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That accounts came therein inclosed concer … That accounts came therein inclosed concerning the fitting and furnishing<br />
out of the said shipp but what the said Accompts imported, hee saith hee<br />
knoweth not neither cann hee further depose:-/
To the third hee saith, That the interrate domingo Vaz de Britto<br />
was and is well knowne and generally reputed a Subject of this<br />
Commonwealth, and an inhabitant in and of this Citie of London<br />
where it is notorious that he maintaineth and keepeth house and family:-
To the fourth hee saith hee doeth not know, nor remembreth that<br />
hee ever heard of any Assurance or Assurances made upon the said<br />
shipp in any of her voiages: And otherwise cannot answer to the Interrogatorie.
To the fifth hee saith, That it is publiquely knowne and reported<br />
amongst Merchants, That the said shipp in her last voiage before<br />
her seizure was bound from the Terreras for Lisbone, and that this<br />
rendent was at Terreras when shee sett saile thence, And saith<br />
by letters from beyond sea and otherwise it is well knowne, That<br />
the said shipp in her said intended Course was surprized by a<br />
Zeeland shipp and brought into Zeeland with her Master<br />
and Companie, and beleeveth shee now remaineth in the hands of the<br />
said seizors:-/ And further cannot depose:-
Henry ffolliott [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Interrogatories:- [CENTRE HEADING]
'''4us/'''
'''Peter Goodwin''' of London Merchant aged<br />
34. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne<br />
in Court as aforesaid, and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, That hee this rendent hath well<br />
knowne the shipp the ''Saint Michael'' interrate for about three<br />
yeares last past for and during all which time domingo Vaz de<br />
Britto hath been and is commonly and generally reputed her sole<br />
Owner this rendent having never heard of any others, Owner or Owners<br />
of the said shipp which shipp this rendent, first saw at Saint Michaels one of<br />
the Western Islands, and then and there called and knowne by that<br />
name. And otherwise saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot<br />
depose:-/
To the second hee saith, That as this rendent hath alwaies understood<br />
and beene credibly informed amongst Merchants both in Portugall<br />
and elswhere the said shipp was originally built at the proper charges<br />
and for the proper accompt of the said domingo Vaz de Britto, but<br />
for or upon whose accompt or charges the said shipp was sett forth<br />
upon her severall voiages to Sea saving her first Voiage hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith, the said domingo Vaz de Britto hath been<br />
for about 3. yeares last and at present is an inhabitant in thisst and at present is an inhabitant in this +
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