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the said fourtie nine potaces of tobacco, six hundred sixtie and three
hides and foure chests of Tortois shells were aboard her and came upom
the said seizure to the hands of the commanders and company of the said frigot that tooke
the said shipp and lading, and was brought up into the River of Thames,
which hee knoweth being brought into the downes in the frigot in the
company of his said shipp. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the thirteenth hee saith that the said Antonio da ffonseca da
ffranca was in the said shipp the Virgin Mary and All Saints of Cartagenia
at the time of the said seizure, and had therein with him the
said two bills of lading or one of them and severall writings, and
papers showing the markes and quantities and alsoe his proprietie of and at the
said goods claimed, together with the said orginall license graunted unto
him as aforesaid by the Governour of Angola, and testimonialls or
documents of his militarie service donne for the king of Portugall,
all which this deponent sawe in his custodie, and knoweth and sawe
that upon the said seizure the mariners of the said frigot of this
Commonwealth tooke them away from him and possessed themselves
thereof, and have deprived him thereof, all which hee knoweth
being present aboard at her said seizure and seeing the premisses soe
donne. And further hee cannot depose.

To the fourteenth árticle hee saith and deposeth that twentie of the
said fourtie nine potaccoes of tobaccoe, marked with the first marke
in the margent, and the other twentie nine potaccoes of tobaccoe
marked with the second marke in the margent, and the said six
hundred sixtie and three hides, all marked on the fleshie sides
with the third marke in the margent, and the said foure chests of
Tortois shells (upon all which chests was written (Careys) were
all reallie and truely provided, laden and put aboard the said shipp
the Virgin Mary and All Saints of Cartagena by and for account
of the said producent, and that noe Spaniard or subiect of the
king of Spaine hath any interest in her said goods or any part thereof,
and that the same were bought by the said producent with his
owne goods, moneys and merchandizes. All which hee knoweth
for the reasons aforesaid. And further cannot depose, referring
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

To the fifteenth hee saith hee well knoweth that the said producent
was freed out of Chelsey Colledge prison as being a Portuguese,
and subiect of the king of Portugall, which hee knoweth being there
imprisoned with him, and seeing him soe set at libertie by authoritie
of his highnesse the lord Protector, And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. CENTRE HEADING

To the first hee saith the said Antonio da ffonseca da ffranca is of
the age of thirtie two yeeres or thereabouts, and that hee this
exáminate never knew the said producents parents, but hath heard
from others that his father is dead, but his mother living, And
otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot answer.

To the second hee saith hee this deponent was never at ffarnamburco
And otherwise referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition, hee and
saving the same hee cannot answer.

To the third hee saith hee was alsoe never at Angola,
and referreth
him selfe to his foregoeing deposition, and otherwise hee cannot answer.

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