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Indigo, eighteene potacoes of various toba … Indigo, eighteene potacoes of various tobaccoe and three<br />
thousand pound weight or thereabouts of Sassaperilla, all which hee<br />
soe bought of Martin da Lizonda Captaine of a merchant man there,<br />
but the precize time of such his buying the same, hee remembreth not<br />
otherwise than that it was during such this deponents stay at Santa Cruse,<br />
and this deponent saw the said goods laden<br />
by the said producents for Amsterdam, and this deponent<br />
assisted in the lading thereof for the said producent, hee this exáminate<br />
being thereto procured by one John Popa, kinsman of the producent<br />
and this deponents intimate acquaintance. And saith the said producent<br />
soe bought the said goods for his owne account and paid for the same<br />
with plate and silkes of Genoa, and other Genoa commodities.<br />
and after such lading, this deponent saw the said producent<br />
alsoe imbarque himselfe in the said holland shipp, and saw her<br />
departure from Santa Cruse for Amsterdam, with the said producent and<br />
his said goods in her. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith hee well knoweth the arlate Thomas Clarke<br />
who is commonly reputed a subiect of the States of the United<br />
Netherlands, and was resident at lalagona about three miles<br />
from Santa Cruse when this deponent was there as aforesaid, and<br />
this deponent sawe him accompanye and assist the said producent<br />
there in the time of the said lading. And otherwise hee cannot depose,<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the sixth hee saith there is peace and amitie (by common repute)<br />
betwixt this Commonwealth and the State of Genoa, and their<br />
respective subiects.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition, and<br />
cannot otherwise depose.
To the second and third hee answereth that when the said producent<br />
was soe imprisoned at Saint John da [X]lla hee staid and was<br />
kept there all the winter, and this deponent hath seene him<br />
at Cadiz about 15 dayes at one time and about 20 at another,<br />
and at the Canaries as aforesaid the said producent mentioned<br />
about three monethes of his sight, and embarqued himselfe<br />
and departed thense in the said holland shipp about March last as<br />
this deponent remembreth the time, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the fourth hee saith that hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid<br />
referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and saving that the said<br />
Clerke did much accompanie the said producent at the time of<br />
the said lading.
To the fifth hee cannot answer, not seeing any bills signed.
To the 6th hee cannot answer, not being then aboard.
To the 7th hee saith hee was present and heard the said Clarke<br />
(when the said goods were readie to be laden) advise the said producent notto be laden) advise the said producent not +
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