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And saith the said Cogia Jacomo and Coagia … And saith the said Cogia Jacomo and Coagia Sefer live in Persia and<br />
were and are subiects of the Kinge of Persia, and the said Seroukan was<br />
and is an Inhabitant of Constantinople and a subiect and of the [XXXXXX]<br />
of the said Turkish Emperour, betwixt which Kinge of Persia and<br />
England and the said Emperour and England there was and is amitie<br />
and peace. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee hath knowne Cogia Jacomo for the space<br />
of two yeares last and upwards, Cogia Saroukan about seaven or eight<br />
yeares, and Cogia Safer about five yeares, and that hee this deponent was<br />
and is a Persian native of the fore said citie of Spaham, and<br />
saith that the said Cogia Jacomo dwells in or neere the citie of R[?ivan] in<br />
Persia and was borne there, and the said Cogia Sefer was borne<br />
and liveth in Spah[?em] aforesaid, and the said Cogia Saroukan<br />
was borne in Constantinople aforesaid, and further saith that none<br />
of them are ffrench nor belonge to any ffrench factorie in<br />
Constantinople, Smyrna, or elswhere nor have any relation to the<br />
ffrench nor pay any tribute or owe any obedience to the ffrench<br />
kinge, but are free marchants for themselves, living in Persia<br />
and Constantinople as aforesaid, and otherwise saving his foregoing<br />
deposition hee cannot depose
To the third hee saith that the said shipp the ''Saint Martin'' was and is<br />
a ffrench shipp and belongeth to some port in ffrance, and the<br />
said Captaine Andris who commnanded her at the time of her<br />
said seizure was and is a ffrenchman, and soe were her company<br />
saving five who were Venetians, and saith that all the goods abord<br />
the said shipp claimed by the said producents, this deponent and the<br />
other foure Armenians that are come along with them were<br />
and are their owne proper goods, and now wayes belonging to any<br />
ffrench or Inhabitant of ffrance, but whether there were any goods<br />
aboard the said shipp at the time of the said seizure belonging to<br />
ffrench or not, hee saith hee knoweth not. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, saving his foregoeing deposition and saving the ?foresaid<br />
goods were consigned to be delivered at Ligorne to the<br />
said claimers themselves or their assignes. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee hath noe share in the<br />
said shipp tackle or furniture, but hath goods aboard her mentioned in<br />
his bill of lading, but hath noe interest in the goods claimed in this<br />
cause, nor hath any relation to the said claimers or any of them p[XXXX]<br />
with them in regard of the said goods claimed, nor shall hee have any<br />
advantage or profitt though the said goods claimed be restored to the<br />
claimers aforesaid, And otherwise hee cannot answere.
To the fifth Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that all the said goods [XXX]<br />
are of the Native Growth and manufacture of Persia of his knowledge<br />
being himselfe a Merchant well verst and acquainted with that kind<br />
of commodities and the places where they came and are made and<br />
albeit hee was not present at the buying thereof, yet hee is well<br />
assured that they were bought in Persia of Persians, because [XXXX]<br />
[XXXX] those commodities in that countrey but Persians, and saith<br />
at [?Guilan] in Persia whence the silkes in question doe come, it is the<br />
manner and fashion alwayes to buy them for ready money, [?such]<br />
commodities will not be received in truck therefore, In which regard<br />
merchants as XXX] thither to buy merchandizes carry alwayes ready<br />
thither with them, but for the goods in the two bills<br />
mentioned the one in Cogia Jacomos bill and the other in Cogia<br />
Safers bill [XXX] doth not know whether they were bought with ready<br />
money or upon truck for commodities, but hee well knoweth thatfor commodities, but hee well knoweth that +
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