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all the while that they were riding or abi … all the while that they were riding or abiding in the roade of Oratavo<br />
and till the shipp finally set sale and departed thence as aforesaid and then<br />
(being soe departed) the said ketcher demanded and tooke againe the said Cocket<br />
into his custodie, and saving the said Cocket this deponent hath them all still<br />
in his chest at his lodging in Saint Katherins.
To the third and 4th hee was sent and went ashore in a dutch boate assoone<br />
as the said shipp arived and was anchored before Oratavo, and had the said<br />
bill of health and other letters and dispatches aforesaid<br />
(saving the said passeport of the grand duke which was left aboard) with him<br />
in his owne custodie, and saith that comming ashore at Oratavo hee was<br />
informed by a Spaniard that hee met with, where the correspondent of the said<br />
John Maria Basso dwelt, and this deponent being kept on the shore<br />
(and not suffered to goe into the towne till hee was examined, and the officers<br />
satisfied of their health) the said Spaniard at his charge went and<br />
acquainted the said correspondant, who came with the Lieutenant and a Notary<br />
which Lieutenant and Notary tooke his examination, and this deponent ?opened and<br />
showd them the bill of health, but they refused either to looke into it or touch<br />
it, untill such time as they had order (as they said) from the officers of<br />
the citia which was three leagues up in the countrey thereabouts, and<br />
soe they giving him charge that hee should not goe aboard any other shipp<br />
in the roade, nor have any conversation with the people ashore, but retourne<br />
aboard his owne shipp till the said officers came, they departed and then this<br />
deponent requested the dutch Captaine whose boate was retourning aboard his shipp,<br />
to send word aboard the ''Lisbone frigot'' to have the boate thereof<br />
sent for him this deponent, which hee did and the boate comming this deponent retourned aboard,<br />
and being come aboard, hee acquainted the said ketcher with such his being<br />
examined and with the charge that was given him as aforesaid, and that this<br />
examinat was commanded to retourne aboard, and told, that when<br />
the said officers of the citia came downe they would send for him ashore againe, and otherwise negatively.
To the 5th hee saith hee knoweth only the said John Maria Basso whom<br />
hee never knew before such his meeting him in the port of Oratavo as aforesaid, and saith<br />
the said Basso is a Genoese and speakes Italian, and soe doth this deponent<br />
and this deponent understandeth Spanish and can speake it a little,<br />
but understands not nor can speake English. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 6 hee saith that the said ''Lisbone frigot'' is (as the said Captaine ketcher<br />
said) of Indian building, and that all her company were English saving this<br />
deponent, and one other who said hee was a Venetian, but the company said hee<br />
was an Englishman and that his mother lived in England. And saith that<br />
there is noe danger for English shipps or men to trade in the Canaries while<br />
their merchants make their way ashore for trade, and that of the twelve<br />
monthes of the yeere hee beleeveth there are English shipps there trading<br />
nine of the said monthes, and otherwise negatively.
To the 7th hee saith that two dayes after this deponents said retourne<br />
aboard, the said dutch Captaine advising the said Captaine ketcher and<br />
this deponent that hee beleeved that by that time the officers ?were come<br />
and therefore advised them to send againe ashore, the said ketcher<br />
in his boate sent this deponent againe ashore with ?foure men, and comming<br />
ashore, a Spaniard asked this deponent if hee had need of bread or other<br />
things, and this deponent saying nay, but that his comming ashore was to<br />
see his comming ashore was to<br />
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