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To the 4th he saith that the said shipp wi … To the 4th he saith that the said shipp with the foresaid Tenne<br />
Chests of Sugar abord her, was in her course for Lisbone met with sett upon and<br />
seized by some of the ships of this Comonwealth, and soe the<br />
said Manuel Garcia was and is utterly deprived thereof<br />
the same being brought to this Nation, Which hee knoweth<br />
because hee this deponent was in the ''Nostra seniora'' when shee<br />
was soe seized and afterwards turned out of her by the<br />
takers with his Company and put into a Pinke to be<br />
carried ashore at Saint Coves or Setubale/:
To the Interrogatories:/. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that hee had bin Comander of the said<br />
shipp the ''Nostra seniora da Rosario'' about two yeeres before<br />
her seizure, And is a Native of Lisbone (but his ffather was<br />
an Englishman) and saith hee hath lived in London for<br />
about five yeeres last, and before at Lisbone from his<br />
Birth, saving when hee hath bin in voyages and otherwise<br />
Negatively. saving as aforesaid
To the second hee saiith hee hath knowne the said Manoes Garcia<br />
for theise xi [ROMAN NUMERAL] yeeres last, and alsoe knoweth the Interrate<br />
Edward Garcia and hath soe done from the time of the lading of the said goods<br />
And otherwise referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition<br />
hee cannot Answer.
To the third hee saith the said sugars were the retournes of other<br />
commodities which Manuel Garcia had sent to Bahia, and saith<br />
hee is well assured that the said tenn chests of sugar were for his proper<br />
account of him the said Manuel, and that noe Spaniard or other than<br />
the said Manuell hath any interest therein.
To the fourth hee saith hee saw the said Edward Garcia da Bilbar at<br />
Bahia aforeasaid at the time of the said lading, and sawe the said sugars<br />
in his warehouse there before the lading thereof, and sawe the marking<br />
thereof by the said Edwards servant, who brought them aboard. And<br />
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the fifth and sixth hee saith hee signed the said bills at the said<br />
Edwards house in Bahia, and that the same are reall, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer, saving his forefoing deposition.
To the seaventh and eighth hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 9th hee beleeveth in his conscience that the said sugars doe<br />
really belong to the said Manuell and to Noe other person whatsoever
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
George Whillers [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]hin.
George Whillers [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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