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what hee hath predeposed, To which hee ref … what hee hath predeposed, To which hee referreth himselfe
To the 5th hee referreth himselfe to his producent deposition, saying hee hath<br />
knowne the parties interrate by correspondence as aforesaid for ten<br />
yeares last past and upwards, during all which time they have lived<br />
at Roane and otherwise negatively, saving the said Bequin is a Native<br />
of ffrance
To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And otherwise<br />
negatively.
To the 7th hee doeth not know nor beleeve that any Ensurance hath<br />
bin made of or for the said goods./
Repeated before the Judges in Court./
francis Pardinj SIGNATURE, RH SIDE
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The 11th day of March 1656:-
'''2us.'''/
'''Nicholas de Ferrari''' of London Merchant aged<br />
56. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and<br />
examined upon the said Allegation
To the first and 2d Articles of the said Allegation hee saith, That the arlate Lewis<br />
Scarletti one of the producents in this cause hath for the space of six<br />
yeares last past and upwards thereabouts lived at Lisborne in Portugall in the<br />
quality of a Merchant stranger, being a Native of fflorence in Tuscany<br />
and soe commonly accompted reputed and taken to bee amongst all Italian<br />
Merchants to whom hee is knowne, this deponent in that time having seene<br />
and perused severall letters signed by the said Scarletti in his way of<br />
trade and correspondence with severall Merchants, and being well<br />
acquainted with the usuall marke which hee useth to putt upon goods
'''LS, IN HEART, WITH CROSS''' [FIRST MARKE, LH MARGIN]
and merchandises by him sent abroad and adventured upon his owne<br />
accompt, which hee saith was and is the first marke in the margent,<br />
the letters therein expressed being the initiall letters of the name and<br />
surname of the said Lewis Scarletti; And saith that by the like meanes<br />
as by him predeposed hee this deponent hath credibly and constantly<br />
understood and beene informed, That the arlate Antonio Maria da<br />
Conte was and is a Genoese merchant, and hath lived as a Merchant<br />
stranger at Lisborne aforesaid for or by the space of five or six yeares<br />
last past, soe farr as this deponent hath observed by sight and perusall of<br />
severall letters of the said Anthonio Maria da Conte in his way<br />
of negotiation and by proofes to that purpose formerly made in this Court and hath severall times senne and observed goods to him
'''AM, WITH 4 & C''' [SECOND MARKE, LH MARGIN]
belonging, being marked with the second marke in the Margent, the<br />
letters therein described being alsoe the initiall letters of the name of<br />
the said Anthonio Maria da Conte. hee further saith, That the<br />
arlate Gregorio Diaz, is and hath beene for and during all the time<br />
predeposed by this deponents observation of letters of Correspondence sent<br />
and subscribed by him the said Diaz, and by common reputation amongst<br />
Portuguese Merchants, a Merchant of Lisborne as aforesaid, and<br />
a Subject of the Crowne of Portugall, this deponent having alsoe severall
'''GD, WITH 4''' [THIRD MARKE, LH MARGIN]
times seene the marke of the said Gregorie Diaz upon goods and<br />
merchandises to him appertaining, conforme to the third marke in theaining, conforme to the third marke in the +
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