'''Edward Peters''' '''Anthony Loïs''' of Antwerp in Brabant, Cashier and Bookekeeper to Edward Peters, aged thirty yeares or thereabouts '''John Lamotte''', factor '''Elias [?Prwigh], factor
Antwerp Cadiz Ostend Dunquerke / Dunkirke / Dunquirke
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The 21th day of October 1653 [CENTRE HEADING] The Clayme of Edward Peters of Antwerp for his} moneys in the ''Saint John Evangelist'' John de Vos} Master _ Suckley Budd} Examined upon an Allegation given on the behalfe of the said Clayme. '''I us''' '''Anthony Loïs''' of Antwerp in Brabant Cashier and Bookekeeper to the said Edward Peters aged thirty yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined. To the first second and third articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That in or about the moneth of Aprill in this present yeare 1653. the arlate Edward Peters a Merchant and inhabitant of Antwerp in Brabant and a subject of the King of Spaine, did by John Lamotte and Elias [?Prwigh] two of his ffactors and Correspondents at Cadiz in Spaine lade or cause to be laden and putt on board the said shipp the ''Saint John Evangelist'' then lyeing at or neare unto Cadiz aforesaid for the said Edward Peters the producents owne accompt and adventure foure hundred pieces of eight and nine markes and 6 ounces of silver N°. A. contained in one bagg and two other baggs each containeing six hundred pieces of eight all the said baggs being of the marke in the margent, to be transported and carried in the said shipp '''EP''' [MARK IN LEFT MARGIN] from Cadiz to Duinkerke or Ostend in fflander and there to be discharged and delivered unto the said producent or his order for his accompt, [?] this deponent knoweth being as aforesaid Cashier and Bookekeeper to the said producent, in which condition this deponent hath served him for about 6 yeares last past, by meanes whereof he is punctually acquainted with the whole trade and negotiation of the said producent, and saw [?] presented and copied severall letters of advise sent by the said producent over land unto his said ffactors ordering and appointing them to lade silver and moneyes for his accompt upon and aboard all such five shipps as should come from thence to Dunquerke or Ostend in fflander and particularly after the lading of the parcells of silver and money predeposed aboard the said shipp this deponent saw and perused 2 letters of advise sent from the said ffactors to the producent together with two bills of lading for the same intimating that they the said factors had respectively laden the said respective parcells as is predeposed, whereupon this deponent according to his usuall Customs entred the said parcells of silver into the said producents booke of accompts, upon the Credit of the said ffactors whereby this deponent well knoweth that the said Edward Peters was and is and ought to be the true lawfull and sole Owner and proprietor of the said silver and moneys, and that no other person or persons whatsoever have any manner of right title or interest to or in the said silver or moneys or any part thereof. Hee further saith, that he hath credibly heard that the said shipp being in her Course from Cadiz towards Dunquirke or Ostend with the said silver on board her was mett withall surprized and taken by some of the shipps of this Commonwealth, and brought into the River of Thames, and that the said sylver is now remained
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