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To the 4th article of the said Allegation, … To the 4th article of the said Allegation, hee sayeth That all the<br />
said sugars Tobaccoes and Brazeele wood in his deposition to<br />
the next precedent article mentioned and which were so putt and<br />
Laden in and on board the said shipp as aforesaid did growe<br />
and were made in fernambuco and other parts thereabouts<br />
in other parts of the Brazeele, which said place of ffernambuco<br />
and all other parts and places wherein the said sugars Tobacco<br />
and Brazeele wood did growe and were made att the time of<br />
the growing and making of the said sugars wood and Tobacco<br />
and for sometime before and since and at the time of the Lading<br />
and putting of the same on board the said shipp were and are in<br />
the dominions and Territories and in the subjection to and<br />
obsedience of the said king of Portugall, and that the peoples<br />
inhabiting the same places were and are all subjects of the said<br />
king and of the Crowne of Portugall, and for and as such<br />
commonly accompted reputed and taken, which this deponent declareth<br />
and affirmeth to be publique and notorious of his this deponents<br />
personall observation and certaine knowledge and experience aforesaid<br />
Anmd further to this article he deposeth not/
To the 5th article hee saieth, That the said ffrancisco dias<br />
fferreria Bento Brabo, Antonio do Alpoin John da Zerres<br />
and Jeronimo Rodrigues Marques and other persons the factors of<br />
the said Brazeele Companie by whom the said lading of sugars<br />
and Brazeele wood and Tobaccoes aforesaid was putt on board the<br />
said shipp in the yeares of our Lord <u>1657:</u> arlate and in the<br />
moneths thereon respectively concurring and especially at and<br />
about the time of the Lading up of the said sugar and Brazeele wood=<br />
and Tobaccoes aboard the said shipp as aforesaid, and for some<br />
yeares and moneths before did and doe live and reside at<br />
ffernambuco aforesaid or some other part or place thereabouts in<br />
the dominions of the king of Portugall, and were and are<br />
Subjects , and every one of them was and is a Subject of the king<br />
of Portugall and for and as such, of this deponents certaine knowledge<br />
by meanes of his dealing and converse with them and divers other<br />
Merchants of those parts well knowne and generally reputed and taken. And more<br />
to this article hee deposeth not./
To the sixth Article of the said Allegation hee saieth, That the said<br />
sugars Tobacco and Brazeele wood soe Laden and putt on<br />
board the same for the accompt of the said Brazeele Companie<br />
and others the Subjects of the said king of Portugall, and the<br />
(Sameng of Portugall, and the<br />
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