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15th Octobris 1660.
Super al … '''A: 9:'''
15th Octobris 1660.
Super allone pred examinatus.
[?XXXXXX]}<br />
the ''Peahen'''.}
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'''Diego de Gavarra''' of Sivill in Spaine Merchant, aged 34 yeares late<br />
Purser of the said shipp the ''Peahen'' sworne and examined
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about the beginning of the moneth<br />
of Aprill 1659, there were laded aboard the shipp the ''Peahen'' arlate<br />
in the name and for the account of the said Zerbi by a certaine Genoese a<br />
correspondent of the said Zerbi's six packs of bayes, serges and Perpetuanas<br />
(the said shipp then lying in the Bay of Cadiz) one of which packs was (as hee<br />
saith) brought from Sivile, and the other five from Cadiz, and were all<br />
soe laded to be in the said shipp transported to the parts of the West Indias<br />
and there to be sold and invested in other goods or moneys for the said producents<br />
account, which hee knoweth being Purser, and taking account in writing of<br />
the said lading soe made for the said account. Et ulterius, that the said shipp<br />
ariving with the said goods at the Havana, the same were there vended and<br />
invested in peeces or eight, namely in foure thousand and odd peeces of<br />
eight, which were there put aboard the said shipp in or about October 1659 for the same acccount to be<br />
thense carried to Spaine and there to be delivered to the said producent or<br />
order which hee knoweth seeing the lading thereof, and knowing that the samw<br />
were the proceed of the said out ward goods, and that the said producent<br />
was the proprietor thereof. Et alr nescit.
Ad 3um et 4 deponit that the said shipp retourning the sayd voyage from the<br />
coasts of West India, and intending to touch at the Canaries for<br />
Supplie of Victualls, was in or about the end of December last past met<br />
with set upon and seized by the ''Nightingale frigot'' (Captaine John Lightfoote commander)<br />
and that upon the said seizure the said Captaine Lightfooote tooke and caused<br />
to be carried out of the ''Peahen'' aboard his said frigot about the summe<br />
and valew of twenty thousand peeces of eight in money and plate, amongest<br />
which moneys, hee saith the said foure thousand and odd peeces of eight of the<br />
said producent were included, which hee knoweth seeing the carrying of the<br />
said moneys and plate in chests aboard the said frigot, which was soe donne<br />
by the said Captaine Lightfoots order, who came aboard the ''Peahen'' and<br />
took order thereabouts, and disposed the same in his owne frigot of this<br />
deponents knowledge and sight. And saith the said Zambi was and is a<br />
Genoese by nation and for such was commonly accounted, Et alr nescit.<br />
Ad ult dicit predepoita per [?XXX] [?XX] vera.
Ad Interria.
Ad primum et 2um negative repondet
Ad 3um rendet that the said outwards lading was consigned to and left to the<br />
dosposall of the said Captaine Moralis for the foresaid account, and hee<br />
accordingly disposed them and invested them in the said peeces of eight<br />
wherein hee saith noe Spaniard had any interest.
Ad 4um rendet that there were moneys and plate laded by and for account<br />
of Spaniards, amongst the said grosse summe of twenty thousand peeces, but<br />
the aforesaid foure thousand and odd were only for the said producents account<br />
ut dicit, alr nescit salvis predepoita.
Ad 5 refert se ad predepoita and saith there were bills of lading of<br />
this deponents sight signed by the said Captaine Moralis for the said outwards<br />
lading of the said producent. Et alr nescit.
Ad ult reddit caas scientia sua ut supra
Diego Guienara [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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