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them ashore into their warehouse, and savi … them ashore into their warehouse, and saving a trunck wherein [?XX GUTTER]<br />
some fowle linnens, which were delivered unto him by the sayd Moller<br />
and van lynen as being belonging to the said Mexia de herera, and<br />
two boxes with plate, claimed by John van lynen and some moneys which hee received<br />
by Inventary of the said van lynen, whiich tobaccoe hee<br />
disposed of amongest the sea men, the plate and money [were] delivered<br />
to Admirall Stokes by his order, and the said trunck with the fowle linnen<br />
hee hath yet in his custody,
[LH MARGIN]<br />
as alsoe a chest wherein was some small quantitie of plate, which this deponent received into his custody, [?as GUTTER]<br />
belonging to the said<br />
Mexia de herera, but<br />
pretended by Moller to<br />
be belonging to him,<br />
and this deponent was<br />
by him desired to keep the<br />
same to his use anin case<br />
the shipp should be freed<br />
'''R:S''' [INITIALS, LH SIDE]
and saith there was alsoe a chaire of [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
said van lynen which being brught aboard the ''ffairfax'', this deponent [?tooke GUTTER<br />
the same in his possession, and noe other goods to the best of his remembrance. And further answereth<br />
not.
To the tenth hee saith that the said Mexia de herera the Captaine<br />
[?and] the Spanish master of the ''Santa Maria'' came in the said shipp to the<br />
Bay of Gibraltar, and that the said master was aboard when shee was<br />
soe seized, and the said van lynen endeavoured to conceale the said shipps<br />
master from this deponents takeing notice that hee was master, the said<br />
van lynen pretending him to be a passenger who hee had taken in at<br />
Santa Cruse, and became an earnest solliciter to this deponent that<br />
hee might goe ashore, alleadging him to be a Ragonz[?XXX GUTTER]<br />
not a Spaniard, and that hee was to receive nothing fo his passage<br />
being a very poore man, upon which this deponent (not then knowing him<br />
to be the master) suffered him to depart in the said fflute, and<br />
doth not beleeve the Spaniards taken in at Santa Cruse to be taken<br />
in for the ends interrogated, but for the service and account of<br />
themselves or other Spaniards. And further answereth not.
To the 11th hee saith that hee rather beleeveth the<br />
contrary of this Interrogatorie, namely hee beleeveth that the goods<br />
really and truely belong to Spaniards and not to dutch, for as much as [?since GUTTER]<br />
the seizure thereof, hee hath spoken with severall [?XXXXXes]. hollanders<br />
English merchants and others, who have come from Cadiz, Mallega,<br />
and other parts of Spaine, who have declared unto this deponent<br />
that the said goods did belong to Spanish merchants in Cadiz, and<br />
that the losse thereof was [?converted] by them, and this hee beleeveth<br />
would appeare if there were peace and that witnesses [?XXX]<br />
be brought thence or be there examined, and for the reasons<br />
aforesaid, and further answereth not.
To the 12 hee saith hee did not that hee knoweth ever see the said<br />
Mexia, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition. And otherwise<br />
cannot answer.
To the 13th hee saith that hee referreth himselfe to his said foregoeing<br />
deposition, and otherwise cannot answer.
To the 14 and 15 negatively for his part, and otherwise cannot answer saving<br />
as aforesaid, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposityion.
To teh 16 negatively.
To the 17th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and cannot<br />
further answer.
To the 18th he cannot answer.
To the 19th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot<br />
further answer.
Toand cannot<br />
further answer.
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