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who as witnesses thereof alsoe subscribed … who as witnesses thereof alsoe subscribed the same as nowe thereon appeareth<br />
and saith the contents of the said schedule were and are true and reall, and<br />
not colourable, which hee knoweth being thoroughly acquainted with that<br />
affaire, and the said Miranda his being soe imployed by mr ffernandez.
To the 6th hee saith that the said John Lopez de Miranda departed with<br />
the said shipp and goods from this port for the Canaries this deponent<br />
seeing him take his leave of mr ffernandez and other friends upon such<br />
his departure. And afterwards the said Lopez de Miranda (as this deponent<br />
saw by letters that came from him) arrived with the said shipp and goods at<br />
Teneriff, and there as factor aforesaid delivered and disposed of the said<br />
goods for the account aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seventh article hee saith and deposeth that the said mr ffernandez<br />
and the arlate Robert hunter and other owners of the said shipp contrived<br />
and agreed together for the better securitie of her and her trade at the<br />
Canaries (in regard of the warrs between England and Spaine), to send<br />
a dutchman, a subiect of the States of the United Netherlands, along<br />
in her as master or one of the masters of her and did pitch<br />
and agree upon the arlate John danielson being a dutchman and<br />
Subiect of the said States, to be the man to goe in that qualitie<br />
and sent him accordingly along hence in the said ship to the end hee<br />
should (and soe he had directions) give out at the Canaries that the said<br />
ship and lading were belonging to dutch, subiects of the said States,<br />
and soe colour the matter, that they might not be found to be English<br />
or belonging to any subiects of this Commonwealth, which hee<br />
knoweth being acquainted with such contrivance of sending the said<br />
danielson to that end, and hearing the said mr ffernandez and hunter and<br />
others confer and agree thereaboute. And saith the bills of lading for<br />
the said mr ffernandez his goods laden at Teneriff, were as hee beleeveth<br />
signed by the said danielson, one of them coming home in mr ffernandez<br />
letter under the name of the said danielson as master. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, for hee this deponent was not at Teneriff the said<br />
voyage
To the eighth hee saith the said ship went out by the name of<br />
''Irish merchant'' (by which shee was commonly called) and of the ''dolphin''<br />
under which name of the ''dolphin'' shee was to passe as a dutch ship at the<br />
Canaries and saith shee was and is one and the same ship under both<br />
these names. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the nineth article he saith that tenth, 11th, 12th and 13th articles and<br />
the schedules annexed and therein mentioned nowe showed unto him, hee saith<br />
and deposeth of the said John Lopez da Miranda being arived with<br />
the said shipp at Teneriff and having disposed of the said outwards<br />
lading, did relade fiftie three pipes of wine marked as in the<br />
margent and six hundred seventie and seaven hides for this part<br />
for the said mr ffernandez his account, as by his letter and the bill<br />
of lading therewith sent hither to the said mr ffernandez by John<br />
Baillehache his the said Miranda his servant appeared, and<br />
saith the letter dated the 4th of June 1656, and the bill of lading<br />
dated 3 of June 1656, were and are the same letter and bill of lading soe sent<br />
the said Miranda, and received by the said mr ffernandez by the<br />
handsaid mr ffernandez by the<br />
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