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and sometimes in London according as his o … and sometimes in London according as his occasions have required<br />
from time to time, And otherwise negatively:-/
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith hee first came acquainted with the<br />
interrate Andrew Rand at the Bashia in Brazile upon the occasion<br />
predeposed, and hath knowne him ever since, and beleeveth his knowne<br />
place of fixed residence hath for all that time been in or about this City<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the third hee saith, that one Belchior Vaz Ripero a Portuguese<br />
Merchant dwelling at the Bahia and then the generall Correspondent<br />
of English Merchants and Masters of shipps frequenting there,<br />
did in exchange for other goods by him bought of the said Andrew<br />
Rand give and deliver for his use the said 10. Chests of sugaars, as this<br />
deponent then and there understood by the credible information of the said<br />
Belchior and others And otherwise negatively And further cannot<br />
depose./
To the 4th hee saith, That the said sugars as aforesaid were laden and<br />
brought aboard the said sdhipp by the said Belchior Vaz Ripero<br />
who was and is a Portugueze, And otherwise negatively saving his<br />
foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth:/
To the 5th negatively to every part thereof, saying as aforesaid that<br />
the said sugars did actually come to the possession of the said English<br />
seizors.
To the 6th hee saith, That, as hee hath predeposed, the sugars now Claymed<br />
came to the possession of the said English seizors and never came to Lisbone<br />
And saith this deponent never heard neither doeth hee beleeve That the said<br />
Andrew Rand did ever Clayme the sugars interrate before the [?Commissioners GUTTER]<br />
interrate nor that there was any determination of the said Commissioners of or<br />
concerning the same. And further cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith hee this rendent is the person interrate who signed<br />
the bill of ;adeing interrate at the place and at or about the time therein<br />
expressed, And saith by vertue of his oath, That hee signed no bill or bills of<br />
ladeing of any different tenor from that now showne him, for the goods in<br />
Controversie. And further cannot depose./
To the 8th hee saith hee doeth not know nor beleeve in Conscience that<br />
any part or parcell of the sugars now claymed did or doeth belong to any<br />
ffrenchman or ffrenchmen or to any Subjects or Subjects of the ffrench<br />
king interrate. And further hee cannot depose./
Repeated before doctor Clarke./
George Whillers [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ke./
George Whillers [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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