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and saith they were not by any ffrench sup … and saith they were not by any ffrench supplied with money for their chardges<br />
nor are any ffrench to beare the chardge of their voyage, nor to have<br />
any proffit at all in what they claime or shall recover, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith the said producents went from the said place where<br />
they were landed to Trapany, thence the said Sefer Saran[?kan] went in a boate to Palermo and thence in one of<br />
the duke of fflorence his gallies to ligorne and thither the said Jacomo<br />
went from Trapany in a Spanish barke and they all met at ligorne<br />
of this deponents knowledge, going alsoe in the said Gallie, And<br />
saith they came from Ligorne in a boate to Marseilla, and thence<br />
by land to Callice, and thence in a boate to dover. but whether it was<br />
ffrench or English hee knoweth not, And otherwise hee cannot answer.
Willm Seaman [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE (INTERPRETER)]<br />
George Mascedonia [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE (INTERPRETER)]
[SIGNATURE OF HOJAH PETER, RH SIDE, IN ARMENIAN SCRIPT]
[[Image(SIGNATURE_Hojah_Peter_Armenian_Merchant_HCA_1365f53v.PNG)]]
UNIQc63b2a94dfeb54f4-nowiki-00000156-QINU
The 13th of September 1651
Examined upon the allegation given in<br />
on the behalfe of the said claimers
The claime of Coja Jacomo and Cogia)<br />
kamar Armenian Merchants for their goods)<br />
in the shipp the ''Saint Martin'' whereof)<br />
Michael Andri[?s] was Captaine)
'''1'''
'''Hojah Sefer''' of Spaham in Persia<br />
Marchant, aged 46 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and examined
To the first abd second articles of the said allegation and to the bills of lading or<br />
schedules annexed showed unto him at the time of his examination hee<br />
saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the parties producent and<br />
and (sic) that within the time arlate and before and at the time of the lading<br />
of the goods mentioned in the said schedules, the said producents were and<br />
at present are the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the said<br />
goods and for such commonly accompted and reputed, videlicet the said Coja<br />
Jacomo owner of those mentioned int the first of the said schedules and<br />
the said [XXXXX] karmar of those mentioned in the second, and saith<br />
that within the said time videlicet about six monethes since (the time<br />
more preceisely hee remembreth not) that the said producents in the Port<br />
of Smyrna did lade all and singular the said goods and merchandizes in the<br />
same respective schedules mentioned abord the ship the ''Saint Martyn'' for theire owne<br />
propper use and accomompts to bee transported from thence in the said ship<br />
to Leghorne where the same was to bee delivered unto theire Agents<br />
or Assignes for their behoofes and accompts All which hee knoweth to bee true because hee<br />
this deponent was present at and went with the said Kamar to Gyla?m in Persia<br />
where and when hee bought the said goods mentioned in the second schedule and<br />
soe returned with him from Gylam to Smirna againe and there sawe the same, [?being GUTTER]<br />
laden abord the ''Saint Martyn'' to bee transported from thence to Leghorne and did<br />
allsoe see the said Cogia Jacomo lade the said goods mentioned in the said first schedule<br />
at Smyrna and did with the said parties producent after the lading of the said<br />
goods come along with them on the said ship the ''Saint Martyn'' for Leghorne<br />
And further hee cannot depose.
To the third article of the said Allegation and to the said two schedules annexed<br />
hee saith and deposeth That the said schedules were and are the very [XXX GUTTER]<br />
and originall bills of Lading for the said respective goods therein conteynes<br />
and the same were and are subscribed by and with the propper handwriting<br />
of the arlate Michael Audric who at this tyme was Master or Commander<br />
of the said shippe the ''Saint Martyn'', which said subscription hee saith<br />
was soe made and done by the said Audric in the house of one M[XXXX GUTTER]<br />
Dam[?ian] a Merchant liveing in Smyrna in whose house the said [XXX GUTTER]<br />
att [XXX GUTTER] [XXX GUTTER]<br />
att [XXX GUTTER] +
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