HCA 13/70 f.272v Annotate

Expand this area to see details of page purpose, how to register, how to add footnotes, and useful links.

---

Purpose

This page is for the annotation of HCA 13/70 f.272v.

Annotations can be viewed by everyone on a read-only basis.

For more information on MarineLives and the MarineLives Annotation Project read our Shipping News blog entries:

Annotating Marine Lives, May 1st 2013
Adding value to primary documents, May 8th 2013
Witnesses in Court, 1657-1658 (May 9th, 2013)

---

Registration to annotate documents

Registration is required to contribute annotations to this page and to other pages in the wiki.

You can register using the following Form, and we will issue you with a UserName and Password for the wiki.

---

Text formatting

The MarineLives transcription platform is built on MediaWiki, which uses wiki markup to format text. For a guide showing how to produce italics, bold, escaped text and headings, see the MediaWiki page on formatting; there are also guides for internal and external links, image embedding, tables, and more on lists.

---

Adding footnotes

• Go into edit mode
• Insert immediately after the sentence or phrase you wish to annotate the following macro:<ref>This is the footnote text</ref>
• Replace 'This is the footnote text' with the footnote you wish to add, using the format: first name, surname, title, (place of publication, date of publication), page or folio number
• Save the page

For more information and advanced formatting, including how to add and format links within the footnote, see the Wikipedia help on footnotes. This uses the same markup formatting.

Example footnote template:

• ''HCA 13/XX f.XXXX Case: XXXX; Deposition: XXXX; Date: XXXX. Transcribed by XXXX''<ref>[http://XXXXX Electronic link to a digital source]</ref>

---

Suggested links

Annotate HCA 13/64 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/65 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/68 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/69 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/70 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/71 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/72 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/73 Volume Page
Annotate HCA 13/74 Volume Page
Marine Lives Tools

Image

HCA 13/70 f.272v: Right click on image for full size image in separate window

Transcription

the arlate Ignatio da Costa a Portugueze Merchant residing at the
Bahias for the accompt of the said John Lyne, which chests of sugar this
deponent there saw readie to bee laden, and beleeveth the same were really
and actually laden aboard the shipp or Vessell the Nostra Seignora
da Rosario (George Whiller Commander) to be transported from thence
to Lisbone on Portugall for and upon the Adventure and accompt of
the said John Lyne, this deponent being present at the bargaine or
Contract made for the said sugars between the said John Lyne the
producent and the said Ignatio da Costa, and by this deponents familiarity
with them and the said George Whiller well knowne of the designe
of lading of the said sugars in the shipp or Vessell and for the accompt
aforesaid. And further hee cannot depose/:-

To the second article and schedules annexed hee saith and deposeth, That
the said Imbargo or seizure of English shipps and goods then at the Bahia
this deponent then and there heard and observed that the Chests of sugar
predeposed were for the preservation of them from the said seizure designed
to be and actually were laden by and in the name of the said Ignatio da
Costa. And this deponent haveing severall times seene and observed the
respective firmes and subscriptions of the said George Whiller and
Ignatio da Costa, doeth in his Conscience beleeve that the said schedule
or bill of lading annexed was and is a bill of lading signed or firmed
with the proper handwriting of the said George Whiller, and that
the second schedule or declaration annexed was and is the proper
handwriting of the said Ignatio da Costa, and that the same was
firmed and signed by the said Ignatio da Costa and George
Whiller, and verily beleeveth the Contents of the said schedule
now by him seene and seriously perused, to be reall and true, and
expressely made for the preservation of the said goods from the Imbargo
or seizure by the Portuguezes, And further cannot depose

To the third hee saith, it is publique and notorious Tha the said
shipp Nostra Seignora and her lading were in their Course
from the Bahia towards Lisbone mett with all surprized taken
and brought up into England by an English man of warr
And further hee cannot depose./

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./:

To the Crosse Interrogatories:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith, That hee this rendent is a Native of
Lisbone in Portugall and hath lived for all or most of the time
interrate in Fernambuck the Bahia and Rio de Genera in Brazile