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any money to be payd, or that was payd by … any money to be payd, or that was payd by any ffrenchman for the same<br />
or any part thereof, neyther did he ever heare of any promise made <br />
by any ffrenchman, for payment of any money for the same, or any<br />
part thereof. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the third Article of that sayd allegation, This deponent saith that att the sayd<br />
shipps lading now in question was laden and putt on board the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Unicorne'' att Lisbone in the monthes of December 1652 and<br />
January 1653 new stile or stile used in Portugall, which this deponent<br />
well knoweth being master of the sayd shipp, and -<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the fourth Article of the sayd allegation, this deponent saith and deposeth -<br />
that the sayd goods were all laden att Lisbone as aforesayd And saith -<br />
he never saw to the best of his knowledge any, person or persones lade<br />
carry or bring and putt aboard the sayd shipp the ''Unicorne'' any of the goods in question or [?deal] with<br />
this deponent, or any other touching the same, but the persons hereafter<br />
mentioned onely, that is to say, Hjeronimo de Casseres arlate, a servant<br />
of the sayd Hjeronimoes whose name he remembreth not, and one [?Nicodemez]<br />
a Broaker, and two Passengers that came along in the sayd shipp this voyage from Lisbone videlicet John Estaye and Lucas Alvarez<br />
and saith that the sayd Hjeronimo de Casseres, and his sayd servant and<br />
Lucas Alvarez aforesayd are by common repute Portuguesee and Inhabitants<br />
of Portugall, And the sayd [?Nicodemez] the Broker is by common repute<br />
a Brabander and an Inhabitant of Lisbone, and the sayd John Estaye<br />
is an Inhabitant of Lisbone, but what countryman he is this deponent -<br />
knoweth not; And saith all the sayd persons are by common repute subiects<br />
of the King of Portugall : And further saith that the sayd Casseres -<br />
his servant and [?Nicodemez] the Broker did carry or putt aboard all - <br />
the merchants goods now in question; saith goods onely excepted; and were [?there]<br />
laden and are claymed in this Court by the aforesayd Passengers John Estaye - <br />
and Lucas Alvarez. And further saith that this deponent and his shipps<br />
Company being most of them Easterlings did likewise lade and putt aboard<br />
the sayd shipp the tyme and place aforesayd severall goods for their owner<br />
Accompt videlicet ten chests of sugar and about thirty thousand oranges and lemmons<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the last he saith his depositions are true.
See his deposition to the Crosse Interrogatory. lib. '''NN.'''
Repeated before the judges in Court.
Claes Albertson [SIGNED RH SIDE]
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The twelfth day of October1653
The Keepers of the Liberty et cetera against the}<br />
''Golden Starr'' or ''Morning Starr''}
Examined upon the sayd allegation.
'''4 .'''
'''Martin Bond''' of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex<br />
mariner masters mate of the ''Advantage frigot'' - <br />
aged two and thirty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne<br />
and examined deposeth and saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first second third and fourth articles of the sayd allegation This deponent<br />
saith that the arlate shipp the ''Golden Starr'' or ''Morning Starr'' was upon<br />
or about the 23th day of ffebruary last past taken and seized in<br />
fight.ast taken and seized in<br />
fight. +
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