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The 12th of ffebruary 1658.
The claime of … The 12th of ffebruary 1658.
The claime of the said Peter Maria)<br />
and Cesar Gentilis in the ''Laurence'')
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''4.'''
'''Thomas Ersby''' of London Merchant, aged 29 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the producents Peter Maria and Cesar Gentilis and<br />
hath soe done for about foure yeeres last, and saith they are Genoveses by birth<br />
and extraction, by common repute, and hee verily beleeveth them to be<br />
Genoveses for that they are Partritij or gentlemen of Genua, and ??capable<br />
of the offices of Senators and dukes of that place, and the said<br />
Cesar Gentilis was lately a Senator of Genua, and that they were<br />
and are marchants of Genua of good qualitie and ranck and Inhabitants<br />
of that citie, and for such they were and are commonly accounted and<br />
reputed, which hee knoweth for that hee this deponent lived in the said citie<br />
about two yeeres space ended about two yeeres since, and there well knewe<br />
the said producents. And further hee cannot depose, saving they were and<br />
are subiects of the State of Genua, and the said Peter Maria was ?in election<br />
to the duke of Genua whil;e this deponent was there/
To the rest not examined by direction.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh requested by Mr Nevill the Sollicitor to<br />
testifie in this cause, and otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith it was about two yeeres since that hee was last at<br />
Genua, and then and severall times before saw the said Peter Maria and<br />
Cesar Gentilis there, but did not know their father or mother, and this<br />
deponent living there in the way of merchandze tooke notice of them<br />
and saw the said Cesar in the habit and Assemblia of the Senators there<br />
and otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 3 negatively for his part and otherwise cannot answer.
To the 4 hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 5 and 6 negatively for his part and cannot further answer
To the 7th hee hath not soe deposed
Tho Earsby [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 15th of ffebruary 1658.
The Lord Protector against the ''Hope'')<br />
aforesaid.)
'''3.'''
'''Diego Mendez''' of La Palma one of the Canarie<br />
Ilands, aged 25 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined as aforesaid.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee came first aboard to serve in the shipp<br />
the ''Hope'' interrogated in September last was a twelve moneth being then at<br />
Amsterdam whence the said shipp then departed on the voyage in question, and [?was GUTTER]<br />
spoken and agreed with by his precontest John Lopez to goe with and [?serve GUTTER]<br />
him in that voyage ?in the West Indias, who declared that hee desired this deponents<br />
company in that voyage, because this deponent was a Spaniard, and ?soe the [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
proper to colour the designe of his trade there, and did not agree with this<br />
deponent for any certaine wages, but promised to reward him according<br />
to his deserve, And saith the said John Lopes is reputed<br />
a native of Cadiz in Spaine, and that the said shipp carried linnens, hatts<br />
woollen goods and silkes and some other commodities (which hee cannot now<br />
particularize) from Amsterdam which goods were to be trucked and<br />
disposed in the West Indias by the said John Lopez for the account of his Imployers
ToLopez for the account of his Imployers
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