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all the rest of the parties above mentione … all the rest of the parties above mentioned and this deponent<br />
have bin at Leghorne since they were soe sent in a boat from<br />
the ''Saint Martyn'', And saith that from Trapana they all went<br />
in one Vessell to Palermo and from thence 5 of them went in<br />
one of the duke of Florences his Gallies to Leghorne and the others<br />
went thither allsoe in a Trapena Barque. and after they had<br />
there furnished themselves with moneyes this deponent with the<br />
producents and three other Armenians that<br />
are now come thither came in one barque from Leghorne to Marseillia<br />
and from thence came over land through France to Callice where they<br />
tooke a boate and soe came to Dover and from thence to<br />
London - And otherwise hee cannot depose
Repeated before doctor Exton
Willm Seamans [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE, INTERPRETER]<br />
George Mascedonia [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE, INTERPRETER]
SIGNATURE OF HOJAH SEFER [SIGNATURE IN ARMENIAN SCRIPT, RH SIDE]
UNIQ139b65bcfea85e75-nowiki-000000E8-QINU
The 15th of September 1651.
The claime of the fore said hoiah Jacomo}<br />
hojah Sarankan and hojah Saf[?e]r}
Examined upon the fore said allegation.
'''Smith dt.'''
'''2'''
'''Hohaj kamal''' of Bursia in the kingdome of<br />
Bithinia and Territoria of the Grand Seignour<br />
or Turkish Emperour, Marchant aged 42<br />
yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation and to the bills of<br />
lading or schedules annexed hee saith and deposeth that hee well<br />
knoweth the producents hoiah Jacomo, hoia Sarankan and hoiah<br />
Safer, and saith they were within the time arlate and before and at<br />
the times of the lading and seizure of the goods and mentioned in the said<br />
schedules, and are at present the true and lawfull owners<br />
and proporietors thereof, videlicet the said hoijah Jacomo of the goods<br />
mentioned in the first of the said schedul[?a]s, hoiah Sarankan of<br />
those mentioned in the second and hoiah Sarankan of those [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
in the third of the said bills of lading and for such commonly [?accompted GUTTER]<br />
And saith that within the time arlate they the said persons laded the<br />
said goods at Smirna aboard the shipp the Saint Martin arlate for<br />
their owne proper accompts to be thence carried and transported<br />
in the said shipp to and delivered at Ligorn[?a] for their use and [?to GUTTER]<br />
them or their assignes according to the said schedul[?a]s, All which hee<br />
knoweth because hee was present at Guil[?e]n in Persia in company<br />
of the said Sarankan and Safer when they bought the silk[?e] mentioned<br />
in their respective bills which was about sixteene monethes since at which<br />
time and place hee sawe the said Sarankan buy and pay for the [?foresaid GUTTER]<br />
bales of silke mentioned in this bill being the third schedul[?a] and<br />
in their company hee came with the said goods and [?with GUTTER]<br />
some of his owne from Guiland to Smirna and by the way [XXX GUTTER]<br />
met with the arlate hoiah Jacomo at Erzerum who there [XXX GUTTER]<br />
to the [XXXXan] and brought the bale of severall<br />
marchandizes mentioned in the said first schedule and [XXXXX GUTTER]<br />
therewith in their company and with the said Caravan [?consisting GUTTER]<br />
about 34 Camells and some horses, and att Snyrna this deponent<br />
sawe the said respective producents lade the said severall goods [XXX GUTTER<br />
the said shipp to be[?e] transported as aforesaid, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.d otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose. +
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