HCA 13/68 f.429r Annotate

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To the eighth Interrogatory he saith that after the sayd bills of lading exhibited
were signed by this Rendent as aforesayd, they were not out of this Rendents possession
att any tyme before the shipp Patriarke Jacob was seized by the sayd
frigat of this Commonwealth. And further cannot depose.

To the nynth Interrogatory he saith that he did deliver the two bills of lading of the
tenor of the bill exhibited for Claes Mollers sylver to the sayd Claes Moller
himselfe. And saith that the other 2 bills of lading of like tenor with the rest
of the sayd bills exhibited respectively were severally delivered to severall
persons who brought the sayd respective parcells of sylver aboard being
persons unknowne to this Rendent, some of whom he did then understand to be
Barkiers belonging to Cdiz, and others to be the servants or Cashiers
or merchants inhabitants of Cadiz, The names of whom or of their masters
or merchants that imployed them otherwise than by the bills of lading he knoweth not. And further cannot depose.

To the tenth Interogatory he saith that having never laded any sylver before this tyme
att Cadiz for accompt of merchants, he cannot depose whether it be as
usuall and customary to have sylver sent in shipps from Cadiz or Saint Lucar for
the Accompt of Hollanders and Subiects of the States of the united
Provinces, and subiects of the ffrench King as is upon the accompt of
Hamburghers, he this Rendent having not had occasion to take notice
what is usuall and Customary in this case.

To the .11. he saith he hath neyther seene heard or knowne that in tymes of
warr att sea sylver and other goods are mentioned in bills of ladeing
to be for the accompt of Hamberghers when really and tryly they
belong to ffrench or Hollanders.

To the 12 and thirteenth Interrogatories he referreth himselfe to his
depositions made to the same Interrogatoryes in preparatories, as not knowing that
is unlawfull to lade sylver and moneyes without license att Cadiz, or that
the Owners thereby loose their property therein, but having there seene severall
quantityes so laden in the open day without any molestation. And
otherwise cannot depose.

Class Colbarent [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 27th day of december 1653. [ACENTRE HEADING]

The Keepers of the Liberty of England}
by authority of Parliament against the}
sylver in the Crowne Imperiall.}

Examined upon the sayd allegation.

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Captaine Claes Colbrandt of Hamburgh master
of the shipp Patriarke Jacob of Hamburgh aged
50 yeares or thereabouts. a witnes sworne an
examined deposeth and saith as followeth. videlicet.

Top the sayd allegation and schedule annexed and the bills of lading therein
mentioned to be exhibited This deponent saith, That riding att anchor with
his sayd shipp Partriarke Jacob in the bay of Cadiz neere unto the allegat
shipp the Crowne Imperiall Hans Meyners master on or about the
15th day of october last one Martin Gantzberch of Hamburgh skipper
being Marten Gantzber[?ch] schedulat came in a boate from Cadiz intending to goe aboard the Crowne
Imperiall aforesayd, but by reason of a suddeb gust of wind was forced to
putt aboard this deponents shipp where he stayd about an howre, and
this deponent then and there saw in his possession one bagg marked as

[MARKE, LH MARGIN]

in the margent conteyning 4 hundred and fifty peices of 8/8 and one
barr which weighed 24 markes being part opf the sylver schedulat and
the sayd Martin Gantzberch then an dthere in discourse with this deponent
did declare that the sayd moneyes and sylver were his owne, and that they
did