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and saith that since the dutch warr namely … and saith that since the dutch warr namely within theise two<br />
yeares last there hath bin more freight paid homewards than<br />
6 ''li'' sterling per tonne for Cottons, 4 ''li'' for gawles, and 7 ''li'' for fine goods,<br />
by meanes that shipps have bin constrained to be extraordinarily<br />
manned. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot answer.<br />
Upon the rest hee is not interrogated by the direction of the<br />
partie Interrogant.
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
John Buckworth [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 22th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The claime of the said Andrew Rand}<br />
for tenn chests of sugar in the ''Nostra Seniora''}<br />
''de Rosario'' aforesaid.}
'''Rp. 3'''
'''Augustin Corronell''' of Mark lane<br />
London Marchant, aged 28 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first, second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knoweth the producent Captaine Andrew<br />
Rand and well knoweth and for a yeare last hath well knowne<br />
the allate George Wheeler, and that hee correspondeth with<br />
Belchier vas Ribero mentioned in the declaration in Portuguese<br />
annexed to the said allegation, and well knoweth and is acquainted with<br />
the firme of the said Wheeler and Ribero, and having nowe<br />
perused the bill of lading and declaration annexed, hee findeth<br />
and is well assured that the said bill of lading was and is<br />
signed with the proper hand of the said Wheeler and Belchier<br />
vas Ribero, and hee verily beleeveth the contents of the said<br />
bill of lading and declaration to be true, and that the producent<br />
Captaine rand had tenn chests of sugar really laden at Bahia aboard<br />
the shipp the ''Nostra Seniora'' arlate to be carried to Portugall<br />
for his accompt, and hee is the more confirmed in the said<br />
beleefe having alsoe seene and having nowe with him a letter<br />
sent from Bahia from the said vas Ribero to Lisbone to Jaques Lagan dated the<br />
20th of August 1650, purporting and declaring the said tenn<br />
chests of white sugar to be laden for the said Captaine Rand,<br />
which letter with a translation thereof hee leaveth for the information<br />
of this Court, And well knoweth as hee saith the same to be alsoe<br />
firmed by the said vas Ribero. And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the Interrogatories hee saith hee knoweth not the said shipp the<br />
''Nostra Seniora da Rosario'', nor was in the voyage in question nor<br />
knoweth ought thereof, and therefore cannot depose thereto<br />
otherwise than as aforesaid, saying hee hath noe interest at all<br />
in this businesse.
Augustin Coronell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]e.
Augustin Coronell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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