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writing or accompt of the said lading (whi … writing or accompt of the said lading (which the said Master<br />
produced and said he had brought in his said shipp from Portugall)<br />
see observe and take notice of the quantities qualities and markes<br />
of the said Lading of sugars Tobaccoes and shumacke. And further<br />
to this article hee deposeth not/
To the 7th Article of the said Allegation he saieth, That shortly after the<br />
buying and lading of the said 222 Chests of sugars, 113. baggs<br />
of shumacke and forty rolls of Tobbacoes on board the said shipp<br />
the ''new England Merchant'' the said goods were all seized upon<br />
by the Officers of the inquisition at Porto Porto aforesaid or by<br />
some other Officers or Ministers of the king of Portugall in the<br />
place as being the goods of the said Policarpio de Oliveyra, and<br />
were carried on shoare out of the said shipp and not permitted<br />
to be carried to ffrance as they were designed, but were there kept<br />
and detained to the great Losse and prejudice of the said fernandez<br />
upon some pretence of a Cr[?ime] by the said Oliveira said to be<br />
committed, and the said ffernandez was and is thereby deprived<br />
thereof, The premisses hee saieth were and are publique and notorious<br />
aswell by the report of the Master of the said shipp the ''New<br />
England Merchant'' and Companie who thereupon returned with<br />
the said shipp emptie, as also by the constant and concurring testimony<br />
of severall letters of advise from Portugall touching the said<br />
transactions sent to this City of London And further to this<br />
article he deposeth not/
To the 8th article hee saiet, That hee this deponent for and upon<br />
the grounds and reasons of his knowledge of and acquaintance<br />
with the whole transactions in reference to the said shipps said<br />
designe before by him expressed, and by the Letters missive of<br />
the said Policarpio de Oliveyra whilest himselfe and the said<br />
goods so by him laden or caused to be laden as aforesaid were yet<br />
in full libertie, written and sent to the said fernandez, and which<br />
this deponent hath seene and perused, he this deponeny is absolutely<br />
convinced and assured that he the said Policarpio de Oliveira<br />
at the time of the buying lading or seizing of the said 222<br />
Chests of sugars, 113. baggs of shumacke and forty rolls of<br />
Tobaccoes had not any part share or interest in the same<br />
but the same were really and truely bought provided and<br />
laden for the use and accompt of the said fernandez, and that<br />
the said fernandez must and doeth alone beare the hazard and<br />
adventure of the same. And further to this article hee deposeth not./.urther to this article hee deposeth not./. +
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