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severall Comidityes (sic), in this City of … severall Comidityes (sic), in this City of London, namely, Serges, Bayes, Sayes<br />
Norwich stuffes Perpetuanes, and other goods, and<br />
after the same were Provided, and bought the same were shipped<br />
on board a shipp Called the ''Mackarel'' to bee Carried and Transported<br />
to Amsterdam, and were Consigned to Mr Chanternel Merchant<br />
of Amsterdam Correspondent there [XX] of the said Mr Page, and the said<br />
Ayleward, (as this Deponent now remembreth) went over in<br />
the said ship hence for Amsterdam with the said Goods. And saith<br />
the said Mr Page then sent a letter hence To [XXX] Directed<br />
to the said Mr Chanternel in Amsterdam wherein hee<br />
Advised the said Mr Chanternel that hee had sent some goods from hence<br />
Consigned to him in a holland Pinke, and desired the said Chanternel to receive<br />
the same, and to buy more Goods there, and alsoe a ship to carry the said Goods sent hence<br />
and those which hee shoul there Provide to the Spanish West Indias, and the said Mr Page alsoe<br />
wrote in the said Letter, that one John Lopez a Spaniard was appointed to goe Supra Cargoe of the<br />
ship that should be soe bought, and that hee hoped it would Prove a good voyage, and that if<br />
hee the said Mr Chanternel would become a Partner in the said voyage and designe, hee might be admitted, or to the like Purpose: And this Deponent (being then servant to the Producent<br />
and doeing his busines touching his Comerce and Trade) Copyed the foresaid<br />
Letter into the said Mr Pages Letter booke, And shipped<br />
off the foresaid Goods here Laden on board the said ship ''Mackarell'' and was<br />
made Privy to the said Designe and Voyage and thereby knoweth the<br />
Premisses: And further hee cannot depose:/:
Upon the rest not Examined by Direction./.
Wm: Roope [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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To the Interrogatories.:./.:.[CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was none of the Company of the ship the ''Hope''<br />
Interrate, And saith hee was borne in the Parish of [?Ditsame] in<br />
Devonshire, and saith hee is a Batchelor And hath lived<br />
for about five yeeres last in this City, and about a yeere before<br />
hee lived in Holland, and about two yeeres before this Deponent<br />
lived in ffrance, and about two or three yeeres before hee lived<br />
in Holland, and saith hee is a farr off Allyed to the said Mr Page<br />
and liveth with him in the Quality aforesaid, And saith hee hath noe<br />
share or Interest in the said ship or goods Claimed by the said Mr Page<br />
and Company: And further cannot Answer:/
To the second hee saith hee was not present at the buying of the said<br />
ship ''Hope'', nor of her Outward Cargoe but knoweth that<br />
the said Mr Page his Packer (by the said Mr Page his order)<br />
bought and Packed the foresaid goods sent thence in the said shipp [?XXX]<br />
and this Deponent with his owne hands with the money of and by<br />
the Order of the said Mr Page, paid the Partyes<br />
for the foresaid Goods of whom the said Packer bought them;<br />
And further cannot Answer./:
To the 3d hee saith that hee Conceiveth that both the Outward<br />
Cargoe, and homeward Cargoe was upon the Joint Account of<br />
the Claimers And further cannot Answer:/.
To the 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th and 9th hee hath not soe deposed:/.
To the 10th hee saith that hee hath heard that the Interrate Andrew<br />
dunkin hath lived in Sivill in Spaine, but hath here lived<br />
in this City for theise two yeares last, and the Interrate Gowen {ainter<br />
hath lived at the Canaryes some yeeres, but came from thence<br />
about two yeeres and a quarter since, And to the rest negatively:/
Toer since, And to the rest negatively:/
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