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The said '''John Baillehache''' to the Int … The said '''John Baillehache''' to the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first after showing unto him the letters and papers interrogated hee<br />
saith hee doth not know ought of the writing or giving order for<br />
the writing thereof, and otherwise saving his examination in the<br />
preparatorie, hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith hee is a Roman Catholike in Religion, and<br />
maketh a greate conscience of his oath taken in this cause, and<br />
beleeveth the same binding unto him to speake the truth, and<br />
that if hee should not soe doe hee should sinne mortally, and<br />
saith that such as are not of that Religion, are in his esteeme as<br />
hee as a Roman Catholique, heretiques but yet hee holdeth noe<br />
dispensation or indulgence for taking a false oath,<br />
availible, though the matter concerne heretiques or were never soe<br />
much for advantage of a Catholique, and otherwise negatively.
To the third hee saith he hee well knoweth John Lopez de Miranda<br />
hee being this deponents master, but knoweth neither of the other<br />
persons interrogated and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the fourth and 5th hee saith that the said Antonio ffernandez Caravajall<br />
was commonly accounted the sole freighter of the said ship for<br />
the said voyage, and to be sole proprieter of all the goods exported<br />
hence the said voyage, and that the said Miranda went out with<br />
them as factor of the said ffernandez and had the disposal of them<br />
at the Canaries, where hee reladed the wines and hides aforesaid<br />
(claimed by mr ffernandez) for mr ffernandez account, and<br />
otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition, and his examination in the<br />
preparatorie hee cannot depose.
To the 6 and 7th hee saith hee knoweth and saw one mr<br />
Chillingworth at Teneriff about the time of<br />
lading the said goods there, And otherwisse hee cannot depose.
To the eighth hee saith the exported goods as hee heard were<br />
at the Canaries sold for the value of sixteen hundred pounds<br />
sterling or thereabouts, and were sold to don Simon de Herrera,<br />
don Bernardo harmandaris and don Christoval de Albarado as<br />
hee remembreth, and of them and others the homewards goods<br />
for mr ffernandez were bought, and were paid for with money<br />
and goods. And otherwise cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 9th and 10th hee (after seeing the letter interrogated) answereth<br />
and beleeveth the same to be the handwriting of and to be subscribed<br />
by the said John Lopez de Miranda, and that it is the same letter<br />
that this examinate brought to the said Mr ffernandez from the<br />
Canaries, but hee was not present at nor privie to the<br />
writing of it, and saith hee was servant the said voyage to<br />
the said Miranda, and went to assist him as a servant, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid
To the 11th hee saith there came goods the said voyage from Teneriff<br />
consigned to mr Page, and otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid
To the 12 hee saith Robert hunter brought home two pipes of wine in<br />
the said shipp for his owne account which hee bought of Mr Miranda<br />
as this deponent remembreth, and was here to receive again<br />
60 ''li'' for them as this deponent heard and, with the said Hunter had hides and<br />
tobaccoe for his owne account alsoe aboard
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