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The 18th of July 1656.
Richard Webb and C … The 18th of July 1656.
Richard Webb and Company Imployers}<br />
of the ''Satisfaction'' (Thomas Chellingworth}<br />
Captaine) against the ''Irish Merchant'' alias}<br />
the ''Dolphin''.}
'''Rp. 1'''
'''John Baillchache''' of Saint Malo's<br />
in the Realme of ffrance servant<br />
of John Lopez de Miranda, aged<br />
18 yeeres or thereabouts, sworne as<br />
in the ácts of Court, and exámined<br />
upon certaine Interrogatories saith as followeth.
'''Rp. 1'''
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee this deponent is a<br />
Native of Saint Malo's aforesaid and dwelt alwaies there with his<br />
father (there Inhabiting) till about a yeare and halfe since, that his said<br />
father put him to be a servant in way of a Merchant to the said John Lopez<br />
da Miranda, and saith hee well knoweth the shipp the ''Irish Marchant''<br />
otherwise the ''dolphin'' arlate and went passenger in her hence to the<br />
Canaries, and retourned thence passenger in her thither, and was none<br />
of her company, and that hee soe went hense about seaven monethes<br />
since as servant to his said Master, who alsoe went passenger in her, and<br />
this deponent both went and came by order and appointment of his<br />
said master, who staid behinde at Teneriff
To the second hee saith the said shipp came to this port this voyage<br />
laden with wines, tobacooes and hides, all which hee beleeveth to be still<br />
onboard her, and saith they were laden and taken all aboard her at<br />
Teneriffe (one of the Canarie Islands) in the space of about five<br />
monethes ended about seaven weekes since, at which time shee set<br />
saile and departed thence for this port: And saith the said goods were<br />
laden by the said John Lopez da Miranda, for the account of Mr<br />
ffernandez Marchant of this citie, whose factor or servant hee<br />
saith the said Miranda was in the said lading of the said goods;<br />
and hee beleeveth the said goods to be consigned to the said Mr<br />
fernandez, hee being (as hee saith) the owner of them, and saith<br />
hee this exáminate hath knowne the said Mr fernandez about<br />
fourteene monethes, during which space hee hath mett in Leadenhall<br />
streete London, but what Countreyman or whose subiect hee the<br />
said Mr fernandez is, hee saith hee doth not knowe; and denieth<br />
that ever hee said that the owner or the owners of the said goods<br />
were subiects of the king of Spaine.
To the third Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee doth<br />
not knowe what papers, or bills of lading, Invoices or other<br />
writings were aboard the said shipp in this her voyage at or before<br />
her seizure, nor knoweth the contents or papers of any that<br />
were aboard her, save only hee saith hee brought a lettere from his<br />
said Master to the said Mr fernandez to whom he delivered it<br />
since his arivall, sealed up as hee received it, not knowing the<br />
contents thereof, And otherwise hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith hee this exáminate had not any instructions<br />
at all concerning the disposill or deliverie of the said goods; only hee<br />
wasf the said goods; only hee<br />
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