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the said goods in her [?there]. And saith … the said goods in her [?there]. And saith the said Jacome and Tompson are commonly<br />
accounted dutchmen, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh hee saith the said Bartholomew Guiadier is commonly reputed a ffrench man and<br />
a subiect of the king of ffranse. And further hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is a native of Palma aforesaid, whense hee came<br />
about foure yeares since into fflanders, and after some stay there came<br />
to Amsterdam about two monethes before the beginning of this voyage,<br />
and that hee came in the said shipp to Milford haven in the qualitie<br />
aforesaid, and otherwise negatively, saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee<br />
referreth himselfe.
To the second hee saith hee saw the said producents lade their said [?respective]<br />
outwards goods, but did not see the buying of them or paying for them. And<br />
saith hee beleeveth that none other but they hath any interest or share in the<br />
said homewards goods, And further cannot answere saving as aforesaid to<br />
[?which] his foregoeing deposition hee referreth himselfe.
To the third hee saith hee came not into the Thames with the said<br />
shipp having as aforesaid left herat Milford haven, and referreth<br />
himselfe to his foregeoing deposition.
To the fowrth hee hath not knowne the producents but from the<br />
beginning of this voyage, and further cannot answer saving as aforesaid
Wm Martyn Interpreter [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Diego mendes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated in theise three claimes<br />
before doctor Godolphin.
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The 15th of Aprill 1659. [CENTRE HEADING]
Claime of ffernandez and}<br />
others aforesaid}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''Peter Aileward''' of the parish of Saint Catherin Creechurch London<br />
Marchant aged 40 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that within the time arlate there being<br />
a designe in hand by the arlate mr ffernandez mr Page and company arlate to buy<br />
and send a shipp to the Spanish West Indias, this deponent was therewith made<br />
acquainted by his precontest John Lopez (who was to be imployed as Capa marchant<br />
therein) and by him brought to the said mr Page, and by them was agreed<br />
with to goe the said voyage in qualitie of Purser and assistant to mr Lopez<br />
in regard this deponent had the Spanish tongue perfect and soe was usefull for<br />
that negotiation, and saith the said mr Page and partners arlate in this citie<br />
provided and sent hense serges, perpetuanas, bayes, stockings of all sorts, hatts<br />
callicoes, and some silkes for Amsterdam amounting (as this deponent was reliably<br />
informed) to seaven hundred pounds, and sent this deponent and the said Lopez and<br />
one Patrick Betts (who was to goe master) to Amsterdam where the said shipp<br />
was to be set out, and this deponent went in one dutch vessell hense with<br />
part of the said goods, and the said Lopez and Bets in another with the rest<br />
consigned to John Tilley and John Chanterwell arlate, to which Chanterwell<br />
this deponent carried a letter from mr Page, and saith that they safely arived<br />
with the said goods sent hense at Amsterdam, where the said<br />
Chanterwell and Tilley bought a shipp for the said voyage named the ''Hope''<br />
(being the shipp the ''hope'' arlate) upon and for the account of the said ffernandez<br />
and Page and alsoe of the arlate Gowen Painter, Antonio<br />
Rodrigues Robles, and John (sic) dunkin, and they themselves the said Tilley and<br />
Chanterwell came in alsoe partners in the busines, and bought alsoe and<br />
provided there diverse other goods and marchandizes as linnens of severall sorts,<br />
spices, knives, hatts, wines and other goods and laded the same together with the said<br />
goods soe sent from England aboard the said shipp at Amsterdam for the said<br />
Spanish West Indias, all which hee knoweth for that hee saw and was privie<br />
to the said providing and lading, being thereto imployed as aforesaid And saith<br />
the said goods soe bought at London and Amsterdam and laded aboard the said shipp amounted to five<br />
and twenty thousand and five hundred gilders or thereabouts, which hee knoweth having seene the account<br />
thereof. And further deposeth not.
Togt;
thereof. And further deposeth not.
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