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The 12th day of ffebruary <u>.1654:& … The 12th day of ffebruary <u>.1654:</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
Lorenzo de Lara against Peare.}<br />
Suckley. Smith.}
Examined upon the said Libell:-
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'''George Haughton''' of London Merchant aged <u>36.</u> yeares<br />
or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth, videlicet:-
To the first position of the said Libell hee saith, hee knoweth not the Master<br />
nor the Vessell or Proprietie arlate, And further cannot depose:-
To the 2. and 3. articles or positions of the said Libell hee saith and deposeth<br />
That hee this deponent in the yeare <u>1650.</u> last past being at Mallagoe in<br />
Spaine about his Merchandizing affaires, and being there familiarly<br />
acquainted with, and lodgeing in the house of the lilate ffrancisco Lorenzo<br />
de Lara, hee there told and acquainted this deponent That some 2. or 3. yeares<br />
before one Peere an Englishman and then Commander of a Certaine<br />
English Vessell lyeing in or neere the said Port of Malagoe in Spaine<br />
entreated the said francisco Lorenzo de Lara to become fidejussor and suretye<br />
ffor him to the kings Officer of Malagoe, that his said shipp should not<br />
depart from thence without speciall permission first obtained from the<br />
said Officer or Officers, whereupon the said de Lara, as hee affirmed to this<br />
deponent did really become fidejussor and surety to the effect aforesaid, and to that<br />
end was obliged in case of breach to pay two thousand duckatts, And<br />
saithm the said de Lara then also affirmed to this examinate, That the said<br />
Peer with his said shipp having an oportunity of wind did in the evening<br />
sett saile from thence leaving the said de Lara engaged as aforesaid,<br />
and that hee de Lara was thereupon proceeded against in the Courts of<br />
Spaine, and condemned to pay, and did really pay the said summe of<br />
two thousand duckatts for and upon the occasion predeposed. And<br />
so much in effect this deponent then also heard and understood by and<br />
from sewerall English Merchants and others then there inhabiting and<br />
residing. And further cannot depose./
To the 4th hee never saw the arlate Peere so farr as hee knoweth<br />
and therefore cannot depose./
To the 5th hee saith, hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition And<br />
further cannot depose./
To the 6. and 7th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Law and to the<br />
Acts and proceedings of this Court And further cannot depose
To the 8th hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the 1th hee saith hee cometh to declare the trueth of his knowledge<br />
in this Cause by Vertue of Order under the Seale of this Court,<br />
and that he hath no mannner of interest in nor relation to the said Cause<br />
And further otherwise then negatively hee saith hee cannot depose
To the 2. hee answereth negatively referring yo his foregoing depositionvely referring yo his foregoing deposition +
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