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then in Leadenhall streete neare Creechurc … then in Leadenhall streete neare Creechurch, where hee nowe dwelleth<br />
and hath soe donne about sixteene yeares last, and saith that for all the<br />
said time of such this deponents knowledge of him, hee the said mr<br />
ffernandez hath bin and is a merchant of good account, and hath<br />
from time to time traded to and from the Canaries for wines and<br />
other goods (and to other places) to greate valewes, in soemuch that hee hath (as this deponent<br />
beleeveth and as it is commonly said) paid asmuch custome and<br />
excise (by reason of such his greate dealing) as any<br />
one merchant in the nation for his time of trading, and further<br />
that his cheifest trade is and hath bin in wines comming brought from the<br />
Canaries. The premisses hee deposeth having for all that<br />
said time of his knowledge of him wrought to him the said mr<br />
ffernandez as his wine Cooper, first under this deponents<br />
master, and since namely for twelve yeeres last or thereabouts)<br />
for himselfe. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not exámined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cannot answer ought thereto.
To the second hee answereth that hee is a Protestant by Religion<br />
and maketh much conscience of the oath taken in this cause,<br />
whereby hee holdeth himselfe bound without dispassion to speake<br />
the truth without respect of persons.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth the interrogated Ignatio da Landahola<br />
and Antonio da Ponte having seene them in London, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer.
To the 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. and 12th hee cannot answer, not being<br />
in the voyage, nor knowing ought thereof, otherwise than as aforesaid
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
John Bellamy [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The seaventeenth of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
Ash and others against drinkewater}<br />
Suckley. Clements.}
Examined upon an allegation given in<br />
on the behalfe of the said Ash and others.
'''Rp. .1'''
'''Nicholas Gold'sbrough''' of wapping in the County of<br />
Middlesex Mariner, aged 40 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth that the voyage in question there were<br />
not any herrings laden aboard the shipp the ''Jonas'' arlate but<br />
such as were sent downe to the said shipp by mr Nathaniel<br />
drinkewater and mr Samuel Weston arlate or one of them, or their<br />
agentsr one of them, or their<br />
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