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Transcription

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John Aureluis of the parish of Saint Bartholomewe neere the
Royall Exchange London Notary publique aged about 64 yeares
sworne and examined as aforesayd sayeth and deposeth
uppon his oath as followeth videlicet That uppon the two and twentith
day of Julye Anno domini 1637 this deponent was requested by
Captayne Walter Stewart to goe with him and one Mr Thomas Osbaston a lynnen draper to Chelsey to the
Spanish Embassadores house, to interprett
betweene the sayd Embassador and the sayd Captaine Stewart
being tould by the sayd Captaine Stewart that the sayd Embassador
well understood and spake the Italian tongue, where comminge
and speakinge to the sayd Embassador in the Italian tongue the sayd
Embassador answered him in Spanish and thereupon one of the
sayd Embassadors gentlemen who spake both the Spanish and English tongues
was used as an Interpreter betweene them, and then the sayd
Captayne Stewart by the sayd interpretter tould the sayd
Embaassador that the sayd Mr Osbaston then present did desire
to be freed from the bond or securitye which he had given for
the sayd Captayne in a suite commenced against him by Signor John Nicholas
in this Court of Admiraltye, for certayne chests of
silver, and requested the sayd Embassador that as he had formerlye
promised, he would save him the sayd Captayne harmeles concerninge
the sayd silver or to that effecte, whereunto the sayd Embaddador
by his Interpreter replyed, that he was willinge to performe his
promise in saveing the sayd Captayne harmelesse concerneinge
the sayd silver, but must first have advise from his Lord and
master the Kinge of Spayne about it, and seeinge that the sayd busines
was yet in suite in lawe, that it should proceed to an end or
to that effecte, and after this deponent was come with the sayd Captayne
Steward from the sayd Embassadors house the sayd Captayne
desired him this deponent to remember what the sayd Embassador
had promised and spoken that he mighte testifye the same if
occasion should require. And this he affirmeth uppon his oath
to be true/

John Aurelius. [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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