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To the Crosse Interrogatories
To the .1. … To the Crosse Interrogatories
To the .1. he saith he was aboard the sayd shipp att the tyme of her seizure and<br />
first shipped himself as a passenger about the 1st of December stile of Spaine<br />
last past to sayle in her to the Duines; but was himselfe intending for<br />
the port of London.
To the .2. he saith he hath knowne the sayd shipp 4 or 5 monethes, and<br />
saith being not present att the contract nor a witnes to the bill of sale interrate<br />
he cannot otherwise depose touching the property of the sayd shipp than he<br />
hath above deposed.
To the .3. he referreth himselfe to his forEgoeing depositions.
To the .4th. he saw the sayd Owners possest of the sayd shipp as aforesayd in September<br />
October and November, but saw not possession depivered.
To the 5th he saith he hath heard that the sayd shipp before she was so bought did belong<br />
to Holland and further saving that the sayd shipp came last from Bilboa bound<br />
for Ostend he cannot depose.
To the .6th. he saith the foresayd Owners are all Spaniards natives of Biscay and<br />
hath knowne Thomas Santa Columba 12 yeares and the rest about 5 yeares<br />
and the sayd Columba hath lived with his family att Bilboa 10 yeares and there<br />
now liveth with the same, and Jacques de Backer, and sayd ffrancsco and<br />
Antonio for 5 yeares of this Rendents knowledge have lived in Bilboa and<br />
there now live. and the sayd Pedro Guero 5 yeares of this Rendents knowledge<br />
att Portugaleta and there now lives, which persons are owners of the<br />
sayd shipp, and Mendiola interrate hee hath knowne 16. yeares to be an inhabitant<br />
of Bilboa where he now lives, and further cannot depose.
To the .7th. he saith he saw not the sayd good bought nor can give ant further<br />
accompt of the property of the same than as aforesayd
To the .8. he saith he saw the sayd Mendiola att Bilboa the tyme<br />
interrate, and saw the sayd Columba lade goods aboard the sayd shipp and [?putt]<br />
aboard with some parcells of them and saith he saw Jacques de Backer<br />
and John Bolezde Archaca att Bilboa ythe tyme interrate and saw the<br />
sayd 2 persons aboard and lade goods aboard videlicet wooll and saw<br />
several quantities of the sayd woolls in the shipps of the sayd laders before<br />
the lading thereof. And further cannot depose.
To the 9. negatively.
To the .10. he saith he cannot depose otherwise than as aforesaid this<br />
being the first voyage the sayd shipp hath made since she was<br />
knowne to this Rendent.
To the .11. and 12th he saith he knoweth nothing thereof.
To the 13th he saith he is a native and an Inhabitant of Soria aforesayd<br />
and otherwise negatively.
To the 14th. he saith he cannot depose.
To the .15th he saith that being a passenger aboard the sayd shipp he knoweth<br />
that the sayd Barents nor any Holland Mariners were aboard the sayd shipp att<br />
the tyme of seizurem and beleiveth that all her Company being<br />
Spaniards were taken into her since her being bought as aforesayd And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the 16. 17. amd 18th. he saith he knoweth nothing thereof, but hath<br />
heard that the sayd Barens is an Hollander
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