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To the last hee referreth himselfe to his foregoinge deposition and cannot otherwise depose. To the last hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid. Mathew Locke/ [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Cleared hetherto with Mr Smith. ******************** The 17th of January 1654 [CENTRE HEADING] Claime of the said Captaine Andrew Rand for his goods in the ''Nostra Seniora da Rosario''} Examined upon the foresaid Allegation '''Rp. 2.''' '''Captaine Thomas Ewens''' of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex Mariner aged 46 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined To the first second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that in and during the monthes of June and July 1650 arlate the producent Andrew Rand (whom this deponent very well knoweth) was at Bahia de Tadas las Santos in Brazila with his shipp the ''Thomas and Lucy'' whereof hee was commannder, and that the shipp of Portugall called ''Nostra Senora da'' ''Rosario'' (whereof George Wheeler was master or Supercargo) was alsoe there, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent was then alsoe there with the shipp the ''Scipio'' whereof hee was commannder. And this deponent well knoweth that the said Captaine Rand had there severall chests of sugar for his accompt, which hee saith were the proceede of goods which hee carried thether, and the said Rand (as this deponent heard him say) [?resolved] to transport the same for Portugall, and saith that one Belchier vas Revera Resident in Bahia was a merchant to whom Captaine Rand was recommended from Lisbone by one James Lagan for assistance at Bahia, and accordingly the said Belchier did assist him and there was familiaritie and correspondance betweene them of this deponents sight and knowledge, and the said Belchier had severall goods of the said Andrew Rands in his custodie, and this deponent verily beleeveth that there were tenn chests of sugar laden at Bahia for the said Andrew Rands accompt aboard the said shipp the ''Nostra Senora da Rosario'' to be transported for Lisbone, and hee verily beleeveth the sae for the reasons aforesaid and for that hee hath nowe seene the bill of lading for the same, signed by the said Wheeler. And this deponent beleeveth they were consigned to the said Lagen, to the end to save them from the Sequestration which was ladid by the kinge of Portugall on the goods of the English. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee heard the said Wheeler afterwards being put ashore in Portugall say that hee had bin taken with his said shipp and lading comming from Bahia for Lisbone by one Captaine Jourdanne in one of the frigots of this Commonwealth. To
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