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soe to be, but this hee well knoweth namel … soe to be, but this hee well knoweth namely that they were the retuourne and<br />
proceed of the said outward cargo soe laded by the said Philip can hulten and<br />
company at Amsterdam, And otherwise hee cannot depose as hee saith<br />
but referreth himselfe to the said vills, which were drawne by the said Mollar<br />
and by him brought to this deponent to be signed, as is usuall in such case,<br />
the Sopra cargo being the person that usually knows in whom the proprietie is<br />
better than the commander of the vessell.
To the five and thirtieth hee saith that in case the said shipp the ''Saint''<br />
''Mary'' and her lading had appertained to Spaniards, subiects of the king<br />
of Spaine, and had bin thither intruded to be carried for their account, this deponent<br />
and companie could and might have gonne with and carried the same to<br />
Cadiz, or going into the bay of Gibraltar, could and might have carried<br />
and anchored her under the fortresse of Gibraltar, in such manner as<br />
Captaine Story or an other should not have had the oportunitie of<br />
seizing them, and might and would have gonne into such securitie<br />
before the arivall of the ''ffairfax frigot'', which was not till the said shipp<br />
had ridd in the said roade of Gibraltar two dayes and two nights, which<br />
hee knoweth being aboard her, and commander of her as aforesaid.
To the six and thirtieth hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp ''Santa Maria''<br />
was and is dutch built, and was built at Amsterdam, this deponent<br />
seeing her in building and being an owner and designed master of her<br />
before shee was halfe built, and saith that when shee soe proceeded from<br />
Amsterdam on the said voyage, shee was and still is belonging to<br />
subiects of the States of the United Netherlands, saving one quarter<br />
part of her, which was and is belonging to Michaell Engels, daniell<br />
Callina and hendrick Momma hamburgers, dwelling in hamborow,<br />
which hee knoweth being himselfe one of the said owners.
To the seaven and thirtieth hee saith the said John Mollar was and is a<br />
native of hamborow and a subiect of that State, where this deponent<br />
knew him a youth and knew his father and mother there, and saith hee is a<br />
subiect of the said free State of hamborow, and hath lived in holland, and<br />
was living with the said van hulten there to thetime of his said going<br />
thence the voyage in question.
To the eight and thirtieth hee saith that hee this deponent was and is<br />
alsoe a native of hamborow, and lived there all his time till<br />
his comming to dwell in holland which was about two yeares and a halfe<br />
since, and is alsoe made a burger or free denizen of Amsterdam and soe<br />
is now a subiect of the said States, and for and as such hee was and is<br />
commonly accounted, and saith that his dwelling hath alwaies bin at<br />
hamborow or Amsterdam, saving when hee hath bin at sea as commander<br />
of vessells.
To the nine and thirtieth hee saith that the said John Mexia da herera<br />
went from Amsterdam in the said shipp the said voyage, and both hee and<br />
the other Spaniards taken in at the Canaries, were embarqued for the better<br />
carrying on the trade and imployment of the said shipp at Santa Domingo,<br />
where they being Spaniards were free to trade. And saith the said<br />
Mexia hath not any part or share in the said shipp, nor (soe farr as<br />
hee knoweth) in the goods laded aboard her, And further hee cannot depose
To the fourtieth article hee cannot depose, not knowing that the said<br />
Mexia spake or declared any such thing.
Toexia spake or declared any such thing.
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