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HCA 13/73 f.188r Annotate
First transcribed 8 January 2014  +
First transcriber Colin Greenstreet  +
Folio 188  +
Parent volume HCA 13/73  +
Side Recto  +
Status Uploaded image; transcribed on 08/01/2014  +
Transcription To the fourteenth article hee saith that tTo the fourteenth article hee saith that the said John Chanterwell liveth<br /> and keepeth house and familie in Amsterdam, where this deponent hath<br /> bin ofte at his house, and was and is commonly accounted a<br /> subiect of the States of the United Netherlands. To the fifteenth hee saith that the said John lopez did indeed give out<br /> at the West Indias that the said shipp and lading belonged<br /> to him, but did soe declare and give out (and soe hee acknowledged<br /> and soe this deponent knoweth) mearly to get libertie of trade there<br /> and to secure them from confiscation, for had shee bin knowne to<br /> belong to any other than Spaniards, shee had bin in danger thereof, and<br /> would not have bin permitted to trade; And saith they really belong to the<br /> said Imployers the producents, and none other. yeelding a reason of<br /> his knowledge as aforesaid. To the 16th hee saith that from the time of this deponents aid comming<br /> home which was on or about the eighth of January last, hee hath almost<br /> daily frequented the Exchange, and knoweth that the b[XXX] and report hath<br /> there gonne constantly amongst the marchants that the said ship and goods<br /> were for the said account of the said marchants the producents, and severall<br /> have endeavoured to get this deponent to put them in the same way<br /> of trade, by discovering unto them the way thereof. And further hee<br /> cannot depose. To the 17th hee saith hee hath knowne the said John lopez about six<br /> yeares last, during which space hee the said John hath dwelt in and<br /> about this citi[?a], saving when hee hath bin in voyages at sea, in which<br /> hee hath bin imployed by severall merchants. To the 18 and 19th hee saith that at Comana the arlate Simon To[?mson]<br /> Bleau in a miserable poore ragged condition eaten with moskito's<br /> almost starved came to the said shipp and saying hee was a poore dutch<br /> boy and desired to come home for his countrey besought the said John lopez<br /> to take compassion on him and receive him into the shipp and give him<br /> victuall to sustaine him, and said hee would doe what worke hee was<br /> able therefore, and requested this deponent and the said Betts to further<br /> him therein, and soe hee was in pitty received, but after a while<br /> hee appeared to be a very lewd lying, pilfering idle fellow, given to<br /> drawing of his knife and quarralling and threatened and endeavoured<br /> to stab some of the company, for which his lewdnes hee being somtimes<br /> corrected and drubd, bore greate spleen against them that corrected him,<br /> being especially the Spaniards aboard, and when the shipp was soe come<br /> to Milford haven hee threatened to be revenged, and amongst other<br /> threates swore hee would informe that the shipp and goods belonged to<br /> Spaniards, though the divell should fetch him for it, and saith<br /> hee this examinate heard him soe say and threaten, and that hee would<br /> doe them all the mischeife hee could or to that effect. To the 20th hee saith hee doth not know nor beleeve that the said John<br /> lopez did teare, throw over board or make away any of the shipps<br /> papers, nor would hee soe to doe in regard of an English, being in<br /> the service of such subiects and friends of this commonwealth, but<br /> hee and this deponent and the rest were fearfull of meeting with Spanish<br /> vessells, and shipping [XXX] off London, they much suspected them to bee<br /> such, and apprehended much danger from them in that regard. And<br /> further hee cannot depose. To the 21th hee saith that the said John lopez receiveing some letters at<br /> Truxillo from a shipps company (that came from Cadiz and supposed<br /> that the ''Hope'' was thither bound) to be thether conveyed, upon the ''Hopes''<br /> touching at Matousa in her retourne, left them there to be thense<br /> conveyed, being loath to throw them over board, and beleeveth they did not<br /> at all mention or concerne the ''hope'' or her lading. Tor concerne the ''hope'' or her lading. To  +
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