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To the fowerth Interrogatorie hee saieth, … To the fowerth Interrogatorie hee saieth, That at such time as this deponent<br />
after his imprisonment at Campechia aforesaid was brought on board<br />
the said Spanish Vessell, hee did there observe and was sometimes<br />
imployed to goe on shoare to campechia aforesaid and thence to bring<br />
Logwood and some Chests of Cutchineels on board the said spanish<br />
Vessell which was called the ''Ravan Wespis'', and on board the said<br />
shipp ''Saint John'', and thereby knoweth, That the Lading of the said shipp<br />
the ''Saint John'' was brought out of Spanish storehouses at Campechia<br />
and for and in the name of Spaniards laden on board the said shipp<br />
''Saint John'', and went and was upon the accompt and adventure of<br />
Spaniards, and commonly so reputed and taken to be, and so much the<br />
said dutchmen which were on board the said shipp ''Saint John'' did<br />
declare unto him this examinate at such time or times as he did occasionally<br />
goe on board the said ''Saint John'' neere Campechia aforesaid, Which<br />
is all thatthis examinate can, as he saieth, depose for satisfaction<br />
to this Interrogatorie./:
To the fifth Interrogatorie hee saieth, That so farr as this examinate did upon<br />
the occasions predeposed observe, and as he was credibly informed all the<br />
Officers of the said shipp the ''Saint John'' were Spaniards, saving onley the<br />
Gunner which was a dutchman, and that saving the said Gunner, and<br />
about six or seaven dutchmen more, all the shipps Crew did<br />
consist of Spaniards. And further to this Interrogatorie he cannot depose
To the 6th hee saieth, That hee this examinate after his release from hus<br />
imprisonment at Campechia aforesaid did in and with the said Spanish<br />
Vessell called the ''Ravan Wespis'' sayle in Company from thence with<br />
the said shipp ''Saint John'' untill they came to the gulfe of florida<br />
where they lost one another, and afterwards the said shipp the ''Ravan''<br />
''Wespis'' arrived at Carachico in the Island of Teneriffe, where<br />
this examinate upon his arrivall was credibly informed, That the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint John'' was about fower daies before arrived with their<br />
said lading at Santa Cruce in the said Island. And further to this<br />
Interrogatorie hee cannot answer./
To the 7th Interrogatorie he answereth, and saieth, That as this examinate<br />
observed and was informed upon his occasionall being on board the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint John'' at or neere Campechia aforesaid, there was a<br />
Dutchman on board the said shipp, who was said to be the dutch<br />
Skipper or Master of the said shipp in subordination to the Spanish<br />
Captaine or Commander then on board the same. And further to this<br />
Interrogatorie hee saieth hee cannopt depose./
To the eighth Interrogatorie hee saieth, That this examinate cannot any thing<br />
further depose or answer to this Interrogatorie, then hee hath predeposed<br />
to the sixth precedent Interrogatorie to which he referreth himselfe.
To the nyneth hee saieth hee hath no knowledge of the shipp the<br />
''Love'' of Amsterdam interrate nor of her Master, nor hath seene<br />
or heard of such shipps being at Santa Cruce, nor of her lading of any<br />
goods at that or any other place for any accompt whatsoever. And<br />
further to this Interrogatorie hee saieth he cannot answer/
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin
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