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Transcription

them ashore into their warehouse, and saving a trunck wherein [?XX GUTTER]
some fowle linnens, which were delivered unto him by the sayd Moller
and van lynen as being belonging to the said Mexia de herera, and
two boxes with plate, claimed by John van lynen and some moneys which hee received
by Inventary of the said van lynen, whiich tobaccoe hee
disposed of amongest the sea men, the plate and money [were] delivered
to Admirall Stokes by his order, and the said trunck with the fowle linnen
hee hath yet in his custody,

[LH MARGIN]
as alsoe a chest wherein was some small quantitie of plate, which this deponent received into his custody, [?as GUTTER]
belonging to the said
Mexia de herera, but
pretended by Moller to
be belonging to him,
and this deponent was
by him desired to keep the
same to his use anin case
the shipp should be freed
R:S [INITIALS, LH SIDE]

and saith there was alsoe a chaire of [?XXX GUTTER]
said van lynen which being brught aboard the ffairfax, this deponent [?tooke GUTTER
the same in his possession, and noe other goods to the best of his remembrance. And further answereth
not.

To the tenth hee saith that the said Mexia de herera the Captaine
[?and] the Spanish master of the Santa Maria came in the said shipp to the
Bay of Gibraltar, and that the said master was aboard when shee was
soe seized, and the said van lynen endeavoured to conceale the said shipps
master from this deponents takeing notice that hee was master, the said
van lynen pretending him to be a passenger who hee had taken in at
Santa Cruse, and became an earnest solliciter to this deponent that
hee might goe ashore, alleadging him to be a Ragonz[?XXX GUTTER]
not a Spaniard, and that hee was to receive nothing fo his passage
being a very poore man, upon which this deponent (not then knowing him
to be the master) suffered him to depart in the said fflute, and
doth not beleeve the Spaniards taken in at Santa Cruse to be taken
in for the ends interrogated, but for the service and account of
themselves or other Spaniards. And further answereth not.

To the 11th hee saith that hee rather beleeveth the
contrary of this Interrogatorie, namely hee beleeveth that the goods
really and truely belong to Spaniards and not to dutch, for as much as [?since GUTTER]
the seizure thereof, hee hath spoken with severall [?XXXXXes]. hollanders
English merchants and others, who have come from Cadiz, Mallega,
and other parts of Spaine, who have declared unto this deponent
that the said goods did belong to Spanish merchants in Cadiz, and
that the losse thereof was [?converted] by them, and this hee beleeveth
would appeare if there were peace and that witnesses [?XXX]
be brought thence or be there examined, and for the reasons
aforesaid, and further answereth not.

To the 12 hee saith hee did not that hee knoweth ever see the said
Mexia, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition. And otherwise
cannot answer.

To the 13th hee saith that hee referreth himselfe to his said foregoeing
deposition, and otherwise cannot answer.

To the 14 and 15 negatively for his part, and otherwise cannot answer saving
as aforesaid, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposityion.

To teh 16 negatively.

To the 17th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and cannot
further answer.

To the 18th he cannot answer.

To the 19th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot
further answer.

To