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the said moneth of May 1658: see the arlat … the said moneth of May 1658: see the arlate Peter Sterico, come, and<br />
arrive, at Santa Cruze in the Canaries in a shipp called the ''Santa Christo'', which ship came, as it<br />
was Comonly said and reported from the West Indias, and therefore<br />
this deponent verily beleeveth and is perswaded in this Conscience that<br />
the said Peter Sterico was not at The Canaryes at such time<br />
as Generall Blake was there, and fought with the Spaniards<br />
And further to this article hee cannot depose:/:
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/.
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath as a foresaid knowne the said Peter Sterico<br />
for about Nine yeeres last, and sawe him last on this day in doctors<br />
Commons, but knoweth not where hee was borne, but this deponent verily<br />
beleeveth that hee is a Genoesse by birth, and saith hee hath for most of the<br />
time of this deponents knowledge of him. (as hee this deponent beleeveth) bin<br />
upon voyages. and this deponent further cannot answer to this interrogatorie./.
To the second hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid, and saving thae<br />
said Peter Sterico who this deponent soe sawe as aforesaid came into Santa<br />
Cruze [XXXX] middle of may 1658: and the arlate Peter<br />
Sterico, who this deponent soe sawe on this day as aforesaid was and is one and<br />
the same person and not divers, and further cannot Answer./.
Interpreted by mee Wm Martyn [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
The marke of the said<br />
Ezidero '''+''' [marke] Cattalan [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 9th day of}<br />
November 1658.}
Examined on the said Allegation/.
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'''Pedro Philipe Oresco''' of Middleborowe in Zeeland<br />
Merchant, Aged 36: yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
and Examined
To the first hee saith that the fight which was betweene<br />
the English ffleete (whereof Generall Blake was Commander<br />
and the Spanish ffleete at the Canaryes, happened and was on or<br />
neere about the 18th day of Aprill 1657: old stile, which this deponent<br />
knoweth for that hee was at the Canaryes about three dayes<br />
before the said fight was made, And further Cannot depose
To the second hee saith that the arlate Peter Sterico was not at<br />
the Canaryes nor neere thereunto in the moneth of Aprill, 1657: nor for a long time before<br />
and after, but was at the Cararcaes in the west Indies, some time, [?or]<br />
a [?bout] 6 monethes after , which this deponent knoweth to be true, for that<br />
hee did goe from Santa Cruze in the Canaryes aforesaid, about the 15th day<br />
of Aprill 1657: to the Caracoes in the west Indies, and there arrived<br />
about the 17th of June following, where he then found [?him]<br />
the sayd Peter Sterico, where the said Peter and this deponent came and were<br />
acquainted and often eate and dranke together, and<br />
this deponent was and remained at the Caracoes<br />
about foure monethes after such his arrivall there and soe long there
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