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