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Transcription

Provinces and the sayd goods were by order or decree of this Court
restored to Jeronimo Nunes da Arrost (for whome this deponent prosecuted
the sayd cause) as being a subiect of the sayd States, and alsoe saith that
by prosecution of the sayd suite for the sayd da Arost this deponent came to knowe
that the sayd shipp was by decree of this Court with a great part of her
ladeing restored to subiects of the sayd States of the United Provinces
as belonging to them And saith that as this deponent hath bin by letters
Credibly heard amongst Merchants of
London the sayd shipp soone after her being cleared by decree of this
Court sett sayle from London with divers of the goods by decree of this
Court restored as belonging to subiects of the States of the United
Provinces in her, bound for Cadiz, where she arrived, And (as
this deponent hath bin by letters sent from his Correspondents at
Cadiz informed) was presently after her arrivall there (which was as hee remembreth
about sixe or eight moneths since) togeather with all her ladeing seized
by subiects of the King of Spaine and deteyned by them from their
owners And further to this article hee cannot depose/

To the 7th article hee saith hee well knoweth that within the yeares
and moneths arlate and since the Pease betweene the King of Spaine
and the Lords of the United Provinces hee this deponent being by
birth a Portuguese but for these three yeares an Inhabitant of the
Cittie of London as a Merchant Stranger and in both respects an
Enymie to the King of Spaine hath in the sayd tyme receaved seuerall
Merchandizes from Lisbone here in London and had for his owne
Accompte and hath had severall goods sent for this deponents Accompt from
Lisbone to ffrance, but for the better preserveing them from being
seized if mett with by any men of warr subiects of the King of Spaine
hee this deponent hath caused his Correspondents at Lisbone
to take bills of ladeing for the sayd goods as laden for Accompt of
subiects of the States of the United Provinces and as bound for
the United Provinces when in reality the same were bound for ffrance
or England countryes in hostility with the King of Spaine, and
for Accompt of this deponent a Portuguese and an
Inhabitant of England And saith it is a usuall practize among
Merchants of such Countries as are in hostility with the Spaniard
or have goods sent from any Country in hostility with the
Spaniard, or to any Country in hostility with him to make
the like colourable bills as if the same were for Accompt of the
subiects of Princes or States in Amity with the King of Spaine
and bound to Countries in Amity with him And further to this article hee cannot depose./

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie at the
request