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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined up … The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation
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'''Captaine Vincent da Chavary''' of Portagalota in<br />
Spaine Commander of a certaine shipp called the<br />
''Nostra Seniora da Bigonna'' aged 39 yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith as followeth<br />
videlicet
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith the<br />
arlate Thomas de Santa Columba, Jacques Backer Pedro del Guero and<br />
two nephewes of the sayd Collumba whose names he remembreth not all<br />
Spaniards natives of Biscay and well knowne to this deponent in August<br />
September October and November last past were and att present are the true and<br />
lawfull owners of the sayd shipp the ''Nostra Seniora de Bigonna'' whereof<br />
the Captain Juan Suasso is Commander, which shipp they bought<br />
in the sayd moneth of August of an Hollands skipper then master of the sayd<br />
shipp whose name he remembreth not, and saith that about the 19th day of<br />
the sayd moneth he saw the sayd Thomas de Santa Columba in behalfe of<br />
himselfe and Company really pay the number of 6000 pieces of eight more<br />
or lesse for the sayd shipp then lying att Bilboa in the howse of one<br />
Cuyper in Bilboa to the foresayd Hollands skipper; and saith he after<br />
sawe the sayd Thomas de Santa Columba and Jacques Bacquer accompanyed<br />
with an Alguazil and a Notary Publique goe of from Bilboa in a [?boat]<br />
to take possession of the sayd shipp in the sayd moneth of August, and<br />
after that saw and observed that they fitted out the sayd shipp for<br />
this present voyage under the Command of the sayd Captaine Swasse, which<br />
sayd voyage was began .1st. December new stile from Bilbo, and the sayd<br />
shipp is bound for Ostend whither this deponents sayd shipp that [?XXX]<br />
in Company from Bilboa with the shipp arlate is also bound. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose./
To the third hee saith that he hath seene an authenticated Copy of a bill<br />
of sale of the sayd shipp by the name of ''Il Soldado'' with some [?XXX]<br />
which he remembreth not wherein the sayd Thomas de<br />
Sarasha Santa Columba is the vendor, which he saw att Bilboa [?XX]<br />
the sayd shipp departed from thence in the possession of the sayd Columba<br />
which he hath since seene in the possession of the sayd Captaine [?XXXX]<br />
aboard his shipp, and beleiveth that the contents thereof were and are<br />
true, and saith that the shipp in the sayd bill of sale or copy named [''?Il'']<br />
''Soldado'' and the shipp ''Nostra Seniora de Begonna'' are one and the same<br />
shipp and not diverse, and the sayd Thomas de Saracha Santa Columba [?XX]<br />
vendor in the sayd bill of sale and Thomas Saracha Santa Columba in the<br />
proceedings of this cause mentioned were and are one and the same<br />
person and not diverse. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 4th and 5th articles of the sayd allegation he saith that after the sayd shipp was<br />
fitted as aforesayd she was laden with woolls and iron to be transported<br />
in the sayd shipp from Bilbo to Ostend all as he hath heard before<br />
came from Bilbo for accompt of the subiects of the King of Spaine<br />
and the same were laden for the most part by Biscayers and in<br />
particular remembreth that he saw the sayd Thomas de Santa Columbaat he saw the sayd Thomas de Santa Columba +
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