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the said Mr Caseby hath receaved . from th … the said Mr Caseby hath receaved . from the Canaryes. above<br />
a Thousand Pipes of wines, for his owne Account, And<br />
further cannot depose./.
To the 2d hee saith that the arlate Don Christovall d[?a]<br />
Alvarado hath bin the said ffactor of the said Producent<br />
at the Canary Islands for theise three yeares last, and is<br />
soe at this Present, And further doth not depose.
To the 3d hee saith that for and during all the time of<br />
this deponents Knowledge of the said Producent, hee the said Producent<br />
hath and doth. trade at the said Canary Islands under<br />
the fained name of Peter van de Rubin in regard it<br />
is dangerous for any Englishman to trade there or at any<br />
other Ports or Place in the King of Spaines Dominions by<br />
their right and reall name, And saith that it hath bin and is a usuall thing among<br />
all merchants that are subject of this Commonwealth, that trade<br />
to the Canaryes or any Ports or Places in the said Kings Dominions<br />
([XXXing] the warr betwixt England and Spaine) to assume and take upon them fained and fictitious Dutch<br />
names, the better to secure their Goods from Spanish Seizurs<br />
The Premisses hee Deposeth for that hee this Deponent having<br />
bin at the said Mr Casebyes house. making up accounts betwixt<br />
the said Mr Caseby, and this Deponents Master Mr Robbles (who useth<br />
the same trade) and getting dispatches for shipps and such<br />
like occasions hath oftentimes seene the said Mr Caseby subscribe<br />
the said Name (Peter vande Rubin) to his letters and dispatches,<br />
which hee sends to the said da Alvarado, and Alsoe to severall<br />
other papers, And saith that the said Mr Robles hath receaved<br />
letters severall times; (Inclosed in Packetts which came to him the said<br />
Robbles from the Canaryes) directed to Senior Peter Vande Rubin in<br />
this City of London. which this deponent hath Delivered to the saud<br />
Mr John Caseby as really belonging to him, and to none<br />
other person whatsoever. And further cannot depose.
To the 4th here saith that hee well knoweth the ''Susan ffrigot''<br />
whereof Abraham Philliter was and is Master and saith that<br />
about a twelve moneth since. and somewhat before the ''Saint Laurence''<br />
went from hence the said Mr Caseby, loaded the said ffrigott with<br />
severall goods. and sent her to the Canaryes and further Cannot<br />
depose
To the 5th and 6th hee saith That the said Mr John Caseby did<br />
hire and take to ffreight a great part of the arlate ship the ''Saint Laurence''<br />
about the middle of March 1657 English stile. of Mr Richard<br />
fford of London Merchant, as this Deponent hath bin Credibly<br />
Informed, And saith that a short time after the said Mr Caseby<br />
had tooke a great part of her to ffreight as aforesaid, This Deponents sayd<br />
Master Mr Robles, hyred seaventy Tonnes of her, of and from the said<br />
Mr Caseby, And further cannot depose:./:
To Caseby, And further cannot depose:./:
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