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To the Crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEA … To the Crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the 1 he saith he was master and Owner of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune''<br />
and was in her and continued in her all the voyage to the tyme that she<br />
was cast away. And saith the sayd shipp was not first sett out or began<br />
the voyage from Amsterdam, Middleburg or any other Port within the<br />
Jurisdiction of the States of the united Provinces. And saith the sayd<br />
shipp was not to have returned to any of the sayd Ports nor there have<br />
ordered her voyage, but att Dunkirke as he hath before declared. And<br />
saith the sayd shipp began her outward voyage from Dunkirke and<br />
this Rendent was master of her all the sayd voyage.
To the 2 he saith the sayd shipp begann her outward voyage about<br />
the month of May last past and saith she was lett out to fraight by<br />
Charter partie to Juan de Valletta a Spanish merchant of Dunkirke in her<br />
sayd outward voyage, and her lading was linnens and peice goods of<br />
fflanders the greatest part for the Accompt of this Rendent and part for the<br />
Accompt of the sayd Juan de Valetta and Company, and saith the<br />
sayd goods were sold in the Isle of Palma by the sayd Juan da Vallettas brother [XXXXX] da Valletta<br />
who hath a good share in the goods now in question; and by this<br />
deponent who had the proceed thereof in Sugars aboard the sayd<br />
shipp ''ffortune'' which sugars are spoyled and lost; and twenty three<br />
pata?toes of Tobacco some whereof are preserved. And otherwise cannot<br />
depose.
To the 3d he saith that the sayd Joseph Markes was himselfe in the<br />
Isle of Palma as also John Sallazar Pedro Saranno Diego da<br />
Valetta, Antonio Regl[?os] Don Juan da Monteverte whio are the<br />
principall Owners of the goods now in question, and the sayd<br />
persons did lade the sayd goods by themselves, and most of them<br />
by report brought the same from the Indies, and this Rendent<br />
saith the sayd goods in their possession before the lading thereof<br />
in the sayd Isle of Palma, for which reasons and for that they<br />
did lade upon the same for the Accompt aforesayd he verily beleiveth<br />
that the sayd Spanish merchants were and are proprietors of the goods<br />
aforesayd: And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 4. he saith there were bills of Lading aboard the sayd shipp for<br />
the merchants goods, and some papers relating to the same, but<br />
whether any of them be [XX] and saved or noe, or where any of<br />
them be he knoweth not.
To the .5. he saith he doth not know or is convinced or beleiveth in his<br />
conscience that the goods now Claymed in the name of the sayd Joseph<br />
Markes and others or any part thereof doth belong to any dutchman or<br />
dutchmen subiects of the States of the united Provinces or to any<br />
ffrenchman or ffrenchmen subiects of the ffrench King. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Felipe Dunker [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
&c [XXXXXXXXXX]
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The same day. Examined upon the sayd allegation
'''2.'''
'''Juan Gomez Brito ''' of the Isle of Palma merchant<br />
aged forty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and<br />
examined deposeth and saith as followeth. videlicet.
Toeth and saith as followeth. videlicet.
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