HCA 13/73 f.621r Annotate
| Volume | HCA 13/73 |
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| Folio | 621 |
| Side | Recto |
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A: 9:
15th Octobris 1660.
Super allone pred examinatus.
[?XXXXXX]}
the Peahen'.}
4
Diego de Gavarra of Sivill in Spaine Merchant, aged 34 yeares late
Purser of the said shipp the Peahen sworne and examined
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about the beginning of the moneth
of Aprill 1659, there were laded aboard the shipp the Peahen arlate
in the name and for the account of the said Zerbi by a certaine Genoese a
correspondent of the said Zerbi's six packs of bayes, serges and Perpetuanas
(the said shipp then lying in the Bay of Cadiz) one of which packs was (as hee
saith) brought from Sivile, and the other five from Cadiz, and were all
soe laded to be in the said shipp transported to the parts of the West Indias
and there to be sold and invested in other goods or moneys for the said producents
account, which hee knoweth being Purser, and taking account in writing of
the said lading soe made for the said account. Et ulterius, that the said shipp
ariving with the said goods at the Havana, the same were there vended and
invested in peeces or eight, namely in foure thousand and odd peeces of
eight, which were there put aboard the said shipp in or about October 1659 for the same acccount to be
thense carried to Spaine and there to be delivered to the said producent or
order which hee knoweth seeing the lading thereof, and knowing that the samw
were the proceed of the said out ward goods, and that the said producent
was the proprietor thereof. Et alr nescit.
Ad 3um et 4 deponit that the said shipp retourning the sayd voyage from the
coasts of West India, and intending to touch at the Canaries for
Supplie of Victualls, was in or about the end of December last past met
with set upon and seized by the Nightingale frigot (Captaine John Lightfoote commander)
and that upon the said seizure the said Captaine Lightfooote tooke and caused
to be carried out of the Peahen aboard his said frigot about the summe
and valew of twenty thousand peeces of eight in money and plate, amongest
which moneys, hee saith the said foure thousand and odd peeces of eight of the
said producent were included, which hee knoweth seeing the carrying of the
said moneys and plate in chests aboard the said frigot, which was soe donne
by the said Captaine Lightfoots order, who came aboard the Peahen and
took order thereabouts, and disposed the same in his owne frigot of this
deponents knowledge and sight. And saith the said Zambi was and is a
Genoese by nation and for such was commonly accounted, Et alr nescit.
Ad ult dicit predepoita per [?XXX] [?XX] vera.
Ad Interria.
Ad primum et 2um negative repondet
Ad 3um rendet that the said outwards lading was consigned to and left to the
dosposall of the said Captaine Moralis for the foresaid account, and hee
accordingly disposed them and invested them in the said peeces of eight
wherein hee saith noe Spaniard had any interest.
Ad 4um rendet that there were moneys and plate laded by and for account
of Spaniards, amongst the said grosse summe of twenty thousand peeces, but
the aforesaid foure thousand and odd were only for the said producents account
ut dicit, alr nescit salvis predepoita.
Ad 5 refert se ad predepoita and saith there were bills of lading of
this deponents sight signed by the said Captaine Moralis for the said outwards
lading of the said producent. Et alr nescit.
Ad ult reddit caas scientia sua ut supra
Diego Guienara [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
[?XXXX] [LH MARGIN]
