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Transcription

The 21th of ffebruary 1655.

The claime of ffrederick Wolfe of}
Amsterdam in the hare of the feild.}

Examined upon the allegation given in on the
behalfe of the said claime

Rp. 1

Domingos vas de Britto of London Merchant
aged 40 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and exámined.

To the seaventh article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee
well knoweth the producent named ffrederick Wolfe and hath soe donne
from the infancie of the said producent and of this deponent, they goeing
to schoole together at Lisbone, and saith that for theise eight yeares last
or thereabouts the said producent hath lived and liveth in Amsterdam as a
Merchant, and was and is an inhabitant of that citie, and a subiect
of the Lords the States of the United Netherlands. and for such commonly
accompted. which hee knoweth to be true having corresponded with him by lettres and bin at Amsterdam at
his house the said Wolfs house and seene his wife and children there
the said producent keeping house there and being a Burger of the
citie. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not exámined by direction of the producent.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the said Interrogatories hee saith that hee this deponent was borne at
Port a Port in Portugall, and hath lived in London about fower yeares
and before that in the Iland of Saint Michaell one of the Tarrera's for above
tenn yeeres; and that hee hath noe relation to the said Wolfe nor hath
any interest in or expecteth any proffit by the goods in question. And
otherwise hee cannot depose, not being in the voyage in question nor
knowing ought thereof or of the lading in controversie

Domingo da Britto [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day.

Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.

Rp. 2

Manoel Perera of London Merchant aged 21 yeeres or thereabouts
sworne and exámined.

To the seaventh article hee saith that hee well knoweth the producent
ffrederick Wolfe and hath soe donne for theise thirteene yeeres last past
or thereabouts, and saith the said ffrederick for eight yeeres of that time
hath lived in Amsterdam, where hee was and is an Inhabitant and
Burger, and keepes his wife, children and familie there neere in his
house being neere Saint Anthonies port, as hee this deponent hath
lived fower yeeres and a halfe with him, ended about three yeeres since
and this deponents master Mr da Britto hath continuall correspondence
with him by letters of this deponents knowledge, And saith the said producent
was and is a subiect of the States of the United Netherlands and
for such commonly accompted. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the said Interrogatories hee saith that hee is a native of Roane in
Normandie, and hath lived in London and Amsterdam for theise eight
yeeres last, and that hee hath noe interest nor share in the goods in question
nor any relation to the producent saving that hee married this deponents
sister. And otherwise hee cannot depose, not knowing ought of
the voyage or lading in question.

Manuel Pe[?rr]eyra [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]