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To the second article hee saith and depose … To the second article hee saith and deposeth that in or about the moneth of<br />
May 1655, the said Peter Ayrall at Porto aforesaid laded aboard the said shipp<br />
the ''Orangetree'' three chests of sugar of the marke in the margent for the accompt
'''EVR''' [MERCHANT'S MARKE, LH MARGIN]
of them the said Peter Ayrall and John Taviell to be transported in the<br />
said shipp to Roane and there to be delivered to Beniamin Benzalin their factor<br />
or correspondent, as hath appeared to this deponent by the Accompt of the said<br />
sugars, which hee hath seene, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith hee hath seene the said Taviells letter to Mr Castell<br />
declaring that the said Ayrall had consigned the said sugars to the arlate Abraham<br />
Pelt Phillips of Amsterdam and as for the said Phillips his accompt, mearely<br />
to conceale their foresaid right prioprietie from the enemies arlate and to<br />
preserve them from seizure, and that the bill of lading soe made for<br />
Amsterdam was mearely pro forma for the reasons aforesaid, and saith hee<br />
hath seene a Notariell Act whereby the said Phillips hath soe declared, and<br />
that the said sugars were belonging to the said Taviell and Ayrall, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the fourth article hee saith hee hath seene the letter containing the notice arlate sent from<br />
the said Taviell to Mr Castell, and a factory of the said sugars, and saith<br />
the said Taviell is commonly accompted a merchant of good repute and qualitie<br />
at Lile in fflannders, and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition and saith hee is<br />
an English man borne, and otherwise negatively.
To the seceond and 3 negatively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot depose saving<br />
as aforesaid.
To the fourth negatively.
To the fifth hee saith he doth not knowe the said Beniamin Benzelin, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6 and 7 hee cannot depose.
To the 8 hee saith the said goods predeposed to be sebt by the said Ayrall to the<br />
said Taviell and seized and brought up into England and afterwards here<br />
cleared (being oiles) came in the shipp ''diamond'', Peter [?CXXX] master, and<br />
goods have bin sent hence by Mr Castell to the said Ayrall by order of the<br />
said Taviell since the shipp ''James'', Richard Griff{?is] master, and others in a<br />
shipp whereof Robert Bancks was master, And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the 9th hee saith the said advice and notice from Mr Taviell to Mr<br />
Castell came by the post in a letter from Lile, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, saving as aforesaid.
To the 10th hee saith hee cannot depose, not knowing ought thereof.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Charles Vaisier [?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''2'''
'''Michael Castel''' of the citie of London Merchant aged 68 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith hee hath knowne the producent John<br />
Taviell for theise twenty yeares last past and Peter Ayrall hee<br />
knoweth only by correspondence, and hath soe donne for severall yeares<br />
last past, and this deponent for severall yeares last correspondingent for severall yeares last corresponding +
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