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Ad 2 rendet that hee cometh expressely fro … Ad 2 rendet that hee cometh expressely from Antwerp to declare the<br />
truth in this businesse at the instance and chardges of the said producent<br />
at whose [?XXXX] hee relieth for his voyage and time, not having<br />
made any contract with him, Et alr negative.
Ad 3. negativa.
Ad 4 rendet that hee hath seene and perused all the bookes interrogated,<br />
and being the producents booke keeper and principall writer of his letters<br />
is frequently conversant therein, and privie to his entries and<br />
transactions, having bin his booke keeper for two whole yeares.
Ad 5 rendet that he beleeveth the said producent receiveth not any<br />
letters but what hee putteth amongest the rest in the drawers or in the<br />
file and which is obvious to the view of this deponent and unlost,<br />
Et alr negative.
Ad 6 negative referendo se ad predepoita.
Ad 7 rendet that the said producent is owner of the said shipp ''Saint''<br />
''Barbara'' of about 220 lasts, the ''Three Kings'' of 120 lasts, another<br />
(the name whereof hee remembreth not without booke) of about 30<br />
or 40 lasts) Peter Moret Master. The ''Postellon'' of Antwerp of about<br />
30 lasts, and hee is part owner of the ''Armies'' of Antwerp of<br />
the like burthen. Et alr nescit.
Ad 8 nescit.
Ad 9 rendet that Madam the widow de la Ronde and Godefrey<br />
de la Ronde are the producents factors at Rochell, and hee hath<br />
corresponded them in that qualitie for the said two yeares wherein<br />
thid deponent hath bin Booke Keeper, and as hee beleeveth<br />
before, Et alr nescit [?et ?pro] parte sua negative.
Ad 10 rendet that the said producent spake severall times of writing<br />
to the said Madame and Godfrey de la Ronde touching lading the said shipp<br />
''Saint Barbara'' with salt for Bristoll. Et alr nescit
Miguel de Craxyer [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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5:° <u>Octobris 1666</u>
Super allegationne et schedulas praed.
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'''Jeremias Peltz''' famulus magri Speckhouwer producentis,<br />
cui [?inservijt] per [?septimastra] ult etatitis 20 annorum aut<br />
circiter testis.
Ad primum arlum et sched in eadem [?mentionate] deponit that hee hath<br />
well knowne the producent Mr Speckhouwer for six yeeres last<br />
to have bin and to be a merchant of good qualitie and trade, and<br />
having for seaven monthes last served him as his counting<br />
house clerke, well knoweth that hee tradeth for England, Germany<br />
Spaine, ffrance, Italy and other parts. And saith that hee time<br />
arlate namely in May last the said producent wrote to his factors<br />
Bonart and da Pann arlate at Amsterdam to seeke out and<br />
buyAmsterdam to seeke out and<br />
buy +
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