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To the 2d. hee saith that hee this Deponen … To the 2d. hee saith that hee this Deponent did in a former voyage<br />
carry about three hundred Quintalls of Brazeel wood, from Lisbone<br />
to Newhaven for the account as hee beleeveth of the said Brazil<br />
Companie, and that wood was procured Alsoe by the said Roles<br />
and was taken out of the same yard and weighed<br />
at the same Beame; And after, this Deponent had receaved<br />
the said 300 Quintalls on board his Ship the said Roles brought<br />
him bills of Lading, ready filled up; which this Deponent signed<br />
and those which this Deponent signed for the said 200 Quintalls<br />
of Wood now in Question; and alsoe for those other goods<br />
which hee then procured. he brought bills of Lading to this<br />
Deponent, ready filled up in Portugueze, (which this<br />
Deponent doth not well understand) and this Deponent signed the same<br />
And further cannot depose: /:
To the third hee saith that the arlate ffrancis Pardini is<br />
(as this Deponent hath heard) failed) in Estate, and the arlate<br />
John Thacker (as this Deponent hath also heard) is Employed<br />
to make the said Pardinies Composition with his Creditors<br />
And the said Pardini had never the possession of the<br />
said wood. And further deposeth not saving hee referreth<br />
himselfe to the said bill of Lading.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:/:
To the Interrogatories.:/.
To the first he saith that the Bill of Lading Interrate nowe<br />
showed unto him, is really signed by him this deponent for<br />
the said 200 Quintalls of Brazill, Wood and this Deponent signed<br />
onely two or three bills of Lading more for the said wood, which this<br />
Deponent verily beleeveth weere of the same tenor. and saith<br />
hee as aforesaid beleeveth that the said goods were so laded for the account<br />
of the Portugale Brazile company for the reasons before deposed, and<br />
hee knoweth not nor did see Marcos Valez da Silvera mentioned<br />
to be the lader in the said bill, nor knoweth him to be the lader, more<br />
than that that hee is so said to be in the said bill, the said Broker being<br />
the only person that procured and ordered the said lading, and saith the<br />
said lading was so made at Lisbone, and upon the freight of two<br />
shillings sterling per kintal, and that the saud bill was signed on or<br />
about the day of the date thereof, And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the second hee saith that sometimes there are Colourable bills of<br />
Lading made and signed for goods, and noe reall bills, but in such<br />
Cases, the Master of the ship hath Instructions where and to whom<br />
to Deliver the goods mentioned in the Colourable bills./:
To the 3d hee saith that the said three hundred Quintalls which this<br />
Deponent Carried in his ship from Lisbone to Newhaven and which as hee<br />
beleeveth, were for the account of the said Portugall Brazil Companye<br />
were mentioned in the bill of lading to be for the said<br />
companies account or not, and further cannot answer saving as aforesaid
To the 4th hee saith, that hee doth not knowe that hee had any goods<br />
on board the said ''Jonathan and Abigail'' in this her last homeward<br />
Voyage for the Account of the sad Brazil Company but beleeveth as aforesaid, that the said 200 Quintalls were for their account<br />
And further cannot Answer saving as aforesaid/.
Toer cannot Answer saving as aforesaid/.
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