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To the last hee saith hee Cannot Estimate … To the last hee saith hee Cannot Estimate the<br />
dammage which happened to, and came to the said<br />
Ship after her sitting on the said Anchor. And<br />
further cannot Answer./
Repd./.
James Mixson: [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 22th of Aprill 1659:/.
The Claime of Alfonso Gomez Dias)<br />
for Goods in the ''Mornîng Starr'')<br />
Claes Willemson Master)
Budd, ffrancklin)
Examined upon an Allegation given in<br />
by Mr ffrancklin on behalfe of<br />
the said Alfonso Gomez Dias:
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'''1.'''
'''Claes Willems''' of Middleborough<br />
Mariner, late Master of the ship the ''Morning''<br />
''Starr'' aged 38 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined:/:-
To the 1st article of the said Allegation hee cannot depose saving what followeth/.
To the second article of the said Allegation hee saith that in<br />
the moneth of March 1657: one John Lonsell who then was<br />
(as hee told this Deponent.) the ffactor and Agent of the arlate<br />
Alfonso Gomez Dias did lade and put on board the said<br />
Ship the ''Morning Starr'', (shee then lying in the Road of Santa Cruze [?in XXXX GUTTER]<br />
ffoure and fifty Ca?ra?ca hydes, marked with the first marke<br />
[MARK IN THE LH MARGIN] in the margent and alsoe one Chest of Tortoyse shells marked<br />
[MARK IN THE LH MARGIN] the second marke in the margent, which were soe laden on<br />
board the said ship the ''Morning Starr'' upon and for the Sole and<br />
Propper Account of the said Alfonso Gomez Dias, Merchant of<br />
Amsterdam, as this Deponent verily beleeveth, and soe the said<br />
LonXXX at the time of the Lading thereof Affirmed them<br />
to bee, All which said goods were to be Transported in the said Ship<br />
''Morning Starr'' from Santa Cruze aforesaid to Amsterdam, and there<br />
to be Delivered to the said Alfonso Gomez dyas or his order, the<br />
premisses hee deposeth being Master of the said Ship; And further<br />
cannot depose/
To the 3d article of the said Allegation hee saith that upon or presently after<br />
the said ffour and ffifty Ca[?ra?cca] hydes, and the said Chest of<br />
Tortoise shells were laden on board the sd Ship the ''Morning Starr''<br />
as aforesaid, and before the said Ship departed with the same from the<br />
said Road of Santa Cruze hee this Deponent (who was Master of the said<br />
Ship did with his owne hands really and truely signe, three bills of lading all of one<br />
Tenor for the foresaid ffour and ffifty Ca?ra?cca hydes and the said Chest of<br />
Tortoise Shells; And further hee doth not depose./.
To the 4th Article; and the Dutch Schedule or Bill of Lading annexed<br />
showen to, and dilligently perused by him this Deponent, hee saith<br />
deposeth that the said schedule or Bill of Lading annexed to the<br />
Allegation was and is, one of the said 3 Bills which this Deponent soe signed<br />
for the said goods. as aforesaid. and was soe signed by this Deponent<br />
on or neere about the day of the Date thereof:/.neere about the day of the Date thereof:/. +
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