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John Lopez departed by land for London to … John Lopez departed by land for London to advise his principalls here thereof, and<br />
afterwards hee saith the said shipp departed thense with C[XXXX] for London, and comming<br />
to the downes the officers of this State came aboard and made seizure of her and<br />
of her lading, and at the time of the said seizure all the said merchandizes<br />
taken in on the West Indieas and before particularly specified were aboard her<br />
and came to the possession of the said officers, and continued under their said<br />
possession from that time, which hee knoweth because hee came up into the<br />
River and to an anchor neere this citie in her, and being then pressed into<br />
a man of warr of this state (whence hee was afterwards released) hee left her<br />
with all the forementioned goods in her. And further deposeth not.
To the 11th hee saith that the said goods were really provided for the said<br />
account and that noe Spaniard or enemie of this comonwealth hath any<br />
interest therein or had at the time of the said seizure.
To the 12th hee saith hee saith hee knoweth all the persons arlate and saith they<br />
are merchants and Inhabitants of this citie. and further deposeth not.
To the 13th hee saith hee hath knowne the arlate John Tilley five or six<br />
yeares, and saith hee is commonly accounted an Irish man and liveth in<br />
Amsterdam only as a merchant stranger.
To the 14th hee saith that the arlate John Chanternell liveth in Amsterdam<br />
with his wife and familie, and is accounted a subiect of the states of the<br />
Netherlands
To the 15th hee saith that whatsoever the said John lopez said or gave out<br />
touching the belonging of the said shipp and goods to Spaniards or subiects of<br />
the king of Spaine, was meerly to secure them from seizure and to noe<br />
other end, for they really belong to the said Imployers of his knowledge.
To the 16 hee cannot depose.
To the 17 hee cannot depose
To the 18 and 19 hee saith that the arlate Simon To[XX]son Bleau<br />
came a very miserable poore creature aboard the said shipp in Comana,<br />
and upon his lamentable sute, was entertained in the said shipp for his support<br />
and to keep him from starving, but proved afterwards a lewd, vile, offensive<br />
fellow and gave soe much discontent, that now and then hee was boxed<br />
for his lewd and wicked tricks, which hee resenting and meditating<br />
revenge assoone as hee came to Milford haven and was gotten ashore<br />
said in this deponents presence and hearing that in regard hee had<br />
bin [s?oe] beaten aboard, hee would doe his best to make the said shipp and<br />
goods be lost by declaring them to be belonging to Spaniards and that hee<br />
would soe declare them the divell should fetech him for it. And<br />
further deposeth not.
To the 20th hee saith that off lundee they espied two bessells and<br />
feared that they were Spaniards, and all alonge the voyage they had feare<br />
of Spanish vessells, in regard English were soe concerned in the lading<br />
and further hee cannot depose.
To the 21th hee saith the said John lopez having at the Indias received letters that were<br />
directed for Spaine, left them at Mataus[?er] to be conveyed knowing<br />
that hee should not goe thither
To the 22th hee saith that the said John Lopez gave three or foure pistolls<br />
to friends for courtesies in the Indias but sold none nor were any<br />
sold or bartered away, nor were any gunds or amunition carried thether<br />
tha[?n] what belonged too and was for the shipps defence.
To the 23 and 24th hee saith that the said John Lopez in the said shipps<br />
retourne from the Indias falling very sick and in danger of deth called<br />
the officers to him and (the said shipp being then in the Channell of the Bahama)<br />
shewed them an account of the goods and declared that they belonged to Anthony<br />
ffernandez, Gow[?a]n Painter, John Page, Antony Robles and Andrew dunkin<br />
ofny Robles and Andrew dunkin<br />
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