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To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee hath … To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee hath heard Robert hunter the English Master<br />
of the shipp ''Irish Merchant'', saye, that at the tyme when the sayd shipp was<br />
lett to freight for the voyage in question hee him selfe and one John Blithe<br />
and the producent Richard Webb and others were owners of the sayd shipp, And<br />
saith that since the beginning of this suite hee hath heard (but by<br />
whome hee cannot call to mynde) that the sayd shipp was freighted for the<br />
sayd voyage by the Interrogate Antonio ffernandez And further to this<br />
Interrogatorie hee cannot answere./
To the third hee cannot answere knowing nothing nor having heard any thing<br />
to the effect Interrogate more then before is declared/
To the 4th hee saith hee never knew Webb the producent untill the after<br />
the seizure of the shipp ''Irish Merchant'', nor ever heard before the sayd<br />
seizure, of any letter of Marque hee had against the Spaniard, And<br />
further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere knowing nothing nor having<br />
heard any thing to the effect thereof more then what hee hath declared/
To the 5th hee saith that the foresayd Lopez went supra Cargo or Marchant<br />
of the sayd shipp as is predeposed, and further saving his foregoeing deposition<br />
hee cannot answere/
To 6th hee saith that the Interrogate Lopez went as Marchant on board<br />
the sayd shipp the ''Irish Merchant'' from London to Teneriff, and was<br />
accompted marchant of her at Teneriff and did dispose of her outward<br />
ladeing and relade her with the goodes in question but for whose Accompt<br />
or whether as in his owne right, or as ffactor for Antonio ffernandez<br />
Interrogate hee knoweth not, And saith hee well knoweth that the sayd Lopez his<br />
wound was received at Teneriff was not the cause why hee returned not<br />
againe in the sayd shipp for England, for that this deponent knoweth that the sayd<br />
Lopez before the sayd shipps departure from Teneriff towards England<br />
was soe sufficiently cured of the sayd wound that hee was past any<br />
danger thereby, and alsoe for that hee heard the sayd Lopez saye that<br />
hee had busines to doe at the Cittie of Alagoona in Teneriff<br />
to perfect and make up his Accompts and pay some moneys hee ought there<br />
and that hee could not presently doe it otherwise hee would have returned for<br />
England in the shipp of one William Martine which came home in the<br />
Company of the ''Irish Merchant'' And further hee cannot answere/
To the 7th Interrogatorie hee answereth that hee was not present at the buying of<br />
or contracting for any of the goods Interrogate And further cannot answere/
To the 8th Interrogatorie hee saith hee beleeveth that during the time Interrogate<br />
there have bin and are English Merchants or ffactors resideing in the<br />
Isle of Teneriff And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere<br />
for that divers of them are come away from thence secretly and<br />
therefore hee knoweth not what to beleeve touching any trade driven<br />
by them there./
To the 9th hee saith hee not being a Merchant nor acquainted with their<br />
manner of trade in tymes of trouble, knoweth not what actes are used<br />
by them, nor what to beleeve touching the matter Interrogate/
To the 10th hee saith hee hath not deposed to the article Interrogate<br />
and therefore it concerneth him not to answere to this Interrogatorie neither<br />
can hee answere any thing thereto other then what hee hath before deposed/
Toher then what hee hath before deposed/
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