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To the second hee saith hee cannot depose.

To the third hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and cannot
further depose.

To the fourth hee saith that the said van lynen and Moller and severall of
the said shipps company upon such their examination by this deponent did
[?XXXXXXX] and acknowledge that their Spanish Captaine did
goe aboard the Spanish Admirall (upon meeting with the ffleete arlate) and
carried a present of cacoa and other things, and that diverse of the Spaniards
of the said ffleet came aboard the Santa Maria, and that after some time
spent in visiting each other the Spanish Admirall cleared the Santa Maria,
And further deposeth not saving as aforesaid.

To the fifth hee saith that hee beleeveth it was never knowne that ever
any Spanish Admirall had power to free any shipp that traded in the Spanish
West Indies, unlesse it were made appeare unto him that shee was upon the
account of the king of Spaine or such of his subiects as had leave immediately
from the said king, as too many of the English merchants can manifest
by wofull experiences, And further hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.

To the 6th hee saith hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.

To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true.

\Upon the third allegation of eight articles [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith that hee this deponent hath bin informed by the said
Captaine hannam that hee soe met the said shipp in her homewards proceeding
and that there passed discourse betweene him and the said van lynnen to the effect arlate, the said
van lynen affirming (as the said Captaine said) that hee was bound for
[?CarrXXyo]. and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith that the said Captaine hannam comming to Tolon
after the bringing the said shipp the Saint Mary up thither, and meeting
the said van lynen there, and having speech with him, hee the said Captaine
hannam spake to him and was answered by him to the effect arlate, as the
said Capytaine hannam told this deponent, videlicet that hee came from Santa
domingo and that his lading was hides, cacao, wood and some tobaccoes,
and that hee was taken by the ffairfax, and then Captaine hannam
asked him where the chest of silver was which hee promised him on his
going out when hee mett with him, and told him saying, you then
[?jeered man, but now I can [?jeare] ypu, and that the said Captaine
hannam asking him whose the goods were, hee said hee knew not,
And saith that to his best remembrance, Captaine hannam said that
hee having asked the said van lynen concerninge his papers, hee had
answered him that they were throwne overboard before hee was taken
by the English, and had said, that that was noe greate matter
(meaning the throwing over board of the said papers) for hee could send
for other papers out of holland. And this deponent positively affirmeth
that upon this deponents demanding of the said Moller the papers
to cleare the goods to be dutch, hee answered, that hee had none, but
hee would send for them out of holland, to which this deponent replied,
saying, Thats' good indeed, and thereupon the said van lynen burst out
into Laughter, and this deponent asking of him the said van lynen if hee
had any papers to cleare the goods to be dutch, hee answered noe, hee had
none, but hoped that though the other (speaking of the said Moller) had
noe papers to cleare the goods, yet the shipp should not suffer, upon which
this