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Spaine did Lade and putt on board the sayd … Spaine did Lade and putt on board the sayd shipp three thousand and<br />
seven hundred hides or thereabouts, one large barr of sylver the certayne<br />
value whereof he knoweth not, and a good quantity of moneyes in peices<br />
of 8/8 but how much in certaine he knoweth not, four barrells of Spanish<br />
Tabacco, a great quantity of dry ginger loose and about four barrells and<br />
one Potaco more of Varinaes Tobacco, and forty Ratacos more of<br />
varinases tabaccoes, thirteen pipes of sugar or thereabouts, eighteene<br />
baggs of ginger, a great quantity of Brazil and Camp[?o]cha wood<br />
all for the proper use and Accompt of the sayd Joseph Markes John<br />
Baptista Mograita and other merchants of Spayne subiects of the King<br />
of Spaine to be transported in the sayd shipp to Dunquerke for their use<br />
And saith the sayd merchants att the tyme of lading the sayd goods<br />
were and are owners and proprietors of the sayd goods, the premisses he<br />
knoweth being master of the sayd shipp and receyved the sayd goods aboard<br />
and signed bills of Lading for the same to and for the Accompt aforesayd<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose saving that he saith al or most of the<br />
sayd sugar and ginger is lost and spoyled, and that there were laden<br />
aboard the sayd shipp for the Accompt aforesd severall barrells of Tortle shells<br />
and saving that one thousand two hundred and ten of the forementioned hides<br />
were laden for the Accompt of P[?etio] Sararma a merchant of Sevile:
To the third he saith that in the sayd yeare and moneth of August last past the<br />
sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' having all and singular the sylver moneyes and goods<br />
aforesayd aboard her sett sayle therewith towards Dunkirke whither she<br />
was bound and in her Course thither upon or about the first day of September<br />
last past the sayd shipp neere unto a place called Ramhead upon the<br />
Coast of Cornwall mett with and exceeding great Storme and tempest<br />
and in the same was cast away. And saith that this deponent and<br />
the Mariners of her Company were saved and came safe on shoare upon<br />
the Coast of Cornwall, or neere thereabouts. And otherwise cannot<br />
depose, saving that the merchants passengers were alll likewise saved two only excepted.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that upon the Casting<br />
away of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' and her lading aforesayd a great<br />
part of the sayd lading of hides Tobacco wood money and plate came<br />
safe on shoare and was saved and preserved, and not left, and was<br />
and is now in the power and possession of the vice Admiralls deputy<br />
of Devon and Cornwall or other officer of the sayd Vice admirall.<br />
And saith he hath seene severall of the sayd hides and Tobacco in<br />
the possession of Stephen Trovill the vice Admiralls deputy aforesd<br />
and knoweth they are the same which were laden aboard, and cast<br />
away in the sayd shipp as aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the fifth article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that he this deponent<br />
was and is a fflandrian borne and a subiect of the King of Spayne.<br />
And the sayd Joseph Markes and John Baptista Mogaritta and the<br />
sayd Pedro Soramo and Company the Owners of the sayd goods money<br />
and plate were and are all Spaniards borne and subiects of the King<br />
of Spaine and for and such Commonly Accompted, reputed and taken and<br />
otherwise cannot depose
Tond<br />
otherwise cannot depose
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