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To the 33th hee saith that in case this de … To the 33th hee saith that in case this deponent had not [?soe] at the Canaries<br />
in the shipps said retourne [?met] with the said order of Philip van hulten<br />
soe sent to the said [?Guyskens]. hee and the said master had come directly with<br />
the said shipp and ladeing to Amsterdam and had not come into [Spaines XXXX]<br />
perills of the seas excepted, and in case they had [XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX GUTTER]<br />
thirteene thousand eight hundred ninetie seaven hides and the said seaven<br />
hundred threescore and twelve peeces of Brazilwood thither [?for] the said<br />
Philip van hulten and the rest of the said claimers for their account, for<br />
such was their meaning as hee saith, the said perills and foresaid interruptions<br />
excepted.
To the 34th hee saith that all the said hides, Tobacco, Cacoa, brazilwood<br />
and ginger aforesaid and mentioned in the said bills of lading were really<br />
and truely provided and bought for the proper use and account of the<br />
said producents the claimers in this [XXXX] and were the proceed[?e] of their<br />
said outwards cargo. And were really and truely laded aboard for their<br />
account, and that they and noe other did and doe run the hazard thereof<br />
and that noe Spaniard or other in enmitie with this Commonwealth<br />
had or hath any interest therein, all which hee knoweth for the reasons<br />
aforesaid;/
To the 35th hee saith that in case the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' and lading had<br />
[?appertained] to Spaniards or subiects of the king of Spaine, and had bin<br />
thither intended for their account, this deponent and the said master being<br />
soe neere Cadiz could and would have gonne with her in thither, or<br />
being in the Roade of Gibraltar, could have ridd under the command<br />
of the Castle there and soe have avoided all danger of surprize by the<br />
English, if they had had any cause of [?danger] thereof, and have avoided<br />
the said seizure by the ''ffairfax''.
To the 36th hee saith that the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' was and is a dutch<br />
[?botome], and of his sight built at Amsterdam, and did at the time<br />
of her said proceeding and doth belong to Amsterdamers and two or three<br />
of hambrowe all friends of this Commonwealth, which hee<br />
well knoweth for that hee was privie to her freighting, and knoweth<br />
most of the said owners.
To the 37th hee saith that this deponent was and is a native of<br />
hamborow and there and at Amsterdam hee hath lived most<br />
of his time, of which hee hath lived eight or nine yeares at Amsterdam<br />
[?next] before his said proceeding on the said voyage.
To the 38th hee saith hee hath knowne the arlate John van lynen about<br />
fifteene yeeres last, and saith hee is a native of the Jurisdiction of<br />
hamborow where this deponent knew his father and mother, and<br />
hath lived with his wife and famili[?a] at Amsterdam about foure<br />
yeeres last of this deponents knowledge saving when hee hath bin ab[?road]<br />
at sea, And further saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose;
To the 39th hee saith hee hath knowne the arlate John Mexia da Herera<br />
to have dwellt about foure yeeres last in Amsterdam, of which citi[?a] hee is<br />
a free man, this deponent having seene the brief of such his freedome,<br />
and hath not of this deponents knowledge any part or share in the said<br />
goods or shipp heere in question, but was to have a salari[?a OR ?e] for his<br />
said voyage and endeavour therein of and from the said producents, as was<br />
accorded betweene them before his departure from Amsterdam on that<br />
said voyage, and such his going was only to assist this deponent and<br />
to procure the said traffique in the West Indi[?a]s, and for the furtherance<br />
thereof the said Spaniards were alsoe taken in at the Canaries, and<br />
all we[?re] on noe other than the account of the said producents and<br />
to advantage the said designe at the said producents behalfe and noe Spanish all which<br />
hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid, and for that the said herera severall times<br />
in the voyage complained that seeing hee was to have noe interest in the traffique<br />
his salari[?a OR ?e] was too small.
Tot;
his salari[?a OR ?e] was too small.
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