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The said John Baillehache to the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first after showing unto him the letters and papers interrogated hee
saith hee doth not know ought of the writing or giving order for
the writing thereof, and otherwise saving his examination in the
preparatorie, hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith hee is a Roman Catholike in Religion, and
maketh a greate conscience of his oath taken in this cause, and
beleeveth the same binding unto him to speake the truth, and
that if hee should not soe doe hee should sinne mortally, and
saith that such as are not of that Religion, are in his esteeme as
hee as a Roman Catholique, heretiques but yet hee holdeth noe
dispensation or indulgence for taking a false oath,
availible, though the matter concerne heretiques or were never soe
much for advantage of a Catholique, and otherwise negatively.

To the third hee saith he hee well knoweth John Lopez de Miranda
hee being this deponents master, but knoweth neither of the other
persons interrogated and otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the fourth and 5th hee saith that the said Antonio ffernandez Caravajall
was commonly accounted the sole freighter of the said ship for
the said voyage, and to be sole proprieter of all the goods exported
hence the said voyage, and that the said Miranda went out with
them as factor of the said ffernandez and had the disposal of them
at the Canaries, where hee reladed the wines and hides aforesaid
(claimed by mr ffernandez) for mr ffernandez account, and
otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition, and his examination in the
preparatorie hee cannot depose.

To the 6 and 7th hee saith hee knoweth and saw one mr
Chillingworth at Teneriff about the time of
lading the said goods there, And otherwisse hee cannot depose.

To the eighth hee saith the exported goods as hee heard were
at the Canaries sold for the value of sixteen hundred pounds
sterling or thereabouts, and were sold to don Simon de Herrera,
don Bernardo harmandaris and don Christoval de Albarado as
hee remembreth, and of them and others the homewards goods
for mr ffernandez were bought, and were paid for with money
and goods. And otherwise cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

To the 9th and 10th hee (after seeing the letter interrogated) answereth
and beleeveth the same to be the handwriting of and to be subscribed
by the said John Lopez de Miranda, and that it is the same letter
that this examinate brought to the said Mr ffernandez from the
Canaries, but hee was not present at nor privie to the
writing of it, and saith hee was servant the said voyage to
the said Miranda, and went to assist him as a servant, And
otherwise hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid

To the 11th hee saith there came goods the said voyage from Teneriff
consigned to mr Page, and otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid

To the 12 hee saith Robert hunter brought home two pipes of wine in
the said shipp for his owne account which hee bought of Mr Miranda
as this deponent remembreth, and was here to receive again
60 li for them as this deponent heard and, with the said Hunter had hides and
tobaccoe for his owne account alsoe aboard

Juan baillehache [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]