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

To the second hee saith hee is a Roman Catholik, and maketh a conscience
of the oath with which hee hath taken in this cause, and beleeveth himselfe bound
thereby to speake the truth, and that it should be a mortall sinne in him
to