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The third of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADI … The third of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''Manuel de ffonseca Meza''' Merchant, Booke keeper<br />
of the producent Antonio ffernandez Caravajall, aged<br />
19 yeares or thereabouts swore and examined.
To the second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that upon the hiring and a ffreighting of the shipp the<br />
''Irish merchant'' (otherwise the ''dolphin'') arlate for the voyage in<br />
question, hee the said Antonio ffernandez Carravajall did lade and<br />
caused to be laden aboard her then lying in the River of Thames<br />
and bound for the Canaries, severell sorts of ffrench linnens, and<br />
all other goods and merchandizes amounting in value to twelve<br />
hundred pounds sterling or more, for the proper account and<br />
adventure of the said ffernandez, to be carried in her from this<br />
port to the Canaries Ilands and there to be disposed of for his<br />
his advantage and proper account, and the proceede thereof to be<br />
invested in wines and West India goods, to be retourned in the said<br />
shipp to this port for the said account of mr ffernandez, All<br />
which hee knoweth being acquainted with the buying and<br />
providing the said linnens and other exported goods by and for the<br />
use of the said mr ffernandez, and with the paying for the same by him, and<br />
with the lading them aboard the said shipp in this port for the said<br />
voyage hee this deponent keeping mr ffernandez his account<br />
and making entries thereof in his bookes. And further saith that<br />
the arlate John Lopez de Miranda was agreed with by the said<br />
ffernandez to goe and was sent and did goe factor with the said goods<br />
to dispose them at the Canaries and make retourne thereof as<br />
aforesaid for the use and benefit of the said ffernandez, which<br />
knoweth being acquainted with such his being Imployed by Mr<br />
ffernandez, and with the orders given him in the behalfe by Mr<br />
ffernandez.
To the fourth article and schedule annexed nowe showed unto him<br />
hee saith and deposeth that the said John Lopez de Miranda before<br />
his departure from this citie on the said voyage with the said shipp,<br />
did as factor of the said mr ffernandez by writing in the Spanish<br />
language, acknowledged the said goods soe here laden to be the goods<br />
of him the said mr ffernandez, and then hee would dispose and<br />
make retourne thereof for mr ffernandez his account, or to the same<br />
effect, referring himselfe to the said writing itselfe, which hee<br />
saith is the said schedule annexed dated 21/31 of January 1655,<br />
and that the same was written with this deponents hand by the<br />
order of mr ffernandez and consent of mr Miranda, which<br />
mr Miranda hee saith subscribed the same with his name<br />
and owne hand on or about the day of the date thereof on the<br />
said mr ffernandez his cause in Leadenhall Street London, in the<br />
presence of this deponent and of his precontest Simon du Casserez<br />
whoecontest Simon du Casserez<br />
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