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The first of November <u>1658.</u>
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp.'''
'''3.'''
'''Simon de Souza''' of London Merchant, aged 55 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the producent Manuel Martines [?derauldo] and hath soe<br />
donne for theise five yeeres last or thereabouts, and saith that in or about<br />
the month of September 1654 the said producent comming from Amsterdam<br />
came to this citie and meeting with this deponent (who is<br />
an hebrew as the said producent is) declared unto him (as hee did to<br />
many others of his freinds and acquaintance) that hee was come to see the<br />
place and countrey, for that he had a desire to settle here with his<br />
wife and familie, and that f hee liked it, hee would send for his<br />
wife and familie, and shortly after the said producent declaring his<br />
good liking of this citie for habitation, did accordingly send for<br />
his wife and familie, who came shortley over, and the said producent<br />
tooke a house in Saint Hellens and fixed his habitation there having<br />
taken a lease of it for seaven yeeres, and ever since the said producent<br />
hath lived in this citie, and paid taxes and duties as a subiect of<br />
this Commonwealth, and bin from time to time accounted a subiect<br />
thereof and an Inhabitant of London, And saith further that<br />
the said producent his Hebrew name is David Abra[?binet],<br />
and by that name is commonly called amongest the Hebrewes, but<br />
his name of traffique and commerce is Manuel Martins Dormedo, and<br />
by that name hee is commonly written and called in matter of commerce<br />
And saith that the producent hath a sonne named Solomon, who when he<br />
is at home, liveth here with the producent, And lastly that hee hath heard<br />
and beleeveth that the said producent hath many debts owing to him in<br />
Brazila, And further hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories.
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