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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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| − | ===Case: Claim of Stephen ?Pallavacio, of Genoa, regarding silver bars: Deposition: 1. Peter Vandeput, of London, merchant, aged 47: Date: January 29th, 1658===
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| − | P1110310
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| − | P 55 verso
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| − | The 27: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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| − | //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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| − | 1. PETER VANDEPUT of London Merchant
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| − | aged 47 yeares of therabouts sworne 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, and 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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| − | place 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 saith 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 safely send silver or Bullion
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| − | to London. and without danger Consigne the same to this
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| − | depo:t or to the same effect. And this depo:t thinking. (besides
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| − | the furtherance of Trade & Comerce) that hee should doe good
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| − | service to this Comonwealth, did thereupon write to, and
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| − | encourage them to send silver thither, And for further incouragement
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| − | of the sd prodc:t this dep:t caused the Act of Parliam:t made for
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| − | importacon of Bullion, to be Translated into Spanish and ?sent
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| − | the same to him and them, and hee referreth himselfe to y:e said Act of
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| − | Parliam:t for Importaccon of silver. And further hee doth not depose
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| − | To the 5:th 6:th & 7:th arles and the Letter of Advise, and Invoice XXX
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| − | y:e sd 6:th arle mentioned, Nowe shewed unto him, hee saith & XXXX
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| − | deposeth that in or about the monethes of July or August last ?past
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| − | this depo:t received advise from the said producents ffactor
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| − | Don Luis Perez de Vittoria that hee had laded at S:ta Cruz del OzXXXXX
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| − | (being a port in y:e Island of Tenereife on of the Canary Islands) ?about
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| − | the said ship the ''S:t Laurence'' whereof Petr Bonningysent is M:r for y:e
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| − | Account of the said Stephen Palavasino, two barrs of silver, and
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| − | ?consigned//
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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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| − | P1110312
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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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| − | ===Case: Claim of Stephen ?Pallavacio, of Genoa, regarding silver bars: Deposition: 2. Abraham Cabeljan, of London, merchant, aged 53: Date: January 27th, 1658===
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| − | The same day
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| − | Examined upon y:e said Allon:
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| − | 2: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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| − | P1110313
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| − | & P1110314
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| − | f. 57 recto
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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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| − | of/
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| − | P1110315
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| − | & P1110316
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| − | f. 57 verso
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| − | //of the said producent, and to be ?provided and laden for his Account
| + | |
| − | without that any Spaniard of subject of y:e King of Spaine XXXX
| + | |
| − | time of Lading or seizing or since ?may XXX therein whereXXXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 10:th hee saith there was the time arlate by ?Comon XXXXX
| + | |
| − | peace and Amity betwixt the Comonwealth and that if Spaine and XXX
| + | |
| − | y:e respective subjects of the said XXXXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the last hee saith his foregoeing ?deponent XXXX is true
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the Interres
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the first hee saith hee cometh to Testify in this Cause XX the
| + | |
| − | order of the producents proctor & otherwise negatively
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 2:nd hee saith hee was never at Genoa nor XXXXX y:e XXXX
| + | |
| − | nor knoweth his father or mother and other wise hee cannoz ?answere
| + | |
| − | saving as aforesaid
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 3:d hee saith hee doth not knowe any of y:e name of Stephen
| + | |
| − | Palladacino other XXXX the said producent, XXXXXX hee referreth him
| + | |
| − | to his foregoeing Depn and saving y:e same cannot further answer
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 4:th, hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing depon &
| + | |
| − | cannot further answer saving hee knoweth that the said XXXX
| + | |
| − | XX XXXX pson for whose account the said other parcells of silver XX
| + | |
| − | XXXX & this ?inquisition) was sent to the said M:r Vandeput XXX
| + | |
| − | they XXXXfrom y:e same factor and in y:e same XXX & XXXXX
| + | |
| − | in y:e same XXXXX.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 5:th arle hee saith that hee doth not psonally knowe the sayd
| + | |
| − | Don Luis Perez de Vittoria the ffactor of y:e said ?Pallavacino, XXXX
| + | |
| − | what countryman nor whose subject hee is nor knoweth hee XX
| + | |
| − | beleeveth that the said Don Luiz in any of XX XXX that this XXX
| + | |
| − | hath?dwelt with the said M:r Vandeput XXX hath bin a ?Gent XXXX
| + | |
| − | yeeres last) XXXX sent aor consigned any silver to the said M:r
| + | |
| − | Vandeput for the said Don Luis his XXXX account, nor any for y:e
| + | |
| − | account of any Spaniards. And further hee cannot answer
| + | |
| − | saving as aforesaid.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 6:th he referreth himselfe to his foregoing depon and
| + | |
| − | further cannot answer saving negatively for his part
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the last negatively for his pt saving as aforesaid
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ABRAHAM ?CABDELJAN ?Jun:r [His signature]
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Deposed XXXXX two Judges in Court
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | <nowiki>****************************************************</nowiki>
| + | |
| − | ===Case: Claim of Stephen ?Pallavacio, of Genoa, regarding silver bars: Deposition: 3. John Lewis: Date: January 29th, 1658===
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| − | | + | |
| − | //The 29:th of January 1660.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Examinat ?ex parte for XXX XXXXX.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | JOHN LEWIS of the parish of S:t Dunstans XXXX East ?India
| + | |
| − | Merchant aged 47 yeeres or therabouts sworne and XXXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the first second and third articles of the said allegaccon hee saith and
| + | |
| − | deposeth that hee may knoweth the producent Stephen PaXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | and hath XX XXX for a ?dozen or fourteene yeeres last or thereabouts
| + | |
| − | and XXXX XXX to XXXX XXXX by meanes of the XXXXXXX dwelling in the
| + | |
| − | citie of Genoa (the ?place of the said producents ?birth
| + | |
| − | and XXXX) and keeping house there and trading ther as a merchant
| + | |
| − | from the yeere 1644 to the yeere 1656, during w:ch tyme hee was
| + | |
| − | well acquianted w;th the said producent Stephen Pallavacino and
| + | |
| − | XXX his the said Stephens father living in the said citie. And for a
| + | |
| − | XXXX//
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| − | ----
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| − | P1110317
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| − | & P1110318
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| − | f. 58 recto
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| − | | + | |
| − | //Genoese by birth and extraction and a subect of the stat eof XXXX XX
| + | |
| − | the said Stephen Pallavacino was and is XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | And saith that for all the said time of this deponents said dwelling in Genoa
| + | |
| − | the said producent of this deponents XXXX XXX knolwedge dwellt and ?kept
| + | |
| − | house and familie there and that hee was and is XXX of the XXXXX of XXXXX
| + | |
| − | soe commonly accompted: And saith that the said producent was and is
| + | |
| − | a merchant of very greate account and dealing and estste and of ?such
| + | |
| − | wealth that hee is estimated to be worth one ?hundred thousand pounds sterling,
| + | |
| − | and saith that the said producent was XXXXX this deoinet XX XXX XXX
| + | |
| − | because very greate quantities XXXX XXX XXX (of this deponents XXX XXXX
| + | |
| − | knowledge) for the XXXX account of the sais producen XXXXX
| + | |
| − | XXXXX of greate account and dealing in XXX, XXXXX hath XXXX
| + | |
| − | pXXXXX XXX and is commonly accompted and reputed and further
| + | |
| − | hee deposeth not
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Ro XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the Interries
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the first hee saith hee was XXXX unto by M:r XXXX the XXXX
| + | |
| − | and deposed to come and XXXX what he knowes as XX XXXX, and
| + | |
| − | to the rest hee answreth XXXX XXX XX, and otherwise ?cannot answer,
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To trhe second hee saith and deposeth and XXXX XXX from XXXXX XXX
| + | |
| − | December 1656, and there XXX XXXX XStephen Pallavacino XXXX before
| + | |
| − | this deponent had XXX XXXX, and this deponent did XXX XXX that
| + | |
| − | said producents XXXX. And otherwise referreth himselfe to XXX XXX
| + | |
| − | before deposed.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the third hee saith hee knoweth and XXXXX XXX in XXXX arlate
| + | |
| − | name is alsoe Stephen Pallavacino, who alsoe was XX XXXX of XXXXX
| + | |
| − | XXXX of this deponents said dwelling there, and a XXXXXXXXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | XXXXX, and was
| + | |
| − | XXXX the XXX of the oredeposed Stephen
| + | |
| − | XXXX producent
| + | |
| − | this deponent doth not knowezj
| + | |
| − | ?before
| + | |
| − | did
| + | |
| − | the Merchants of that XXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 4:th XXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 5:th XXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the last XXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | JO LEWIS [His signature]
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Repeated before
| + | |
| − | XXXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | <nowiki>*******************************************************</nowiki>
| + | |
| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Domingo de a Seida, of London, Merchant, aged 25: Date: January 31st, 1658===
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The 31:th day of January 1660
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Examined upon an Allon given in on the
| + | |
| − | behalfe of the said XXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The Claime of XXX XXXXX)
| + | |
| − | XXXX Merchant of London for)
| + | |
| − | 94 pipes of Canary Wines)
| + | |
| − | & other hoods taken in y:e ship y:e)
| + | |
| − | ''S:t Laurence'' XXX XXXXX)
| + | |
| − | M:r XXX XXXXXX)
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | D:r XXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | 1. DOMINGO DE LA SEIDA of London Merch:t
| + | |
| − | aged 25 yeeres or thereabouts sworne
| + | |
| − | and Examined
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the first arle hee saith and deposeth that the arlate Anthony
| + | |
| − | Rodriguez ?RivXXXes is Comonly and generally reputed a XXXX
| + | |
| − | of ffinident in the Kingdome of Portugall, and soe his XXX
| + | |
| − | deponent beleeveth him to bee and XXXX hee XXXXX
| + | |
| − | ?To//
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | ----
| + | |
| − | ===Case: Maurice Thompson, Thomas Canham, Christofer Willoughby, John Page et al v. the Dutch East India Company: Deposition: 1. Henry Dacres, of London, Merchant, aged 34: Date: January 31st, 1658===
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| − | | + | |
| − | P1110333
| + | |
| − | f. 69 recto
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | //E:E:
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | A business of examining of witnesses on the)
| + | |
| − | XXXX of Maurice Thompson, Thomas CanXXXX)
| + | |
| − | Christofer Willoughby John Page and others,)
| + | |
| − | Merchants of London, freighters of the shipp
| + | |
| − | the ''Jonathan'', ag:t the Dutch East India)
| + | |
| − | Company in pticular and all others in genall)
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Smith
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Ro.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | The 11:th of ffeburary 1658
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Examinands upon an allon given in on the
| + | |
| − | behalf of the said M:r Thompson and others
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | 1. HENRY DACRES of London Marchant aged
| + | |
| − | 34 yeeres or thereabouts sworne in the said
| + | |
| − | Court of the Admiraltie of England, saith and
| + | |
| − | deposeth as followth vizt.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the fifth article of the said allon XXXX and deposeth that hee well
| + | |
| − | knoweth all the producents vizt Maurcie Thompson THomas
| + | |
| − | CaXtian, Cristofer Willoughby, John Page and company arlate and saith
| + | |
| − | they were the XXXX arlate of the yeere 1656 XXX others and Imployers
| + | |
| − | of the said shipp the ''Jonathan'' and XXX hee can from this XXX on a
| + | |
| − | trading voyage for sevrall parts and places of the East Indias, and
| + | |
| − | there to retourne for England on and for their proper account
| + | |
| − | w:ch hee knoweth for that hee was acquainted with and XXX XXXX at
| + | |
| − | such XXXXX XXXX and were supra cargo in thesaid shipp the said voyage
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the second article hee saith that within the foresaid time namely in
| + | |
| − | and about the moneth of January 1656 the said shipp the ''Jonathan''
| + | |
| − | being in the parts of the East Indies and quietly trading there had aboard her
| + | |
| − | greate quantities of goods and merchandizes for the use and account of the
| + | |
| − | said Maurice Thompson and company aforesaid w:ch XXXXhad taken in
| + | |
| − | on the coast of Coromandel and w:ch they were carrying to Bantam,
| + | |
| − | for w:ch place of BantamXXX the said XXX were proper and not for
| + | |
| − | any other part or place thereabouts to be bartered away, and eben
| + | |
| − | XXXXX XXXX and provided for Bantam, where they were to be sold
| + | |
| − | and bartered away for such XXXX as were then to be head and ?procured
| + | |
| − | for the most advantage of the said producents, w:ch hee knowes for that
| + | |
| − | hee was supra cargo aforesaid and the person there ?carryed the said goods to
| + | |
| − | be taken in and was in person XXX with them in the said shipp for
| + | |
| − | Bantam.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the third and 4 articles hee saith that in or about the said moneth of January
| + | |
| − | 1656 (old stile) the said shipp in her course of prceeding from the
| + | |
| − | said coast for Bantam, coming neere the Island of Pulliayanjan within
| + | |
| − | five leagues or lesse distance of the Road of Bantam, was met wizj
| + | |
| − | and set upon by five XXX of dutch shipps, in the XXX XX neare of the
| + | |
| − | East India company of the United Netherlands, and that upon their haling
| + | |
| − | and demanding XXXX that shipp (Speaking of the ''Jonathan'') over and
| + | |
| − | XXXX bound, and XXXX XXXX XXX sewall of England, came from
| + | |
| − | Cormandel bound wth XXX for Bantam, thet of the dutch shipps
| + | |
| − | XXXX and told the master and company of the ''Jonathan'' that they must
| + | |
| − | not nos could run into Bantam, and that they lay there on purpose to
| + | |
| − | oppose them or any other shipps of England that should endeavour to run into
| + | |
| − | Bantam, for w:ch (as they XXX) they had order from the Generall of the sd dutch East India
| + | |
| − | company XXXX was XXX and heard the XXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the fifth and sixth 7. 8 and 9:th articles hee saith that the master and company of the
| + | |
| − | ''Jonathan'' finding this XXXXX of the dutch, fairly and earnestly instructed
| + | |
| − | XXXXXX of the dutch commanders to goe in, and desired them to XXXX or
| + | |
| − | send aboard the ''Jonathan'' and XXX her assuring them XXXX XX
| + | |
| − | any XXXder, XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | aboard//
| + | |
| − | ----
| + | |
| − | P1110334
| + | |
| − | &P1110335
| + | |
| − | XXXX verso
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | //aboard, XX XXXX of XXX the sd dutch XXXXX ?Daniell
| + | |
| − | this deponent ?fell to intreate them XXXXX to order
| + | |
| − | XXX in, telling them (as XXX truly was) that thay ?durst seek XXX
| + | |
| − | XXXX persons aboard, and XXXX greate necessitie of their ?going
| + | |
| − | XX the XXX In XXX victuakks and reXXX under for their part
| + | |
| − | and to XXX their trading XXXXX, and the dutch still suspitious
| + | |
| − | within XXXX, the ''Jonathan'' endeavoured to put in, XXXXX they of
| + | |
| − | ?othr dutch shipps sett on her, and XXX XXXX the
| + | |
| − | master of the ''Jonathan'' and this deponent XX XXXX to XXX XXXX
| + | |
| − | thereXXXX to search them if they came XXX XXXXX to such XXXX
| + | |
| − | XXX this deponent (the master XXX sick) went aboard to their
| + | |
| − | Admirall and told him and ?modestly expostulated with him the XXXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | ----
| + | |
| − | ===Case: Maurice Thompson, Thomas Canham, Christofer Willoughby, John Page et al v. the Dutch East India Company: Deposition: 2. William Stephen, of Limehouse, Marriner, formerly masters Mate of the Jonathan: Date: January 31st, 1658===
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| − | | + | |
| − | P1110336
| + | |
| − | f. 70 recto
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | XX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | 2. WILLIAM STEPHEN of Limehouse Marriner late
| + | |
| − | masters mate of the shipp the ''Jonathan'' (Robert
| + | |
| − | Graves com:der) aged 28 yeares or therabouts
| + | |
| − | sworne and examined
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the first article of the said allon hee saith and deposeth that
| + | |
| − | hee well knoweth the producents Maurice Thompson, Thomas Canham
| + | |
| − | and Christofer Willoughbie and saith that they and XXX XX were the
| + | |
| − | shipp the ''Jonathan'', and imployed and sent her out on a merchandizing
| + | |
| − | voyage from this port for the East Indies and places thereabouts for
| + | |
| − | their proper account, and they upon their account XXX XXX XX XXXXX
| + | |
| − | by her said Merchandizing imployment to this XXX, w:ch hee knoweth
| + | |
| − | being Master Mate of her the said voyage, and going the voyage
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the second article hee saith and deposeth that within the said XXXX
| + | |
| − | moneths in or about the moneth of January 1656 XX XXX XXX XXXXXX
| + | |
| − | trading in the parts of East India, and had aboard her XX XXXXXX
| + | |
| − | quantitie of goods and merchandizes w:ch were for the said account
| + | |
| − | XX XXXXX in the coast of Coromandell, and were to be transported
| + | |
| − | XXX, as were proper for Bantam trade and what ?Returne, and
| + | |
| − | XXXX to XXX ptended and XXXX with XXXXX to be XXXX to
| + | |
| − | Bantam and there delivered, and the said commander & company
| + | |
| − | XXX carrying her said goods in the said shipp for Bantam where thee
| + | |
| − | XXX were to be traded and bartered for the ?traffic an accompt
| + | |
| − | of the said Imployers of the said shipp, w:ch hee knoweth for the reason
| + | |
| − | aforesaid
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the third and fourth fifth and 6:th articles hee saith that XX that the said XXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | '''Rest of this digital imaged page is impossible to read'''
| + | |
| − | ----
| + | |
| − | P1110337
| + | |
| − | & P1110338
| + | |
| − | f. 70 verso
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | //the ''Jonathan'' as aforesaid that ?then was bound for Bantam ?told
| + | |
| − | them plainly that they might XX XX should for in thither XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX And XXXX
| + | |
| − | to come to an anchor XXX the Admirall , his precontest being XXXX
| + | |
| − | wXXX aboard the dutch Admirall, and upon his retourme aboard the
| + | |
| − | ''Jonathan'' declared the XXX Admirall, and expressly forbidden and
| + | |
| − | ?prohibited their going in to Bantam, and had declared that if they and XXXXXX to goe in
| + | |
| − | hee would sink them in ?that effort, and thereupon the said M:r Dacres being
| + | |
| − | supra cargo or merchant of the ''Jonathan'' under a protest against such their
| + | |
| − | hinderance by the dutch. All w:ch hee knoweth being present aboard
| + | |
| − | the ''Jonathan''. And further deposeth not.
| + | |
| − | ?9:th article of the said allon hee saith and deposeth that
| + | |
| − | the said shipp the ''Jonathan'' being XX prohinited and hindered by the dutch
| + | |
| − | from going into Bantam to w:ch hee was XX XXXX with her said XXXX
| + | |
| − | was XXX and to depose and goe to other places for w:ch ?ther goods
| + | |
| − | were not proper and to w:ch they were not designed, and there to barter
| + | |
| − | and XXXX them away, to the great losse and damage of the said
| + | |
| − | imployers in respect of what the ?prisses would have bin if thesaid goods
| + | |
| − | hath nin XXX to an delivered at Bantam accordinge as they were designed
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the tenth hee saith that by the said hinarance and prohibition of the
| + | |
| − | dutch the said Imployers have suffered greate losse and dammagem, but
| + | |
| − | the valew thereof hee cannot as hee saith estimate
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | W:M STEPHENS [His signature]
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Repeated with his ?precontest before
| + | |
| − | Dr Godolphon.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | <nowiki>**********************************************************</nowiki>
| + | |
| − | ===Case: Maurice Thompson, Thomas Canham, Christofer Willoughby, John Page et al v. the Dutch East India Company: Deposition: 3. Alexander Prescott, of London, Merchant, aged 27: Date: ffebruary 17th, 1658===
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | //The 17th of ffebruray 1658
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | Examined upon the fore said allegaccon
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | 3. ALEXANDER PRESCOTT of London Marchant aged 27 yeeres or
| + | |
| − | thereabouts sworne and examined.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the first and second articles hee saith and deposeth That hee very well
| + | |
| − | knoweth the procudents Maurice Thompsom, Thomas Canham, Christofer
| + | |
| − | Willoughby, John Page and company aclate and saith they were in and for
| + | |
| − | all the monthes arlate of the yeere 1656 XXXXX and Imployers of the
| + | |
| − | shipp the ''Jonathan'' arlate (Robert GXXXXX commander) as a trading or merchandizing voyage from England to the parts of East India in XXXXX was XX retourne for England for their use and accompt, and saith that in
| + | |
| − | January XXX was ?two ?yeers the said shipp being quietly trading in the said
| + | |
| − | parts, and having aboard her a quantitie of marchandizes consisting in XX
| + | |
| − | cottons and callicos XX XXX XXX factor XXX account taken aboard her on the coast
| + | |
| − | of Cormandel was carrying XX XXX for Bantam for w:ch place the said goods were
| + | |
| − | XXXX and were provided XXXXX to be ther XXXXXX and XXXXXXX
| + | |
| − | and not for XXXXX to be disbursed XX XXX XXXXXX nir XXX XXXX XX
| + | |
| − | XXX XX XXXX soe XXXXX to her said ?merchants as XX Bantam, w:ch hee
| + | |
| − | knoweth being burser of the said shipp and goeing the said voyage from place to
| + | |
| − | place in her, being alsoe XXXX X XXX XXX XXX XXXX of the, XX XXX
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the third and fourth articles hee saidth and deposeth that the said shipp XXXXX
| + | |
| − | XX XX her course from the said coast for Bantam and XX XXXXX Island
| + | |
| − | of Pulliaayanjan about XXX XX XXX leagues distance from Bantam XXX
| + | |
| − | XXXX XXX XXXX of dutch shipps (w:ch wer in the service and Imployment
| + | |
| − | of the dutch East India company) XXX, saving that one of them XX
| + | |
| − | them XXXX, and XXX XXXX XXX along with XXX XXXXX, and saith XXXX
| + | |
| − | XXXX//
| + | |
| − | ----
| + | |
| − | P1110339
| + | |
| − | f. 71 recto
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | //the ''Jonathan'' XXXXing a XXXX XXXXX under the said XXXXX XXXX XXX to goe into
| + | |
| − | Bantam the next day, the said dutch shipp XXXX XXXXX the said
| + | |
| − | other foure dutch shipps riding also neere, and the next morning the ''Jonathan''
| + | |
| − | XXX XXXX to goe into Bantam the said dutch shipps boat ?came aboard XXXX
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| − | Bantam, for the dutch had ?warrs with the Bantamers and the said
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| − | sutch shipps lay there XXX XXXX to hinder all shipps from going in,
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| − | having order from their Generall ?intendeant, and being authorised that they
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| − | of the XXXXXX were bound to XXX in them their merchandizing designe, and therewith all
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| − | XXXX to XXX in, the skipper of the said dutch shipp aboard the ''Jonathan''
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| − | called out to those aboard the said dutch shipp to fire at the ''?Jonathan'', and
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| − | they thereupon XXXX a XXX XX the ''Jonathan'', and then the ''Jonathan'' being commanded
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| − | ===Case: Maurice Thompson, Thomas CanXXXX, Christofer Willoughby, John Page et al v. the Dutch East India Company: Deposition: 3. XXXX: Date: January 31st, 1660===
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| − | ==Notes==
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