries he cannot answer 
To the eleventh and twelfth he answers That the said lading was put on board within the Port of Rotterdam on three different days about a fortnoght ago.
That the Quest of Rotterdam is the Laden of the rushes .That Mr.Gevers of Rotterdam is the Lader of the parcels of honey the master informed himbut he does not know who is the lader of the Clinckers that the Clinkers and Rushes were to be sold by the Master at London who he believes is the ownerThereof and further to the Interrogateries he cannot answer
To the thirteenth and four following Interrogatories he knows not to answer.
To the eightteenth he answers That he does not know what Laws he has sustained by her 
seyzing and taking the ship concerning which he is now examinted That he has not received any indemnity staisfaction or promises for any part of the damage he has or may sustain by 
this capture and detention and further he knows not to answer.
To the twentieth he answers That he understood from the Master That he was taken the chance
of the market for the sale of her cargo and further to this Interrogatory he cannot answer.
To the twenty first he answers That the Clinkers and Rushes on board of the Ship in Question were the produce of Holland That he does not know what coins the money is which the three bags contain as none of them heve been opened since they came aboard and furthe to this Interrogatery he cannot answer.
To the twenty second and three following Interrogatories he answers That the Clinkers part of the said cargo were taken from the shore in the Ijsel about two miles above Rotterdam in one day about a fortnight ago That the Rushes other part of the said cargo were taken onboard  from the shore at the pesthouse island opposite Rotterdam on the two following days and the bags of honey were afterwards brought on board in the Night by Cornelis Vink , the respondents relation.The Mate from Gevers Counting house in Rotterdam That he knows of no papers belonging to the Ship in Question being taken out and carried away in any matter what so ever That Bulk was not broken during the voyage or since 


note This document is part of the documents from the seyzed ship der Aufwaerdter master Hendrik Vlieland .Alle these papers are transcribed.

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