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Santa Cruse turned out of her, another wen … Santa Cruse turned out of her, another went master, another boatswaine<br />
another boatswaines mate and the rest common men, and<br />
saith there was a Spaniard called John (what els hee knoweth<br />
not) who came from Amsterdam in the said shipp as marchant of her, but<br />
at Santa Cruse hired the said Spaniards and thense went<br />
for Santa Domingo and from Santa Cruse hee went Captaine of the said<br />
shipp, which hee knoweth, seeing them soe depart and taking notice<br />
of all the premisses, and for Spaniards and subiects of the king of<br />
Spaine, both the said hired men and the said person that soe came<br />
merchant from Amsterdam were commonly accounted and reputed.<br />
And further hee cannot depose.
To the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seaventh and eighth hee cannot depose<br />
saving his foregoeing deposition and what followes, for hee went not in the<br />
said shipp further than to Santa Cruse.
To the nineth hee saith the said shipp went first from Amsterdam the said<br />
voyage and carried a cargo of goods in her thence, and the saud John<br />
the Spaniard looked after the lading and stowage thereof and came<br />
daily aboard to looke thereto, and allthough other names were used yet<br />
hee beleeveth most part of the said lading belonged to the said John the<br />
said Spaniard, because hee went merchant thereof and had the disposall<br />
of the same comitted unto him, and provided Seamen at Santa<br />
Cruse as aforesaid, and this deponent at the Canaries heard him<br />
say that part of the said lading belonged to him, and hee alone<br />
at the shipps departing from Santa Cruse appeared Captaine and<br />
Commander of her, but from Amsterdam to Santa Cruse the<br />
said John van lynen had the command of [?her], [XX] which passage<br />
comming on the coast of Portugall, and two English frigots being<br />
espied, the said John the Spaniard through feare went and hidd<br />
himselfe in the cabbin of this deponent, stiersman of the said<br />
shipp, All which hee knoweth seeing the same soe donne, And<br />
further cannot depose.
To the tenth hee saith there was and is warr betwixt England<br />
and Spaine, and otherwise referreth himselfe to the law./.
Upon the allegation of the 13th of this instant. [INDENTED TO RH SIDE]
To the first hee saith there were carried in the said shipp the said<br />
voyage from Amsterdam a hundred barrells of tarr, about tenn<br />
tonnes of ironm, the materialls and rigging of and for a<br />
shallop of about 48 or 50 foote in the keele with masts, sailes,<br />
and all appurtenances, ready to be put together and set up in the<br />
West Indias, whereunto shee was designed, and saith the same was<br />
still in and aboard her when the said shipp ''Saint Mary'' soe<br />
set saile and departed from Santa Cruse as aforesaid towards Santa<br />
Domingo, and otherwise hee cannot depose, not being at Samta<br />
Domingo in her.
To the second hee saith that the said John the Spaniard that soe [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
Captaine of the said vessell, laded aboard her at Santa Cruse<br />
thirtie pipes of Canariewines, this deponents eeing the lading<br />
and helping to take the same, And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
not going to Santa Domingo in the said vessell.
To thye third and fowrth hee cannot depose for hee went not the<br />
said voyage to Santa Domingo nor was ever at that place.
To the fifth hee beleeveth that none but Spaniards may trade at<br />
Santa Domingo, and that Spanish commanders [XXXXXX]} with any<br />
shippnders [XXXXXX]} with any<br />
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