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not thense into the River of Thames, and saith hee is a native of Palma aforesaid and subiect of the king of Spaine, and came thense about foure yeeres since, the most part of which time hee was in fflanders, and then came afterwards in Amsterdam, and thense went this voyage, and otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid and saving hee went to assist the said Lopez in the said voyage as aforesaid. To the second hee refereth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid. To the third hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and saith it was in the Channell of Bahama wherethesaid Ailewarde bought the said Sassaperilla of the said Toribio ffernandez, for which hee saith there was not any money paid that hee saw, but To the fourth hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, and cabbot otherwise depose. To the fifth hee saith hee hath knowne ths aid Betts and Andrewes from the beginning of this voyage, and not longer, and saith the said Aileward is a married man this deponent having seene his wife in London, and otherwise hee cannot depose, saving Aileward hath his house and familie in this citie, where this deponent hath bin at it. Diego mendes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Wm Martyn Interpreter [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE] ************************************* The 14th of Aprill 1659. Claime of the said Jacomo} Otto and others} Examined upon the foresaid allegation. '''2.''' '''Diego Mendez''' of La Palma in the Canaries aged 2[?8] yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined. To the first and second articles hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the claimers arlate and saith they were on the voyage in question in the sahippe the ''hope'' arlate from Amsterdam for the Spanish west Indies neamely the producent Jacomo Otto went as Skipper of her and carried out in her for his owne account linnen, and knives, and the [?XXX] William alias Jacob Tompson who went carpenter of her carried pepper and linnens for his account, and that the producent Bartholomew [?Guardier] waho was one of her companie, carried out pepper in her for his account, and that with the said shipp and goods the said parties all arived in the Spanish West Indies, where John [?Lopez] who went [?XXXXall] Sopra cargo at their instance and request (they being [?XXX] of tradiing there as not being Spaniards) trucked away their said outward goods, and produced for them therewith (which they laded aboard the said shipp) the severall goods following, videlicet for the account of the said Otto twelve chests and nine skinns of Indigo, and for account of the said Tompson thirtie five chests of Indigo, and for account of the said [>Guardier] one chest and two skinns of Indigo, all which hee knoweth for that this deponent an the said Lopez being Spaniards and having the libertie of trade there, and this deponent going the said voyage assistant to the said Lopez to help him in the said disposall of the producents outwards goods and producing the said homewards goods the markes whereof hee knoweth not, And further cannot depose. To the third fourth fifth and sixth articles hee saith and deposeth that after such buying and providing the said goods at the West Indies they were laded aboard the said shipp for the said respective accounts to goe to the downes or dover and to be delivered for their accounts or to them, and the said shipp departed therewith accordingly, but by adverse winde and weather was put into Milford haven where this deponent came ashore and came for London leaving all the
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