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The same Day/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined … The same Day/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined on the said Allegation/.
'''Rp. 3us'''
'''Robert fframpton''' of Limehouse<br />
Shipwright late Carpenter of the<br />
''Brazil ffrigot'' (Thomas Heath Master)<br />
aged 35 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
And Examined./:
To the 4th and 9th articles of the said Allegation (Upon which alone<br />
hee is Examined by Direction) hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the arlate John ffernandez Viera<br />
who is a Portuguese, and is the Governor of Angola<br />
under the King of Portugall, And saith the said ffernandez<br />
was brought from ffarnambuco in the Brazill to Angola<br />
in a Ship in Company of the said ''Brazil ffrigot''<br />
this Deponent being then Carpenter of the said<br />
''Brazil ffrigot'', and the said ffernandez arived at<br />
Angola about a yeere and halfe since, And at the<br />
time of the said ffernandez Coming thither, the old<br />
Portugall Governors time there was Expired, and by order<br />
of the King of Portugall (as this Deponent beleeveth) hee<br />
came from thence, in the said ''Brazil ffrigot'',<br />
And saith that while the said ''Brazil ffrigot'' lay at<br />
Angola, there were two ships fitting out by order<br />
of the said ffernandez to seize upon an English<br />
ship which was reported to be at Bengall, and this<br />
Deponent went on board one of the said ships at Angola while shee was fitting out<br />
and the Gunner of her likewise said and acknowledged to this<br />
Deponent that both the said ships were by order of the<br />
said ffernandez to saile to Bengall to take an English<br />
Ship there, And saith that when this Deponent went from<br />
Angola in the ''Brazil ffrigot'' the said two ships<br />
were fitted and manned and ready to saile upon the<br />
said Designe, onely they wanted some water. and<br />
Provisions to be put onboard them; And saith that<br />
since his coming into England, hee hath heard<br />
that one Perkins was Master of the said English ship<br />
which the said two ships were fitted and manned to<br />
seize upon as aforesaid, and hath likewise heard that<br />
they did take her and her Lading, and Lastly hee<br />
saith that of his Certain Knowledge both Angola<br />
and Bengall are under the Dominion and<br />
Subjection of the King of Portugall: and further cannot<br />
depose ./.
The mark of '''R''' the said<br />
Robert fframpton: [MARKE, RH SIDE]r />
Robert fframpton: [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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