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by fowle weather was forced to touch at Ma … by fowle weather was forced to touch at Matanza, and afterwards to come<br />
to Milford haven, which were the only ports shee came to since such<br />
her departure from Truxilla, All which hee knoweth, going from place<br />
to place in her, And further hee cannot depose, saving there was noe<br />
freight paid or payable for the said lading, in regard the said Imployers were<br />
alsoe owners of the said vessell.
To the fourth fifth and sixth hee saith that the said Bets managed the<br />
steerage and was by the said Imployers put master of the said vessell<br />
and was so to appeare untill her comming to the West Indies, unlesse<br />
shee met with any fflandrians or Spaniards at sea, in which case Jacomo ?Utt<br />
a dutch man (put in purposely therefore) was to appeare master of her<br />
but in the West Indies John Lopez was to appeare Commander and merchant<br />
both, and seene to doe all for his owne account, and saith their Instructions<br />
were verball and not in writing, saving that Mr Tilly gave them a paper<br />
purporting that shee was bound for Corasan (a place in the West Indias<br />
belonging to the dutch) and that she belonged to the dutch West India<br />
Company, which paper the said Jacomo was to show in case of meeting<br />
with Spaniards, and in his custody it was and was as hee taketh it written in dutch. And<br />
saith they had Invoices both of their outward and homewards goods but<br />
noe bills of lading or charterpartie, which Invoices were in the custodie<br />
of here said Mr Lopez, who (as hee supposeth) brought them to London. And<br />
saith that while shee rode in Milford haven, being an open harbour, and<br />
a shipp appearing (whome they suspected to be an Ostender) but proved<br />
a Rotterdammer) this deponent desired that the English Invoices might<br />
be hidd, which was accordingly donne, but after when shee appeared to<br />
be a Rotterdammer, they were taken out and were brought ashore,<br />
and saving that, hee knoweth not of any that<br />
were hidd, nor were there any torne, burnt, throwne over board or<br />
otherwise made away hat hee knoweth or beleeveth. And otherwise<br />
negatively, saving hee never knew the said shipp before hee mett her and<br />
that shee was soe bought as aforesaid at Amsterdam.
To the 7th hee saith there were twenty men and a boy belonging to the<br />
said shipp when shee soe came to Milford, whereof seaven were Spaniards<br />
the said John Lopez being one of the said Spaniards, and saith three of the<br />
said Spaniards are in London, and the rest were left aboard And<br />
further cannot depose.
To the 8th hee saith there were tenn guns in the said shipp when shee soe<br />
came to Milford Haven, and that shee is of about seaven or eighty score tonnes<br />
burthen, and that she had aboard her in silver two cups, one<br />
salt, two trencher plates, seaven or eight spoones, and a tobacco box<br />
and seaven or eight peeces of eight; which the said John Lopez had ashore<br />
at Milford. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last, negatively.
Peter Aylward [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] [Five pointed star immediately to right of signature, in same black ink]
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin.ck ink]
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin. +
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