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The third of October 1655. [CENTRE HEADING … The third of October 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''Antonio Fernandez Caravashall''' of London Merchant aged<br />
56 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee by correspondence well knoweth all the persons producent<br />
arlate and hath soe donne for many yeares namely some of them for<br />
theise twenty yeares and those that hee hath knowne the least time hath<br />
bin for theise six or seaven yeares, and well knoweth that all of them<br />
for theise six or seaven yeares last and some for or much longer space<br />
have and still doe drive a constant trade from Lisbone to Roane, and<br />
to Amsterdam and other parts with sugar, tobaccoe and other merchandizes<br />
and have and doe lade sugars and other goods at Lisbone to be transported<br />
to those places and paarts for their proper and respective accompts<br />
and have their factors and agents at Lisbone for that purpose, amd saith<br />
they were and are all merchants of good accompt and reputation, all which<br />
hee knoweth because frm London hee correspondeth with them, and receiveth<br />
many dispatches from them in order to their said trade at the said places<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second third and fourth articles and the severall chests of sugar and quintalls of<br />
Brazill wood and other commodities therein severally expressed and marked as in the margin of the<br />
said articles is set downe, said to be laden at Lisbone aboard the shipp<br />
the ''Thirstie hart'' the time arlate for the accompts of the severall persons<br />
therein specified, hee saith hee verily beleeveth that the said goods were<br />
laden aboard the said shipp for the accompt of the said persons as in the<br />
said articles is deduced, having seene attestations sworne before<br />
a magistrate to that purpose, and the bills of lading and factories remayning in this Court<br />
declaringe the same. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth and sixth articles hee saith and deposeth that hee verily<br />
beleeveth the bills of lading arlate to have bin signed by the master of the<br />
said shipp, and the contents thereof to be true, and to be soe had and donne<br />
as therein is expressed, seeing those that were found aboard and<br />
brought into this Court to agree with the said attestations, and having had<br />
speech with the master and being by him informed of the truth thereof,<br />
and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh article and the severall goods under the respective markes<br />
therein specified hee saith and deposeth that it hath bin and is an usuall<br />
thing for merchants lading sugars at Lisbone aboard a hollands shipp<br />
to be therein transported for haver de Grace to make consignement of the said<br />
goods to Amsterdam, to the end that if the market prove not goods for them<br />
at Roane they may goe thence in the said shipp for Amsterdam, and<br />
to that purpose they use to write to their factors or correspondents at<br />
Roane or haver de Grace, and in that consideration alone hee beleeveth<br />
the goods arlate were consigned for Amsterdam albeit the shipp was to<br />
goe for haver de Grace, all which hee knoweth being a marchant that<br />
hath longe used the trade of Lisbone, whereby hee is well acquainted with<br />
the premisses. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Tosses. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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