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To the 3d Interrogatorie hee saith hee kno … To the 3d Interrogatorie hee saith hee knowes not any person called by<br />
the name of Peter Vander Rubin: but the said Mr John<br />
Casby, who goeth by that name in the Canaryes as aforesaid<br />
and further cannot Answer./.
To the 4th hee saith that he very well knoweth the foresaid Don<br />
Christovall da Aleverado, which said name is his reall<br />
name: and at this deponents last coming from Canaryes which<br />
was in the moneth of December last, hee the said Alverado<br />
was a Batchelor and beleeveth hee is soe at present, and<br />
further Cannot answer saving Negatively./.
To the 5th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition<br />
and further cannot answer:/:
To the 6th hee saith that the foresaid bill of lading for the<br />
said wines and sassa Perilla was as aforesaid signed<br />
by this deponent, but whether it was taken in the ship<br />
or sent over by the said Alverado to the said Producent hee<br />
saith hee Knoweth not, and further cannot answer./.
To the 7th hee saith hee knoweth not of any bill of lading<br />
that came to the hands of the said Producent, of or Concerning<br />
the foresaid wines and sassa perilla, but beleeveth the foresaid<br />
bill came to the Hands of the said Producent, and further<br />
cannot depose.
To the 8th hee saith hee knoweth not the usuall marke<br />
of the said Producent, and further cannot answer<br />
Referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition:/:
To the 9th hee saith that at the Canaryes and other Places<br />
it is a Custome used amongst merchants and ffactors<br />
when they send goods to any man, to marke them<br />
with severall markes, and sometimes they doe soe<br />
to distinguish the better sort from the worse, and for<br />
other causes and reasons; And saith that hee doth<br />
verily beleeve, and is perswaded in his Conscience<br />
that the said wines and sassa perilla or any part thereof did not either at<br />
the time of Lading of the same, at the Canaryes or at the<br />
time of the seizure of the same, belong to any person<br />
whatsoever, but the said John Caseby and further cannot<br />
depose:/:
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin./.
Pieter Binnewij?ten [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The first day of March 1658./.
Examined upon the foresaid Allegation./.
'''Rp. (2:dus:'''
'''Richard Caseby''' of London Merchant aged 21<br />
yeeres or thereabouts, sworne and Examined
(Tos or thereabouts, sworne and Examined
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