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Transcription

To the 2d. hee saith that hee this Deponent did in a former voyage
carry about three hundred Quintalls of Brazeel wood, from Lisbone
to Newhaven for the account as hee beleeveth of the said Brazil
Companie, and that wood was procured Alsoe by the said Roles
and was taken out of the same yard and weighed
at the same Beame; And after, this Deponent had receaved
the said 300 Quintalls on board his Ship the said Roles brought
him bills of Lading, ready filled up; which this Deponent signed
and those which this Deponent signed for the said 200 Quintalls
of Wood now in Question; and alsoe for those other goods
which hee then procured. he brought bills of Lading to this
Deponent, ready filled up in Portugueze, (which this
Deponent doth not well understand) and this Deponent signed the same
And further cannot depose: /:

To the third hee saith that the arlate ffrancis Pardini is
(as this Deponent hath heard) failed) in Estate, and the arlate
John Thacker (as this Deponent hath also heard) is Employed
to make the said Pardinies Composition with his Creditors
And the said Pardini had never the possession of the
said wood. And further deposeth not saving hee referreth
himselfe to the said bill of Lading.

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:/:

To the Interrogatories.:/.

To the first he saith that the Bill of Lading Interrate nowe
showed unto him, is really signed by him this deponent for
the said 200 Quintalls of Brazill, Wood and this Deponent signed
onely two or three bills of Lading more for the said wood, which this
Deponent verily beleeveth weere of the same tenor. and saith
hee as aforesaid beleeveth that the said goods were so laded for the account
of the Portugale Brazile company for the reasons before deposed, and
hee knoweth not nor did see Marcos Valez da Silvera mentioned
to be the lader in the said bill, nor knoweth him to be the lader, more
than that that hee is so said to be in the said bill, the said Broker being
the only person that procured and ordered the said lading, and saith the
said lading was so made at Lisbone, and upon the freight of two
shillings sterling per kintal, and that the saud bill was signed on or
about the day of the date thereof, And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee
cannot depose.

To the second hee saith that sometimes there are Colourable bills of
Lading made and signed for goods, and noe reall bills, but in such
Cases, the Master of the ship hath Instructions where and to whom
to Deliver the goods mentioned in the Colourable bills./:

To the 3d hee saith that the said three hundred Quintalls which this
Deponent Carried in his ship from Lisbone to Newhaven and which as hee
beleeveth, were for the account of the said Portugall Brazil Companye
were mentioned in the bill of lading to be for the said
companies account or not, and further cannot answer saving as aforesaid

To the 4th hee saith, that hee doth not knowe that hee had any goods
on board the said Jonathan and Abigail in this her last homeward
Voyage for the Account of the sad Brazil Company but beleeveth as aforesaid, that the said 200 Quintalls were for their account
And further cannot Answer saving as aforesaid/.

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