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committed prisoners to Chelsea Colledge, t … committed prisoners to Chelsea Colledge, the said producent hath bin<br />
since and is thence released and set at libertie as being a subiect of<br />
the king of Portugall, by his highnesse the lord Protectors order, this<br />
deponent seeing him set at libertie, and this hee saith is alsoe<br />
true and notorious.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath knowne the said producent eight yeeres<br />
as aforesaid, and saith hee the said producent is of about 32 or 33 yeeres<br />
of age, but this deponent never knew his parents, but hath seene<br />
diverse letters brought him to Angola from his mother from Brazila<br />
by shipping that hath come hense, together with goods, and hath seen<br />
him receive and open some of them, and saith his father (as tis<br />
commonly said there) is dead.
To the second hee saith hee was never as ffarnambuco, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer.
To the third hee saith hee this exáminate came last from Angola<br />
in the yeere 1653, and then left the said producent there, but this<br />
deponent was not there in the yeere 1646 or 1647. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer.
To the fourth hee saith that since and notwithstanding the warres<br />
betwixt Spaine and Portugall, the Subiects of Spaine might and<br />
frequently have and doe sell tobaccoes, hides, tortois shells and<br />
other commodities (carried from the West Indies) at Angola,<br />
and in like manner the Portugall subiects might and doe<br />
frequently carry Negros and commodities from Angola to Cartagena and<br />
there sell and barter the same and carry the proceeds thereof (if<br />
they think a good and have occasion) into any other of the dominions<br />
of the king of Spaine, and there dispose thereof, and all this<br />
by vertue of licenses and permissions from which are frequently gained<br />
and granted.
To the fifth hee saith that for all the time arlate all subiects<br />
of the king of Portugall comming from Angola have had and<br />
have free libertie to goe and trade at any of the ports of the<br />
king of Spaine, and soe have the king of Spaine subiects at<br />
Angola to goe to Angola, having a passe or license to that purpose<br />
from Cartagena or otherpart of the West Indies to Saint Lucar<br />
Cadiz or Saint Sebastians, without any danger of confiscation<br />
having beforehand a passe as aforesaid
To the 6th hee saith that any subiect of Portugall comming from<br />
to Cartagena or otherpart of the west Indies in the king<br />
of Spaines dominions, and hath after occasion to goe thereunto and<br />
carry goods and trade at any port in Spaine, hee shall have libertie<br />
soe to doe by permission or passe that shall be<br />
graunted him from the Governour of such place of the West Indies<br />
whense hee goe for Spaine, the said Governour of course seeing his<br />
passeour of course seeing his<br />
passe +
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