| First transcribed
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17 September 2012 +
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| First transcriber
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Jill Wilcox +
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| Folio
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180 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/71 +
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| Side
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Recto +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 17/09/2012 +
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| Transcription
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To the 4th fifth 6th 7th and 8th articles … To the 4th fifth 6th 7th and 8th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that at the<br />
tyme who the shipp the ''John and Mary'' arlate (whereof the arlate William Webber<br />
was Master) laye in the roade of Loratavo to lade wynes the voyage in question which<br />
was in the moneth of November and december 1655, hee this deponent was then a<br />
Merchant at Teneriff one of the Canarie Islands and sawe the sayd shipp lying<br />
there and sawe the sayd Webber severall tymes on shoare there during such her stay there<br />
and saith hee well knoweth that there was at that tyme an imbargoe of all goods<br />
there belonging to English Merchants and by reason of the sayd imbargoe hee this<br />
deponent well knoweth that hee having then wines to lade upon severall English<br />
shipps videlicet upon the ''Catherine ffrigott'' of London Jervase Russell Commander and upon the<br />
''Martine'' of London Roger Paxton Commander and upon the ''William and Elizabeth'' of<br />
London Symon Tranckmore Commander, before hee could bee admitted to<br />
lade any wines upon sayd shipps was by the Generall and other officers of the<br />
Kinge of Spain obliged and forced to pay Indulto money and did pay to them<br />
Indulto money for the wines laden aboard the sayd three shipps videlicet forty two<br />
Ryalls a pipe for every pipe of wine laden by him abroad the sayd ''Catherine ffrigott''<br />
and fiftie Ryalls a pipe for ever pipe of wine laden by him abroad the ''Martyn''<br />
aforesayd and sixty one Ryalls five quarts for every pipe of wine by him<br />
laden abroad the ''William and Elizabeth'' aforesayd and beleveeth and is well<br />
assured that all English shipps which receaved in any wines at Teneriff<br />
aforesayd the voyage in question did pay Indulto money before they were<br />
permitted to lade, according to such rates as the sayd generall and other officers<br />
of Spaine and the Marchants who were to lade the sayd wines could agree And<br />
saith hee alsoe well knoweth that noe English merchants durst bee known<br />
to lade any wines as belonging to English men but made use of Spaniards<br />
names or dutch mens names to lade the same wynes aboard in that soe they<br />
might not bee knowne to belong to English men for feare of being seized<br />
by the King of Spaines officers as goods confiscate to the sayd King and hee this<br />
deponent made use of the names of one Pedro Rivet[?e] a Spaniard for lading<br />
his wines a board the sayd three shipps, and beleveeth the arlate Bevin and all others that laded wines<br />
then did make use of the names either of Spaniards or dutch to colour the ladeing<br />
of them and preserve them from being seized and paid indulto money according<br />
to their compositions And further to these articles hee cannot depose./
To the rest of the articles hee is not examined by direction of the producent/
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory hee saith hee came to testifie the truth of his knowledge<br />
in this cause being soe required to doe by Mr Walter Bevin on the behalfe of<br />
the producent Travers and saith hee favoureth all the parties litigant in this cause<br />
alike and desyreth right may prevaile therein and saith hee hath noe share or<br />
interest in this cause nor will it bee either profitt or preiudice to him which partie<br />
soe ever prevaile therein./
To the 2 hee answereth negatively
To the 3 hee saith hee was not aboard the ''John and Mary'' the tyme Interrogate<br />
And further hee cannot answere knowing anything of the noate Interrogatorie nor of the contents thereof
And the 4th hee saith hee was not present when the Interrogate Travers or his Agents<br />
paid by any Indulto money or agreed to pay any nor knoweth what Indulto money was<br />
paid by any but him selfe, but is well assured as aforesayd that all English shipps that<br />
laded wines their factors merchants paid Indulto money according to the rates<br />
agreed upon betweene the King of Spaines officers and them or else they would not have<br />
bin permitted to lade wines the voyage in question And further saving his forgoeing<br />
deposition hee cannot depose./lt;br />
deposition hee cannot depose./ +
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