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unto[?] a letter to the so interrogatories its annexed and now
showed unto him a the tyme of this his examinated And
saith the by letters of Advice from there hee this deponent
hath bin lately informed that all the said English Merchants
wire[?] in or about the Month of ffebruary last past founde
upon and apprihended and imprisoned by Don Pedro de
Carillo Gusman cheife[?] Ginerall of the said Canary Islands
and [?] that they were by him or his command [?]
against upon a pritense[?] of bringing in Contrabande goods
eiher and for exporting there diverse sugars
and other West India goods and Merchandies which[?} hee beleiveth
is soe by him the said Don Pedro di Carillo Gusman do
with an intrest[?} to punish the said Mirchants and by such
his rigorous proceedings to offence[?} them to a [?]
and to pay monies for noe offence[?] at all by them committed
And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot dipose
To the Second and third Intirrogatories hee saith and depo-
seth that for thie five years last past during which tyme the
deponent hath lived and resided att & in the Canary Islands hee
of his curtaine knowledge hath depose and hath heard
that [?] years next before proceeding that all Merrchants
whatsoever which send goods from England to the Canaryes land
and doo constantly use to carry or lade[?] certificates from the Custome
house London or from the Lord Mayor of the said Citty
of the siverall forth and [?] of theise goods soo sent thither
And saith that during the said tyme hee never know or heard
of and English Merchant at the Canaryes that was
troubled or molested for and goods soe carryed thither as
aforesaid and of which Judgement had his certificate
nor for and West India goods exported there untill at
this present that he hath bin & is informed they are soe
Come[?] unto & promised[?] by the said Don Pedro de Carillo
Govener there And this deponent further said that
in all the tyme prediposed of this deponente knowledge of
the said Islands such Certificates soe send or carryed from
heure as aforesaid have usually bin soe done for the clearing
of such fraud and suspition as might happen and fall and
by and through the like [?] of Merchandise with said
certificates and goods being escorted in the Custome
house there the offices thereunto belonging hath as hee
saith allwaies from tyme to tyme allowed thereof and
soe took theire Custome for then without making of
any further question about or concerning he said[?], And
for