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To the 12th hee saith that from the said t … To the 12th hee saith that from the said time of the first seizure<br />
of the ''Saint Mary'' by the said Collard, there were 18 or 19 or thereabouts<br />
of her men (which hee put into her) continually on board her to the<br />
time of her taking by the ''Saphire'', and but seaven of the<br />
''Saintt Maryes'' owne men, soe that they of the ''Saint Maries'' company<br />
being soe many [?former], were under the power of the said<br />
18 or 19.
To the 13th hee saith that hee this deponent did not signe any bill<br />
or bills of lading. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Th emarke of the said<br />
Peter '''+''' Gurlero [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 27th of March 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The claime of the foresaid ffrancisco}<br />
Lopez and others for their goods in the ''Saint''}<br />
''Mary de Guarda Lupa''.}
'''2.'''
'''Peter Gurlero''' of Genua mariner<br />
late Gunner of the said shipp the<br />
''Saint Mary'' aged 32 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles hee saith and deposeth that hee by wofull<br />
experience knoweth the producent ffrancisco Lopez, for that hee<br />
the said ffrancisco being a Spaniard and being aboard the said shipp<br />
the ''Saint Mary'' to goe passenger for Amsterdam with part of the occasion<br />
(there being alsoe other Spanish passengers aboard) that the said shipp<br />
was seized by Captaine Collard. And saith the said ffrancisco<br />
Lopez at Santa Cruze in the Ile of Teneriffe one of the Canary<br />
Ilands did in or about the moneth of June last past lade<br />
and caiuse to bee laden aboard the said shipp an hundred chests of<br />
sugar and upwards, and a quantitie of hides (but howe many<br />
hee knoweth not) to be thence carried in the said shipp to Amsterdam<br />
and there to be delivered, but for whose accompt they were laden<br />
and to whom belonging hee saith hee doth not knowe, neither<br />
knoweth hee ought of the Proprietie of the other claimers<br />
arlate in the goods by them claimed, nor knoweth hee the marke<br />
of the said goods laden by the said Lopez. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose
To the third 4th and 5th articles hee saith that after the lading and putting the said<br />
goods aboard the said shipp shee departed from Santa Cruze in the<br />
Iland of Teneriff for Amsterdam, and in her course for Amsterdam<br />
was met with and taken by one Captaine Collart pretending a<br />
Commission from the ffrench kinge, who tooke about twenty chests<br />
of sugar out of her, but did bot carry her into any port or<br />
under commannd of any fort or Castle in ffrance, shee was<br />
taken form him by the ''Saphire frigot'' belonging to this<br />
Commonwealthbelonging to this<br />
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