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To the fifth article hee saith That hee ca … To the fifth article hee saith That hee cannot [?depose]<br />
thereof,
To the last hee saith his forgoing deposition was and is true.
To the last Interrogatory saith [?xxxin] 4 [?coce]
To the first hee saith hee hath spoken the truth as in the presence of [?XXXX]<br />
and that being as aforesaid fully perswaded in his conscience that [?x]<br />
said lading of the ''Santa Maria'' belongeth to spaniards, hee this deponent [XXXX]<br />
hee were Judge in the case, xxxxxx and woud condemn it for good [?XX]<br />
as justly hee [?wishe] as hee continueth, [? xxxxlering] the warre between<br />
England and Spaine. And otherwise negatively saving his [?foregoing]<br />
deposition to which hee referreth.
To the second hee answereth that hee hath none of the papers [?inxx]<br />
nor knoweth where they or any of them are and nor did hee see the [?dxx]<br />
of any by Captain Storey or Captaine Stoker, and further hee [?cannot]<br />
answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith that there was two parcells of plate in two boxes [?xxx] in the [?ship]<br />
when she was seized, (but the quantities thereof hee knoweth [?not]<br />
and alsoe two thousand dollars in money and upwards, and saith the [XXX]<br />
said [?xxxxxman] then laid claime to the most part of the said plate and to all the [XXXX], [?and]<br />
further saving his forgoing deposition hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee cannot answer saving negatively for his part.
To the 5th hee cannot answer.
To the 6 negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer
To the 7 hee saith that one mr wilson was a merchant that<br />
accompanied Admirall Stokes at [?Tlwoloo], being a person [?well]<br />
versed in Spanish affaires, but he knoweth not any person [?belonging]<br />
to the said Admirall Stokes [?or his] squadron by the name of [XXX]<br />
and otherwise hee cannot answer.
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin [LH MARGIN]
Tho: Hullman [RH SIGNATURE]
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The first of November 1659. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid first allegation of [?the]<br />
7th January 1658.
'''Captaine Robert Storey''' Commander of the ''ffairfax''<br />
''frigot'' in the immediate service of this Commonwealth<br />
sworne and examined saith as followeth, XXXX
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
all the goods, wares and merchandizes taken and seized by this deponent[?s]<br />
company in the shipp the ''Santa Maria'' were and are of the [?growth]<br />
and [?produce] of the West Indies, the said goods consisting in<br />
Brazil [?wood], Hides, [?cocoa], sume tobacco and a little sugar, and<br />
then the said places of the west Indies where the said goods [xxxx xxxx]<br />
were produced are under the dominion and obedienc of the King of Spaineominion and obedienc of the King of Spaine +
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