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in a letter of advise form Marsellis he kn … in a letter of advise form Marsellis he know<br />
leaveth in the Registry of this Court for the better information<br />
thereof, referring himselfe to the same touching the particular<br />
Contents thereof. And further cannot depose saving that<br />
by like Common fame the sayd Zollicoffers have their families<br />
in Zwitzerland and reside in ffrance and elswhere onely as<br />
merchants strangers and under noe other quality.
To the seventh article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the foresaid<br />
Matthias Cornelison upon his first arrivall here did acquaint<br />
this deponent, that he the sayd Cornelison had order from the arlate<br />
Tobias Zollicoffers the lader of the said goods that in case the<br />
River of the Elve were frozen so as he could not gett thither he<br />
should goe with the sayd goods to Dunkerke or Ostend and<br />
there deliver the same to such as should have order to receyve<br />
them from the sayd John Scothering. And otherwise he cannot<br />
depose.
To the 8th article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the foresayd<br />
letter of 8. Novembris 1653. which came to this deponents hands<br />
17th of the same moneth as aforesaid, the arlate John Scothering<br />
did advise this deponent of the lading of the sayd goods, and of their<br />
coming for Hamburgh, and that the skipper in case the Elve<br />
should be frozen was ordered for Dunkerke or Ostend, and that<br />
he had taken care that John Baptista Cattawbi of Antwerpe<br />
in case the shipp should come to fflanders should receyve the sayd goods.<br />
And saith that in the said letter of advise the producent did desire<br />
this deponent in case he could heare that the sayd vessell were arrived<br />
or should arrive in fflanders, then to procure a license if it might<br />
be for the bringing and selling of the sayd Currants or some<br />
opart thereof att this port of London, and to write to the sayd Cornelison<br />
and John Baptista Cattawni to that effect for the bringing<br />
the sayd Currants hither upon such license onteyned, And upon the<br />
bringing up of the sayd Currants to this Port, ordered this deponent<br />
to sell the same for accompt of the producent and sayd Zollicoffers<br />
and to remitt the proceed thereof videlicet 1/2 to the sayd producent<br />
to Hamburgh and the other 1/2 to the sayd Zollicoffers. And<br />
further cannot depose saving he saith by vertue of his oath that<br />
he did receyve the foresayd letter of advise here in London from the<br />
producents att Hamburgh upon the 17th day of November 1653. last<br />
past and before the seizure in question.
To the ninth article of the sayd alegation This deponent saith that It appeareth<br />
to this deponent by severall papers extracted out of the Court of Admiralty<br />
att Tolone and sent to this deponent in letters of advise from<br />
Marseille as and for true extracts, that the sayd Currants before<br />
their lading into the sayd vessell the ''Peter'' were taken att sea<br />
in the shippe the ''great Turke'' alias the ''Hope''<br />
by the Knights of Malta and brought in to Toloone, and there<br />
adiudged prize; And by advises from<br />
Marseilles doth likewise understand that the sayd Zollicoffers<br />
bought the same after their condemnation for accompt of the<br />
sayd John Scothering and themselves the sayd Zollicoffers<br />
who afterwards laded the same on board the sayd shipp for like accompt<br />
And further saving as aforesayd cannot depose.further saving as aforesayd cannot depose. +
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