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The last of ffebruary 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] The claime of the said doctor} Benzi for his parts in the} ''Prince'' and the ''Griman''} Examined upon the fore said allegation. '''7''' '''Simon Bonicells''' of Venice Purser of the ship the ''Saint Peter'' (William Wilmer commander) aged 27 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined. To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the producent doctor ffrancisco Banzi and hath soe donne for theise eight yeares last past and upwards, and alsoe well knoweth the shipps the ''Prince'' and the ''Griman'' and well knoweth by the relation of himself that servants and such as write in the Counting house of the said ffrancisco Banzi and alsoe of diverse merchants that deale and correspond with him and by letters which hee hath seene that the said ffrancisco Banzi was for all the time arlate, and is the true and lawfull proprietor of seaventeene two and thirtieth parts of the said ship the ''Prince'' and of one third part of the said ship the ''Griman'' otherwise the [?''arunds''] of Medenblick, and for such commonly reputed and taken. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that this deponent was particularly acquainted and told by the said Banzi his servants of the time of buying the said parts by him and his paying for them, and howe much hee paid. but the summe hee remembreth not. To the second hee cannot depose. To the third hee saith that the said ffrancisco Banzi hath a house and habitation in Venice and frequenteth the same in his way of merchandizes, and hath another house at Como in Lombardie, where hee alsoe sometimes resideth, and by reason of such his residence at Como and his being [?home] there, hee was and is a subiect of the kinge of Spaine, and otherwise hee cannot depose./ To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING] To the first hee saith hee hath bin severall times aboard the said two shipps lying at Malamoro, and hath bin very conversant with their Captaines there of there, namely with Timeson Click Captaine of the ''Prince'', and harmaasen Lieves commander of the ''Grimain'', but was never any voyage in them, nor when they were taken. To the second hee saith the said ffrancisco Banzi is married and keepeth his wife and familie for the most part at Venice, and for the rest at Como, and hath soe donne for all the said time of this deponents knowledge of him. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose. To the third hee saith hee was present at Venice when the writings were passed betweene the said Banzi and factors of Holland for transferring the third part of the ''Grimam'' unto him, shee then lying at Malamon and privie to the contract and the whole businesse thereof, and hath seene the books of the said Banzi where the entrie is made of his said parts of the said two shipps, and this contract and other the particulars about the said parts passed and were donne at Venice about foure yeares since, and that hee subscribed as a witnesse to the said contract for the said third part of the ''Grimam'', and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose. To
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