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a person who kept and keepeth his house an … a person who kept and keepeth his house and family in the said<br />
City, and was and is commonly reputed and knowne to be a Subject<br />
and free denizen of this Commonwealth, And further to this article<br />
hee deposeth not./
To the 10th Article of the said Allegation hee saieth, That by<br />
advise from the said Policarpio de Oliveira touching the sale<br />
of the said shipps lading of fish sent to the said Anthonio fernandez<br />
and which this deponent hath seene and perused, the said lading of<br />
sish was sould for and did produce according to his the said Poli<br />
=carpios accompt the summe or value of three thousand pounds<br />
English money sterling; And this deponent further saieth, That<br />
the said Antonio fernandez Caravajal was and is ingaged by<br />
vertue of the said Charterpartie to pay for the fraight and<br />
hire of the said shipp the ''New England Merchant'' for the<br />
said Voiage the summe of 800: ''li'' sterling or thereabouts, and<br />
about 200: ''li'' of the like monie, as he verily beleeveth, for the<br />
demurrage of the said shipp at Porto Porto oaccasioned<br />
by the meanes before expressed and sett forth. And further<br />
to this Article he deposeth not./
Manuel Rodriguez [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Allegation [CENTRE HEADING]
'''5us'''
'''Manoel de Fonseca''' of the City of London<br />
Merchant aged 21. yeares or thereabouts a<br />
Wittnesse producent and sworne saieth as followeth
To the first and second articles of the said Allegation hee saieth, That<br />
hee this deponent by the space of five yeares and a half Last<br />
past or thereabouts hath constantly resided<br />
and served the allate Antonio fernandez Caravajal, and hath<br />
bin by him employed to write in his bookes and letters<br />
concerning his Commerce and Correspondence in Merchan=<br />
dizing affaires; And thereby knoweth and is well assured That<br />
the said Anthonio ffernandez in the moneths of November<br />
december January and ffebruary in the yeare 1657<br />
allate some or one of them did by Charterpartie hyre<br />
and take to fraight the shipp called the ''New England''<br />
''Merchant'' allate to saile from the Port of London to<br />
datrmouth in the West Country of England, and there<br />
to take in a lading of Newfound land fish, and to<br />
(carryfound land fish, and to<br />
(carry +
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