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dispatches and other things, hee hired and … dispatches and other things, hee hired and imployed severall persons (that use<br />
to write upon hire) to write for him, some at one time, and some at another<br />
as one mr Christopher Jobe and others, and some one or other of them he saith wrote<br />
the said letters, but who in particular it was hee is not certaine<br />
but supposes it might be the said Jobe: and for the first schedule<br />
or bill of lading hee saith the same was and is as he beleeveth<br />
true and reall<br />
But as to the said foure letters hee saith that the<br />
first three thereof namely the second, third and fourth schedules were and<br />
are in the contents thereof entirely fictitious and supposed and not reall<br />
and were written only to colour secure the goods from seizure by the<br />
Spaniards at the Canaries, and from the dunkerkers in case they should meete<br />
with the said shipp in her retourne And for the said fourth letter, which is written<br />
and directed to mr ffernandez, hee saith that the same was and is in part<br />
true and reall and in part fictitious and colourable, namely for what<br />
mentions mr ffernandez and his account hee said the same was and is true<br />
and reall, but for soe much thereof as mentions any of the said goods<br />
to be belonging to this deponent, or Antonio de Ponte, hee saith the same is<br />
fictitious, and written for the reason aforesaid to preserve the said goods soe<br />
going under the names of this deponent and mr de Ponte from seizure<br />
by the Spaniards or dunquirkers, and whereas in truth the whole<br />
parcell really belongs to mr ffernandez, Concerning whom hee saith that<br />
his Spanish name would possibly have secured those put in his name from seizure<br />
at Teneriff, in case the bill found there have bin found, but this deponent<br />
not knowing and under which nation either of Englishman or Spaniard the<br />
dunkirkers would aspect him, but rather supposing that they (living<br />
neerer and better knowing him) would looke upon or at him as an English<br />
man, this deponent consigned the smaller part in the said letter to him for his owne account because<br />
that in case of the shipps carrying into dunkirke, the greater part might<br />
be recovered and the dunkirkers might take the contents of the said letter to be<br />
the more reall as to the other two parts of goods finding some consignment therein for account of mr ffernandez<br />
living in England, whom in likelihood they would make to be an Englishman<br />
or subiect of this nation, and to this effect he saith it was agreed between<br />
mr ffernandez and this deponent before this deponents departure hence, and<br />
mr ffernandez ordered him to write in that manner. and saith the said<br />
foure letters with the said bill of lading upon the boats last coming ashore<br />
before the ships departure from Teneriff, this deponent gave to one of the<br />
ships company (coming to his lodging to see what hee would have aboard) and<br />
ordered him to deliver the same to the said John danielson to be carried in<br />
the shipp. But the reall letter being that annexed to the foresaid allegation<br />
and dated the 4th June 1656 (new stile) and said hee sent thereby his<br />
servant John Bailehach and ordered him to keepe it very secret and to<br />
to deliver it to mr ffernandez. And otherwise saving his foregoing deposition hee<br />
cannot depose, saving the said bill of lading hee received of mr Painter<br />
by whome hee was desired to send it, and by whome alsoe he was desired to<br />
write the first letter.
To the second hee saith hee is a Roman Catholik, and maketh a conscience<br />
of the oath with which hee hath taken in this cause, and beleeveth himselfe bound<br />
thereby to speake the truth, and that it should be a mortall sinne in him<br />
tod be a mortall sinne in him<br />
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