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since or upwards) for holland, And saith t … since or upwards) for holland, And saith the said doctor having soe bought<br />
parts of the said shipps, hee remitted moneys by exchange to<br />
Amsterdam for the payment for the same, And for the reasons<br />
aforesaid hee saith hee well knoweth that the said docter ffrancisco<br />
Benzi was and s a part owner of and in both the said shipps and as such commonly accompted<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that the said doctor ffrancisco Benzi<br />
is a native of Como in Italy, and that that was (the<br />
time aforesaid his ordinarie place of Residence) only hee frequented<br />
Venice upon occasion of traffique as a merchant, and for practice<br />
in the lawe. And othewise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories given in the claime of C{?XXXX] [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth negatively.
To the second hee referreth himself to his foregoeing deposition, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the said producent hath his<br />
wife and familie at Como aforesaid.
To the third 4. 5. and 6 hee referreth himselfe to his said foregoeing deposition<br />
And cannot otherwise depose.
To the last negatively saving as aforesaid, referring himselfe to<br />
his foregoeing deposition.
William Willmott [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 23th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Prince against the ''Charitie'' and goods}<br />
seized therein./. Smith./ Suckely.}
Examined upon an allegation on the<br />
behalfe of<br />
Israel [?Mareius] and others.
'''Rp:/.'''
'''Gerhard Menschever''' Secretary to the Resident<br />
of Sweden, aged 38 yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth<br />
videlicet
To the first Article of the said Allegation and schedule thereto annexed hee saith and deposeth, That<br />
that in the moneth of december <u>1653.</u> arlate, and before the shipp the<br />
''Charitie'' with her lading sett sayle from Gottenburgh the Voyage in<br />
Controversie, the said shipps lading now in question were entred into the<br />
Custome house at Gottenburgh aforesaid for the accompt of the joynt<br />
Owners of the same, except foure lasts and three quarters of tarre, which<br />
were then also entred for the account of the Master and Mariners of the<br />
said shipp, Which hee declareth for that hee this deponent having seene<br />
and seriously perused and observed the said schedule or Custome<br />
brief, and having both at Gottenburgh and here in London seene and<br />
(observed in London seene and<br />
(observed +
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