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and one great chest and a small chest of p … and one great chest and a small chest of porceline or Earthen ware<br />
all which goods wares and merchandizes this deponent at or about the time<br />
aforesaid saw in the Custody and possession of the said Vicente de Basto<br />
and saw the same afterwards upon the bay at Lisbone ready he be imbarqued<br />
in the said shipp, and went and were (as the Said Visente de Basto constantly<br />
said and affirmed to this deponent) for the said producents accompt and adventured<br />
and so much this deponent: hath seene and observed in the booke of entries of the<br />
said Visente de Basto, and thereby this deponent saith hee is fully convinced<br />
that the propriety of the Said goods is wholely and soley inherent in the<br />
said producents, And further, saving his subsequent deponent he cannot<br />
depose:/
To the third he saith That shortly after the lading of the said goods, this deponent being<br />
in Companie with the said Visente de Basto at Lisbone, hee showed him<br />
this deponent one or two bills of lading for the said goods by him the said de Basto<br />
laden and marked at aforesaid, and firmed by the said Henry Glassam<br />
which bills hee saith were according to the usuall Custome at Lisbone brought<br />
unto the said de Basto by a sworne broaker thereunto especially employed<br />
and further cannot depose:
To the fourth hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deponent, And<br />
further or otherwise cannot depose, saving this deponent: saw and observed<br />
quantitie of hatts and buckrams in the possess of the said Vicente de<br />
Basto which hee declared to this deponent; were transmitted him by the said<br />
producents from Hamburg to bee disposed of to and for their accompt<br />
and best benefitt, and returne thereof to bee made according to their<br />
directions.
To the 5th hee saith, That the said Antonio Rodriquez de Morais arlate<br />
was and is a person well knowne to this deponent: and lived and liveth<br />
as a Merchant stranger at Roane in France and was and is a Portuguese<br />
borne and for a subject of the king of Portugall and as his Agent, there was and is commonly<br />
reputed amongst Merchants, this deponent: having personally knowne and been<br />
familiarly aquainted with him for about foure moneths last past in<br />
which time this deponent; hath sojourned at Roane aforesaid:/
To the 6th hee, saith, That the said shipp and goods departed from Lisbone bound<br />
for Roane, and were, as it is notorious, in their Course thitherwards seized<br />
by some shipp or shipps of the Commonwealth and were brought to England<br />
And further cannot be depose that hee was not in that voyage:/
To the 7th hee saith, that the arlate Manuel and francis Derrickson<br />
were and are persons unknown to this deponent: otherwise then by constant<br />
and common relation and repute at Lisbone whereby they were and<br />
are generally esteemed Merchants inhabitant in Hamburgh, And Subjects<br />
of that place. And further cannot depose:/
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath lived in Portugall for some nine yeares last in<br />
Portugall and formerly in ffrance, but was borne in Holsteyn at<br />
aforesaid and bredd at Hamburgh. And otherwise negatively:/dd at Hamburgh. And otherwise negatively:/ +
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