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| − | '''Editorial history'''
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| − | ===Front Cover===
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| − | P1110298
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| − | //XXXX13
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| − | January 1658
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| − | March 1660//
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| − | P1110299
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| − | DOUBLE PAGE, WITH RECTO F15 RECTO
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| − | P1110300
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| − | f. 15 recto
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| − | //The 19:th day of January 1658 English style
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| − | Maurice Thompson Alderman William Thompson)
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| − | & other freighters of the shipp the ''Maydenhead'')
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| − | agt the Dutch East India Company in pticular and)
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| − | all other x:r X XXXXXX)
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| − | Examined on the allegation given in
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| − | XX XXX of November 1658 on behalfe of
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| − | the sayd ffreighters
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| − | 5 WILLIAM READING of Rederiff wall
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| − | in the parish of S:t Mary Magdalen Bermond-
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| − | sey in the County of Surrey mariner aged
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| − | thirty five yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse
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| − | sworne & examined saith and deposeth
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| − | as followeth viz:t
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| − | To the 10:th arle of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee
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| − | this deponent was purser of the shipp the ''Olive Branch'' an
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| − | English shipp which went upon a tradeing voyage from London bound
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| − | for Bantam but at her comeing thither the sayd shipp ''Olive
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| − | Branch'' was hindred by certayne dutch shipps of warr belonging
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| − | to and being in the implyment of the dutch East India Company
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| − | by which meanes ?they wwas forced to goe to an Island in XXX
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| − | PaXXogando upon the Coast of Sumatra and there pXXXX her lading
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| − | of pepper to be brought
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| − | secretly unknowne to the dutch in XXXX or boates from
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| − | Bantam to the sayd Island of Pullegand:o where the shipp the
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| − | ''Olive Branch'' ridd And saith that hee being XXXX a foresayd Puerser
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| − | of the sayd shipp and on XXXX at Bantam during the moneths
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| − | of January ffebruary and part of March in the yeare of our
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| − | Lord 1656 while the lading of pepper which was shipped aboard
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| − | the ''Olive Branch'' was proXXXing at Bantam to be sent to
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| − | Pollegaade and takeing the weight there of and imployed in
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| − | sending the same away thaereby knoweth that in the yeare and
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| − | moneth aforesayd pepper might then have bin hard at Bantam bought
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| − | of the Chinese (sic) & was by the Chinese offered XXXXXXXXXX
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| − | there to be sold to ?sayth as would buy the same at the rate of five
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| − | and a halfe pence alright or XXXX for the parcell every parcell
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| − | being comonly accompted one hundred sixty two pounds English weight
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| − | And saith that the ''Olive Branch'' having taken in her ladeing
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| − | of pepper at ?Pulligaade XXXXX XXXXX and brought the same
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| − | to Ligorno which was according to Charterpty the Port whither
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| − | she was designed to carry the same And hee this deponent goeing
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| − | Purser in her to Ligorno knoweth that in the Moneths of ffebruary
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| − | and March 1657 in which moneths the sayd shipp ''Olive Branch''
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| − | was & remayned in the Port of Ligorno XXXX pepper was brought in XXXX was there frequently
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| − | and commonly sold at the rate of twenty peeces of eight
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| − | per hundred English weight, and hee this deponent having some
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| − | pepper pf his owne which was brought hither in the sayd shipp
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| − | did there sell the same at som what a bove
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| − | that rate of twenty peeces of eight per hundred English weight
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| − | And further to this arle hee cannot depose.
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| − | To the rest of the articles hee is not examinat, by ?direction
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| − | WILLIAM READING [His signature]
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| − | Repetit before Dor Godolphin
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| − | P1110302
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| − | f. 15 verso
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| − | //and saith gee kast XXXX the
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| − | about
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| − | XXX
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| − | a halfe
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| − | answere
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| − | knowing
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| − | XXXX
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| − | To the 3 hee saith hee
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| − | P111031o
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| − | P 55 verso
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| − | //The claime of Stephen ?Pallavicio
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| − | of Genoa for sixe barrs of silver
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| − | in the ''S:t Laurence'' Peter BXXXXX
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| − | M:r taken by the ''Coventry frigot''
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| − | a. PETER VANDEPUT of London Merchant
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| − | aged 47 yeares of therabout ssworne and
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| − | examined
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| − | To the first and second arles of the said Allon hee saith hee hath
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| − | corresponded with the producent Stephen Pallavicino in y:e wayes of
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| − | Merchandize,a nd saith hee was and is comonly reputed a native
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| − | subject, % Inhabitant of the State of Genoa, and saith hee beleeveth
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| − | him to bee, having bin credibly informed that hee is a ?patrician
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| − | of the City and State of Genoa, and this depo:t hath often
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| − | received Letters from y:e said pducent dated at Genoa, as the
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| − | plcae of his Dwelling, and hath accordingly directed his Letters to
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| − | him there, and further hee doth not depose
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| − | To the 3:d hee saith that by the Dealings and Correspondence
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| − | w:ch this Dep:t hath for ?diverse yeeres had, and hath with the said producent XX XXXX XXX of XXXXX hee
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| − | verily beleeveth him to be a merch:t of great dealing worth
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| − | and Quality and saithh hee hath and doth drive a trade &
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| − | Commerce from y:e Canaryes and y:e dominions of the King of
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| − | Spaine in, and with silver by his ffactors there resident, and
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| − | that before y:e bringing of the silver in question to this port
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| − | this depo:t hath received to the vallue of betwixt twelve and
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| − | thirteene hundred pounds for the sd products account from y:e canaryes, the
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| − | same being Consigned unto him this depo:t & further hee deposeth
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| − | not:
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| − | To the 4:th arle hee saith that before y:e lading of the silver
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| − | in question namely about two yeeres since and severall other times
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| − | this Depo:t received letters from severall Genoeses, and alsoe from
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| − | the said Palavacino himselfe, whereby they desired this Depo:t to
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| − | advise them whether they might not satisfy
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| − | The 17:th of January 1658
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| − | ExXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX the allon and
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| − | XXX XXXXX of the XXXX
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| − | P1110311
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| − | f.56 recto
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| − | //Consigned the same to be delivered to this depo:t herein XXX XXX
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| − | for the said Account of the said ''Provident'': and afterwards this
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| − | depot received the Letter of advise and Invoice annexed from him
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| − | the said ffacto:r by the said ship ''S:t Laurence'' XXXX XXX seizure together
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| − | with the bill of Lading arlate w:ch hee hath nowe alsoe seene, And
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| − | this depo:t hath heard that the said ship belonged to the arlate M:r
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| − | fford, And further hee deposeth not, saving that the said Letter
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| − | Invoice and Bill of Lading Exhibited were and are the same
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| − | soe by him received:
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| − | To the 8:th hee saith that after the XX XXXX hee this depo:t was
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| − | advised by letters from Plymouth of the seizure of the said ship
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| − | and Lading by Captaine Aylett, and of her bringing in thither
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| − | where shee was brought (as hee saith) to this port for this depo:t
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| − | here received the said silver in question out of her, and further
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| − | deposeth not.
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| − | To the 9:th hee saith hee is well assured and verily beleeveth
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| − | that the said two barrs of silver were really and truely pvided
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| − | and laded for y:e prop and sole account of y:e sad producent and
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| − | upon his adventure, and that hee runneth the sole hazard thereof
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| − | and that noe Spaniard or other subject of the King of Spaine
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| − | had at the time of the said Lading and seizure any interest
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| − | therein w:ch hee is ?induced the more assuredly to beleeve for
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| − | y:t this depo:t by theproducents order hath and ?must make good the proceeds
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| − | thereof unto them and that amounted with him for y:e same as
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| − | will noe other, And further deposeth not
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| − | To the 10:th hee saith hee beleeveth there was peace, and Amity
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| − | betweene the Comonwealth and the State of Genoa. and their
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| − | subjects the time arlate, and further doth not depose:
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| − | To the 11:th hee saith that his foregoeing depon is true.
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| − | To the Interrogatoryes
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| − | To the first hee saith hee cometh required by M:r ffrancklin to be
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| − | pduced in this Cause, and otherwise negatively :
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| − | To the second hee saith hee was never at Genoa nor ever
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| − | sawe the pducent that hee knoweth of norknowe his ffather
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| − | or mother. and otherwise referreth himselfe to his foregoeing
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| − | depons:
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| − | To the 3:d hee saith that hee this depo:t hath had severall Letters, and
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| − | orders from y:e said producent Stephen Pallavacine touching y:e
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| − | silver now in question, and hee doth not knowe any other
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| − | person besides him XX XXXX. And further hee cannot answer, saving his
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| − | forgoeing depon to w:ch hee referreth himselfe.
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| − | To the 4:th hee saith that this depo:t hath received pt of the foresd
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| − | silver by him deposed of (not sent in y:e ''S:t Laurence'' ) in the
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| − | ''King David'' in or about XXX last, part in y:e ''Hope'', about the
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| − | same time, and hee is sure that y:e said Pallavacino (the now
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| − | XXXXX) is the same pson for whose account the foresd pXXX
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| − | silver in question was laded and consigned to this Depo:t for y:t
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| − | this depo:t hath XX XXX made the same goods with them as aforesaid
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| − | To//
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| − | P1110312
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| − | f. 56 verso
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| − | //To the 5:th hee saith hee doth not knowe the said Don Luis
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| − | Peroz de Vittoria the said pducents said ffactor personally. and
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| − | saith hee knoweth not that the said de Vittoria is ffactor to any
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| − | Spaniard or subject of the King of Spaine, nor hath this
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| − | Depo:t received order from any pson to claime the said silber
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| − | in Question other than the said pducent from whom hee
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| − | saith hee hath received Expresse order therein, and hath had
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| − | ?procuzaccon from him alone in that be halafe, and other
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| − | wise negatively saving as aforesd, saying y:e said Don
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| − | Luis Perez de Vittoria is soe farr from having given any
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| − | order for Claiming y:e silver in question that hee Doth not as
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| − | this depot beleeveth yet knowe of the seizure tehreof
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| − | To the 6:th hee saith that upon the bringing in of the said
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| − | ship to Plymouth the bill of lading interrogated together w:th
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| − | the Letter & ffactory were amongst other paps sent there
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| − | in a packet to this depo:t as coming out of the said ship.
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| − | and this depo:t brought them into this Court.
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| − | To the 7:th hee saith hee knoweth not ought if any other bill
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| − | of Lading touching y:e said silver in Question than the said
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| − | bill soe brought into Court, and here remaining, nor of
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| − | any other Invoice than that annexed to the Allon whereupon
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| − | hee is now Examined, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his
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| − | foregoing depon:
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| − | PETER VANDEPUT [His signature]
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| − | Repeated before the two Judges in Court
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| − | <nowiki>**********************************************</nowiki>
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| − | The same day
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| − | Examined upon y:e said Allon:
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| − | 1:nd ABRAHAM CABELJAN of London merchant aged 53
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| − | yeeres or thereabouts, sworne and Examined:
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| − | To the first and second articles hee saith and deposeth that the
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| − | pducent Steven Pallavacino, was and is commonly reuted a native
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| − | of Genoa. and Inhabitant Subject of that Comonwealth, and saith
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| − | that hee this depo:t livimng with and being Book Keep. of. and for the
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| − | p:rcontests M:r Peter Vandeput merchant hath seene severall Letters
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| − | from the said product Living at Genoa sent to and received by the said M:r Vandeputt XXX Correspondent
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| − | here, and severall Letters of his directed to y;e said producent, and there
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| − | resident, And further hee deposeth not
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| − | To the 3:d arle hee saith that before y:e silver in question came & arrived
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| − | here in England, the ffactor of the said producent called don Luis
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| − | Perez de Vittoria, sent from the Iland of Teneriffe to the XXXX
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| − | M:r Vandepur, for his the said producents Accompt to the Vallue
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| − | of betwixt telve and thirteene hundred pounds sterling in silver w:ch XXX
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| − | received by the said M:r Vandeput for the account of y:e said pducent
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| − | and was soe received by the said M:r vandeput herein this XXXX
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| − | before y:e arrivall of y:e silver in question of this depo:ts sihht, who XXX
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| − | XXX receipt thereof and y:e Letters and dispacthes concerninge y:e
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| − | XXXX//
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| − | Hath placed the same to the said producent's Accompt, hee being as
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| − | aforesd & booke XXX of the said M:r Vandeput and thereby hee well knoweth
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| − | that the said Stephen Pallavacine hath and doth drive a greate trade in
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| − | silver, from the Canaryes, And further thee doth not depose
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| − | To the 4:th arle hee saith that before the Lading the silver in question
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| − | aboard the said ship the ''S:t Laurence'' severall Genoese merchants
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| − | wrote ?unto the said M:r Vandeput to London, whereby they desired him
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| − | to certifye or advise them, whether or noe they might safely send
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| − | silver and bullion to London, and consigne the same to him the said
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| − | M:r Vandeput, without danger of seizing or confiscacion of y:e same
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| − | And saith the said M:r Vandeput wrote to them that they might
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| − | doe it safely, and XXXX XXX them in such sending and sent a
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| − | Translacon in XXXXX of the Act of parliam:t in that behalfe
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| − | made for the security of such Importacons w:ch hee knoweth
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| − | having seene y:e said Letters soe received and the answeres thereof
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| − | being privy to the said M:r Vandeputs dispatches in such matters
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| − | (hee being his booke keep as aforesaid) in his affaires of moment
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| − | touching his ?Commerce.
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| − | To the 5:th 6:th and 7:th arles hee saith that before any newes of y:e
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| − | seizure of y:e ship ''S:t Laurence'' in question the said M:r Peter vandeput
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| − | receaved Letters by other?s shipping from the said Don Luiz Peroz
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| − | de Vittoria, advising him of the Lading of the two barrs of silver
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| − | (w:ch are nowe claimed) aboard the said ship the ''S:t Laurence'' and
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| − | of the Consignment thereof to him the said M:r Vandeput for y:e
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| − | said producents account to be heere delivered in this Port
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| − | And that afterwards the said M:r Vandeput received advise from
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| − | Plimouth of the bringing in of the said ship thither and received
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| − | a packet of Letters, and dispatched thence as brought thither in y:e
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| − | said ship''S:t Laurence'', and XXXXXX them the Letter and Invoice and XXX
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| − | to the ?allon (now shewed unto him this depo:t) and alsoe y:e bill of
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| − | Lading inder y:e hand of Peter BXXXXXX M:r of the said ship
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| − | now alsoe shewed unto him remaining in this Court, ?which he
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| − | knoweth having seene the said first Letters of advise and alsoe
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| − | these and y:e Invoice and Bill of Lading soe brought in y:e
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| − | ''S:t Laurence'' upon their first bringing to the said M:r Vandeput
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| − | and havinge now XXXX XXXX Exhibited and remaining in the
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| − | Court hee well knoweth them to be the same that were soe received
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| − | by M:r Vandeput, and pticularly by a note or marke made upon
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| − | the letter by him this depo:t, And further hee cannot depose
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| − | To the 8:th arle hee saith that the said ship the ''S:t Laurence'' being on
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| − | her
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| − | course from y:e Canaryes, seized and brought unto Plymouth was
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| − | afterwards brought thence to this port of London, together with the
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| − | said silver in question, ?which silver y:e said M:r Vandeput here
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| − | received
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| − | To the 9:th arle hee saith that by the Letters and transactions that XXXXX
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| − | the said producent XXX y:e said M:r Vandeput touching y:e said XXXXX
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| − | w:ch hee hath seene hee verily beleeveth the same to be for y:e ?sole account
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