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Transcription

writing or accompt of the said lading (which the said Master
produced and said he had brought in his said shipp from Portugall)
see observe and take notice of the quantities qualities and markes
of the said Lading of sugars Tobaccoes and shumacke. And further
to this article hee deposeth not/

To the 7th Article of the said Allegation he saieth, That shortly after the
buying and lading of the said 222 Chests of sugars, 113. baggs
of shumacke and forty rolls of Tobbacoes on board the said shipp
the new England Merchant the said goods were all seized upon
by the Officers of the inquisition at Porto Porto aforesaid or by
some other Officers or Ministers of the king of Portugall in the
place as being the goods of the said Policarpio de Oliveyra, and
were carried on shoare out of the said shipp and not permitted
to be carried to ffrance as they were designed, but were there kept
and detained to the great Losse and prejudice of the said fernandez
upon some pretence of a Cr[?ime] by the said Oliveira said to be
committed, and the said ffernandez was and is thereby deprived
thereof, The premisses hee saieth were and are publique and notorious
aswell by the report of the Master of the said shipp the New
England Merchant and Companie who thereupon returned with
the said shipp emptie, as also by the constant and concurring testimony
of severall letters of advise from Portugall touching the said
transactions sent to this City of London And further to this
article he deposeth not/

To the 8th article hee saiet, That hee this deponent for and upon
the grounds and reasons of his knowledge of and acquaintance
with the whole transactions in reference to the said shipps said
designe before by him expressed, and by the Letters missive of
the said Policarpio de Oliveyra whilest himselfe and the said
goods so by him laden or caused to be laden as aforesaid were yet
in full libertie, written and sent to the said fernandez, and which
this deponent hath seene and perused, he this deponeny is absolutely
convinced and assured that he the said Policarpio de Oliveira
at the time of the buying lading or seizing of the said 222
Chests of sugars, 113. baggs of shumacke and forty rolls of
Tobaccoes had not any part share or interest in the same
but the same were really and truely bought provided and
laden for the use and accompt of the said fernandez, and that
the said fernandez must and doeth alone beare the hazard and
adventure of the same. And further to this article hee deposeth not./.