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áboard her, and being brought into the Dow … áboard her, and being brought into the Downes in the company of<br />
the said shipp the ''Virgin Mary'' and her lading. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that at the time of the lading<br />
of the said tobaccoes at Cartagena in the West Indies on board<br />
the said shipp, all the severall Potacco's of tobacco, namely aswell<br />
those laden by and for account of the said producent as the<br />
said other foure hundred and upwards were all marked and<br />
had visible markes thereon, and that there were not any<br />
Potaccoe or Potacoe's of tobacco laden or received aboard<br />
the said shipp the said voyage without marke, All which hee<br />
knoweth being present and seeing the lading of the said tobacco's<br />
and taking notice thereof, and of the entrie thereof made in<br />
his boatswaines booke, And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
seeing his precontest Antonio Martinez da Meza was<br />
alsoe present and others and tooke notice of the said lading.
To the third hee cannot depose, not being present at the<br />
unlading arlate.
To the fourth hee saith that the markes with which the said<br />
potaccoes were all marked at the time of the said lading, were<br />
made upon peeces of canvas (namely a peece of canvas to<br />
each potaccoe of tobaccoe) the said peeces of<br />
canvas being each about the bignes of a mans hand, and<br />
were all sewed or stitched with thredd unto the Potacco's, and<br />
all which hee knoweth seeing the same to be in such manner<br />
marked, and taking notice thereof, and comming from<br />
Cartagena commander of the said shipp, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, not being present at the said<br />
unlading arlate.
To the fifth hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not exámined by direction of the producent
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was present at the said lading<br />
at Cartagena, but did not exactly view every particular<br />
potacco of tobaccoe that was soe laden,<br />
but viewed them enough to take<br />
notice of the said markes made on the canvasses, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the second, third and fourth hee saith that all the said<br />
potaccoes were all marked and had markes on them at<br />
the time of the said lading, and there were not any [potacoes GUTTER]<br />
laden but what were marked, and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answere, not being present at the unlading, and saving<br />
his foregoeing deposition.
Tolt;br />
his foregoeing deposition.
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