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Netherlands which hee knoweth by the longe … Netherlands which hee knoweth by the longe and frequent correspondance<br />
hee hath had with them thence, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the thirteenth article hee saith and deposeth that the arlate Manuel<br />
Martinez Madina was and is a Portugese borne and for such commonly<br />
accompted, and an Inhabitant of Lisbone and a subiect of<br />
the kinge of Portugall and for such alsoe commonly reputed, and a<br />
marchant of good accompt, and a frequent trade from Lisbone to<br />
Roane and Amsterdam, which hee knoweth having correspondance<br />
with him thence, and having soe had for many yeeres past. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the said Jeronimo Nunez da<br />
Costa at Amsterdam was and is the correspondent of the said Manoel<br />
and for such they were and are commonly accompted and reputed, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is a Portugese borne, but hath dwelt<br />
in London theise 20 yeares last or thereabouts, and otherwise negatively<br />
saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe.
To the second hee saith the said diego ffernando Lemos is a native<br />
of Portugall, and soe are all the rest of the said claimers as hee beleeveth,<br />
only hee doth not knowe but that Jeronimo Nunez da Costa was borne<br />
at Amsterdam of Portugall parents; and otherwise hee referreth himselfe<br />
to his foregoeing deposition.
To the third hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer.
To the fourth, 5th and 6th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing<br />
deposition and cannot otherwise answer, for hee this deponent was not in the<br />
voyage nor sawe any of the goods provided or laded.
To the 7th hee saith the interrogated Alfons[?e] Suarez is a maried man, and<br />
keepeth his wife and familie in Roane in ffrance, and soe hath donne<br />
theise tenn yeares and upwards, And otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his<br />
foregoing deposition, and saving the same cannot further answer.
To the 8th hee referreth himselfe to the bills of lading, and cannot<br />
otherwise answer.
To the 9th hee answereth negatively, verily beleeving the goods claimed<br />
to be really belonging to the said producents [?at] this present.
To the 10th negatively, referring himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the 11th hee berily beleeveth the bills of lading interrogated to be true and<br />
reall, and noe way fictitious.
To the 12th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition and otherwise negatively
To the thirteenth hee saith that the said advice was by letters which hee<br />
this deponent received from Amsterdam, and that as hee remembreth<br />
it was in May last that hee received the same. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer saving as aforesaid, saving hee was not present at the writing<br />
thereof.
To the fourteenth hee cannot answer.
To the 15. 16. 17 and 18 hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid, not being<br />
in the voyage, nor knowing ought thereof otherwise then as aforesaid.
To the 19th hee saith hee was borne at Lisbone and came thence<br />
about fiftie yeares since, only hee hath bin there once since but not to stay.hath bin there once since but not to stay. +
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