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the said fourtie nine potaces of tobacco, … the said fourtie nine potaces of tobacco, six hundred sixtie and three<br />
hides and foure chests of Tortois shells were aboard her and came upom<br />
the said seizure to the hands of the commanders and company of the said frigot that tooke<br />
the said shipp and lading, and was brought up into the River of Thames,<br />
which hee knoweth being brought into the downes in the frigot in the<br />
company of his said shipp. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the thirteenth hee saith that the said Antonio da ffonseca da<br />
ffranca was in the said shipp the ''Virgin Mary and All Saints'' of Cartagenia<br />
at the time of the said seizure, and had therein with him the<br />
said two bills of lading or one of them and severall writings, and<br />
papers showing the markes and quantities and alsoe his proprietie of and at the<br />
said goods claimed, together with the said orginall license graunted unto<br />
him as aforesaid by the Governour of Angola, and testimonialls or<br />
documents of his militarie service donne for the king of Portugall,<br />
all which this deponent sawe in his custodie, and knoweth and sawe<br />
that upon the said seizure the mariners of the said frigot of this<br />
Commonwealth tooke them away from him and possessed themselves<br />
thereof, and have deprived him thereof, all which hee knoweth<br />
being present aboard at her said seizure and seeing the premisses soe<br />
donne. And further hee cannot depose.
To the fourteenth árticle hee saith and deposeth that twentie of the<br />
said fourtie nine potaccoes of tobaccoe, marked with the first marke<br />
in the margent, and the other twentie nine potaccoes of tobaccoe<br />
marked with the second marke in the margent, and the said six<br />
hundred sixtie and three hides, all marked on the fleshie sides<br />
with the third marke in the margent, and the said foure chests of<br />
Tortois shells (upon all which chests was written ('''Careys''') were<br />
all reallie and truely provided, laden and put aboard the said shipp<br />
the ''Virgin Mary and All Saints'' of Cartagena by and for account<br />
of the said producent, and that noe Spaniard or subiect of the<br />
king of Spaine hath any interest in her said goods or any part thereof,<br />
and that the same were bought by the said producent with his<br />
owne goods, moneys and merchandizes. All which hee knoweth<br />
for the reasons aforesaid. And further cannot depose, referring<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the fifteenth hee saith hee well knoweth that the said producent<br />
was freed out of Chelsey Colledge prison as being a Portuguese,<br />
and subiect of the king of Portugall, which hee knoweth being there<br />
imprisoned with him, and seeing him soe set at libertie by authoritie<br />
of his highnesse the lord Protector, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. CENTRE HEADING
To the first hee saith the said Antonio da ffonseca da ffranca is of<br />
the age of thirtie two yeeres or thereabouts, and that hee this<br />
exáminate never knew the said producents parents, but hath heard<br />
from others that his father is dead, but his mother living, And<br />
otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot answer.
To the second hee saith hee this deponent was never at ffarnamburco<br />
And otherwise referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition, hee and<br />
saving the same hee cannot answer.
To the third hee saith hee was alsoe never at Angola,<br />
and referreth<br />
him selfe to his foregoeing deposition, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
Totion, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
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