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so have bene many yeares. And saith that t … so have bene many yeares. And saith that the foresayd persons all<br />
and every of them of the certaine knowledge of this deponent in the<br />
monethes of May June July August September and October<br />
arlate of this presente yeares 1653 now currant, and att the tyme<br />
of the lading of the sylver now in question and for many moneths<br />
before and many of them for many yeares before have driven<br />
and doe drive a fair and present trade from Hamburg to Cadiz<br />
in Spaine for sylver, and thither have and doe usually send peice<br />
goods of great value to be returned in sylver and have had and<br />
have their respective factors att Cadiz and Sevilia of their owne kinred and<br />
alliance to receyve such goods and make such returnes and to<br />
mannage the sayd trade, for them, and that some of the sayd persons have<br />
formerly lived in Spaine about Saint Lucar and Cadiz in their youth<br />
mannaging the like factories for their Ancestors and freinds merchants<br />
of Hamburgh and particularly the sayd daniel Brands, Jeronimo<br />
Snitgar and ffrancis Wallich. all which this deponent knoweth aswell<br />
by the constant and continued fame and repute att Hamburgh<br />
(where this deponent hath lived all his tyme) touching such trade of<br />
the sayd merchants the persons above named and by frequent discovert<br />
and conversation with them upon occasion of such trade, and allso<br />
of their factors residing att Cadiz being Hamburghers and<br />
kinsmen of the foresayd persons all likewise well knowne to this deponent<br />
as for that he this deponent hath himselfe carryed goods from<br />
the foresayd persons merchants of Hamburgh from Hamburgh to<br />
Cadiz, and there delivered the same to the barkiers of their respective factors, and<br />
hath receyved returnes of sylver consigned to<br />
most of the persons merchants of Hamburgh as is hereafter mmore particularly<br />
sett forth. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second and third Articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith<br />
that the sayd Antonio de Labistrat and other the the persons above particularly<br />
mentioned of the sight and observation of this deponent did send<br />
severally from Hamburgh severall parcells of peice goods of<br />
great value consigned for Cadiz in Spaine severall monethes<br />
before the sylve in question was laden, videlicet before October last<br />
past 1652, when this deponents shipp and the ''Patriarke Jacob'' lay<br />
in the bay of Cadis and particularly a shipp or flute of Hamburgh<br />
whereof Peter Nove was Master which goods in their Course for Cadiz<br />
were seized by the ffrench and departed from Hamburgh with the sayd goods<br />
so consigned in May last, and likewise on board the ''ffortune'' of<br />
Hamburgh Berent Carpfanger Master which departed from Hamburgh<br />
likewise in May last and arrived and delivered her goods safely<br />
att Cadiz for accompt of the sayd persons interessed in this cause and<br />
this deponent saw the sayd shipp ''ffortune'' depart for Cadiz towards<br />
Hamburgh in September last past; And moreover that in the<br />
moneth of July last past 1653. now Currant the foresayd Antonio da<br />
Labistraet ffrancis Sloyer, Hans [?Garts], daniel Brands, Hieronimo<br />
Snitgar Adrian Youncker Joachim Van Campen Albert Ankelman<br />
the foresayd Rolands, Wallich and John Baptista Youncker did att Hamburghnd John Baptista Youncker did att Hamburgh +
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