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the market at the time of the said said shipps arivall at Roane prove
not soe good there as at Amsterdam, the goods may goe next wayes to
Amsterdam in the shipp (the said shipp being homeward bound) and
it is usuall that they write to their factors at Roane to that purpose,
and in this consideration alone hee beleeveth it was that the goods
were consigned for Amsterdam, the premisses hee deposeth being
a marchant borne at Lisbone, and well acquainted with the manner
of the trade, and consignement there and thence. And otherwise hee cannot
depose.

To the eighth article hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth all
the persons arlate said to be inhabitants of Lisbone, and saith they were
and are Portugeses and dwellers at Lisbone, (where this deponent hath
bin with them), and subiects of the kinge of Portugall and for
such commonly accompted and reputed, this deponent having personally
knowne them theise twelve yeares last, and saith the time arlate
the arlate Marcus [?Vellose], ffrancisco [?Carles], Antonio [?Correa]
Bravo, domingo da Selva, and Juan Gonsales da Britto were
and are the factors agents and correspondents of the said [?Jereonimo] Nunez
da Costa and for such commonly accompted, which hee knoweth hee
this deponent corresponing in the way of merchandize with the said
[?Jeronimo] Nunez da Costa, and alsoe with the said other persons as
his factor. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the nineth article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that
hee alsoe well knoweth Alfons[?e] Suarez and hath soe donne for theise
tenn yeares last or thereabouts, and saith hee was and is alsoe he
factor and correspondant of the said Jeronimo Nunez da Costa and
was and is a Portugese borne and liveth in Roane only as a merchant
stranger and factor for Portugeses by whom hee was and is
imployed, which hee knoweth this deponent being alsoe a Portugese
and having bin at Roane, and there seeing him as a factor doe the
businesses of the said da Costa, and for such as aforesaid hee saith
hee the said Suarez was and is commonly accompted and reputed. And
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the tenth article hee saith and deposeth that before the twentieth
of June last and the seizure of the said shipp the Thirstie hart and
her lading the said Jeronimo Nunez da Costa from Amsterdam
wrote to this deponent advising him that hee had given order for the
lading of severall quantities of sugars and merchandizes at
Lisbone aboard the said shipp, and ordered and desired this deponent
that in case the said shipp and lading should happen to be seized
by any of the shipps of this Commonwealth, hee this deponent would
looke after it and ckaime or cause such merchandizes as should be laden
aboard for his the said Jeronimo his accompt to be claimed for the said
Jeronimo, and this deponent received the said letters before the said
20th of June 1655 and before the seizure arlate, and this deponent
hath heard his precontest Mr ffernandez say that hee had also ereceived
order to the same effect. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

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