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hands of the said Baillelhache, which hee& … hands of the said Baillelhache, which hee<br />
knoweth because hee this deponent was present at mr ffernandez<br />
his house where the said Baillehach delivered the said letter with<br />
the said bill inclosed unto him, and saith then the said mr ffernandez<br />
receiving and opening the said letter, delivered the same presently<br />
with the bill this deponents hand (as hee often doth in like<br />
case) for him this deponent to reade over the<br />
same unto him, and this deponent accordingly then and there<br />
presently read over the said letter unto him, and acquainted him<br />
with the effect of the said bill, and saith the said letter<br />
as hee beleeveth is written and subscribed by the said Miranda,<br />
and the said bill subscribed by the said danielson, and the contents<br />
of them to be true and reall, referring himselfe to his foregoing<br />
deposition, and otherwise cannot depose, not being in the voyage.
To the 16th article hee saith that in about the month of July<br />
1656 last past the said shipp safely arrived with the said fiftie three<br />
pipes of wine and six hundred seventie and seven hides<br />
for the said mr ffernandez, his account in this port, and with<br />
other goods, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent<br />
about a day or two after such arivall went aboard here in<br />
the River of Thames, and alsoe made entrie of the said<br />
fiftie three pipes of wine, and six hundred seventie and seven<br />
hides in the custome house as the goods of the said mr ffernandez<br />
and really paid the custome of and for the same, and all this<br />
hee saith hee did before any seizure was made of the said<br />
lading by mr webb or any other person whatsoever, and<br />
otherwise hee deposeth not.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and the papers and letters interrate (now showed unto him)<br />
hee saith hee<br />
knoweth nothing thereof otherwise then as<br />
aforesaid, nor knoweth by whose order, by whom or wherefore<br />
they or any of them were written or by whom sent And otherwise<br />
saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith hee is a Hebrew or Jew by profession<br />
of Religion, and maketh conscience of the oath taken in this<br />
cause, so that hee should commit a heinous sinne to speake<br />
ought untruely therein, and that he is bound to speake the<br />
truth without respect of persons, and then there is noe<br />
dispensation from his oath, nor doth hee looke upon the English<br />
that were not of the Roman faith as heretikes nor may hee<br />
depose an untruth against them for advantage of a Hebrew.
To the 3 hee saith hee knoweth all the three persons interrogated<br />
who hee saith are commonly accounted Spaniards and subiects of<br />
the king of Spaine, and otherwise hee cannot depost
To the 4th hee saith the said ship was here wholly freighted<br />
by thes here wholly freighted<br />
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