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On the thirteenth day of August 1655. [CENTRE HEADING] The clayme of Joseph Perera of} Amsterdam for his goods laden aboard} the shipp the ''Orange Tree'' (whereof} Ryer Cornelison is Master) taken} by some of the shipps in the immediate} service of the Commonwealth} Budd ffrancklin} Upon the articulate allegation given and admitted on the behalfe of the sayd Joseph Perera. '''1)''' ['''?XXXX:} ffrdr} dt.''' '''Anthonio ffernandez Carvay[?all]''' London Merchant, where he hath lived and in London about 20ty yeares aged about 56 yeares, a wittnes produced and sworne and being examined he deposeth as followeth. To the first article of the sayd allegation he deposeth and saith That he hath knowne the arlate Joseph Perera the producent for about theise fower yeares last past, and that for all that time he hath dwellt at Amsterdam in holland, and that for all that time he saith he hath knowne that the arlate Antonio Rodriguez de Morais hath bin the Agent, factor or Correspondent at Roane of the said Perera, And he alsoe saith that the said Perera did by a Letter bearing date in January or ffebruary last past advise this deponent that a holland shipp, but the name of her he knoweth not the lying and being either at Roane or haver de grace in ffrance was to be there freighted for his Accompt by the said de Morais his Agent, and to goe from thence to Porta Port in Portugall and there to lade Oyles (the Pirces of which were very high in ffrance and therefore as his Letter advised would be a good [?XXX] there) and other goods and to carry the same to ffrance, and he alsoe deposeth that by the said Letter he was desirous to have this deponent goe ashare in the said Cargazon of [?XXX]
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