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To the .11. 12. 13. and 14th he saith that the sayd ffrancisco de La Sierpe hath<br />
for theis three yeares and upwards bene the producents factor and hath<br />
yearely receyved from them severall quantities of goods of good value from<br />
Ostend, and hath generall Order to returne the proceeed thereof in<br />
Sylver for all convenient shipping this deponent the Companion of the<br />
sayd de la Sierpe being privy to his proceedings, letters of advise and<br />
other matters touching his sayd factory. and particularly saith that the<br />
last yeare 1652 severall parcells of lace, linnen Cloath and yarne of<br />
the value of 3000. pieces of eight or thereabouts, came to the hands of the sayd<br />
factor for accompt of the producents some in the shipp of Cordes [?Keysar]<br />
some in the sayd shipp John Evangelist John de Vos Master some in other<br />
shipps whose names he remembreth not, all from the Port of Ostend And<br />
further cannot depose.
To the fifteenth he saith he was borne att Lisle and dwelleth in<br />
Cadiz and otherwise negatively.
To the sixteenth Interrogatory he saith that the sayd moneyes were in the<br />
yeare 1652. procured by the sayd ffrancisco de la Sierpe att severall<br />
tymes of and from severall persons whose names he remembreth not<br />
to whom he sold as the marketts and occasions happened the<br />
goods of the producents and putt the same to their accompt according<br />
to their respective Interests, to say 2/3 parts threeof to the sayd Peter<br />
de Cock and 1/3 part to the sayd Baldwin Matthewes all which this Rendent well knoweth being the sayd ffrancisco de La Sierpes Companion in his<br />
factories as a foresayd. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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and further that unlicensed sylver of [?Spaine]<br />
in the Ports of Spaine before transportation is confiscable to the King<br />
of Spaines use, but that the Owners are usually admitted to compound for<br />
it And in case it be not so seized, It is not confiscateble by but is free<br />
to the Owners in ffalnders or elsewhere as any other merchandize And<br />
somuch is generally knowne And otherwise cannot depose
Joan [?Bauttista] de la [?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]uttista] de la [?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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