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Transcription

The fourth day of May 1654.

The Clayme of Peter Mathewes}
Arnold Beake and William Moore}
for their sylver in the Salvador}

Examined upon the sayd allegation.

3.

Peter Morelais of the parish of Saint Michael Crooked
Lane London merchant aged 44 yeares or thereabouts
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith
as followeth videlicet.

To the sayd allegation and severall articles therein This deponent saith that he
knoweth well the arlate Peter Mathewes Arnold Beake and William
Moore all Merchants living and inhabiting in this Citty of London
and keepes the bookes of Accopts of the sayd William Moore
and thereby is well acquainted with the trade and dealing
of the producents the sayd Moore, Peter Mathewes and Arnold Beake
in their trade for Spaine they three mannaging a trade
there for their owne accomp in partnershipp, for which purpose
they have one Common factor att Cadiz by name ffrancisco da la Sierpe
to whom they send merchandizes from hence and fflanders, and
receyve sylver from him as returnes thereof, which sayd ffrancisco
de la Sierpe as by his letter of advise sent to the producents to this
Citty, and bearing date on or about the 26th day of July 1652.
which letter this deponent hath long agoe seene and perused, did
appeare, did about the end of July or beginning of August 1652
lade[?s] on board the arlate shipp the Salvador whereof Christian
Cloppenbergh was master then lyeing att Cadiz, two barretons
of fine sylver weighing together sixty two markes and six ounces
marked as in the margent for the sole and proper accompt of the sayd

[MARKE, LH MARGIN]

Mr Peter Mathewes Arnold Beake and William Moor, (which
said persons were and are subiects of this Commonwealth and well affected
to the Government thereof,) and that he caused the same to be consigned to
Peter Lams of Ostend to follow the order of Mr Robert Laman of
Antwerpe, which sayd Leman this deponent knoweth for the reasons
aforesayd to be the factor and Correspondent of the producents and one
that does busines for them att Antwerpe) and is well assured
that he was to have disposed of the sylver aforesayd onely as the producents
factor and to their use. And being now shewne the bill of lading
allegat upon a file in the Registry of this Court; and finding the
barretons of sylver mentioned therein as to the marke weight Lader
consignement and order and otherwise to agree with the foresayd Letter of advise
sent to the producent by ffrancisco de la Sierpe from Cadiz he is
well assured that the sayd bill of lading was and is one of the originall
bills of lading for the sayd two barretons of sylver claymed by
the producents in this Cause. and beleiveth the sayd sylver was on
board the Salvador aforesayd att the tyme of her seizure, which seizure
by common report was made by some of the shipps of this Commonwealth
in the English Channell in the Salvadores Course from Cadiz
to Ostend. And otherwise or further he cannot depose.

To the Crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the 1. Interrogatory he saith he was not att Cadiz the tyme interrate neither
did he see Christian Cloppenbergh signe the bill of lading above
mentioned

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