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To the 16. hee saith hee is an Antwerper a … To the 16. hee saith hee is an Antwerper and a domestique servant to the<br />
producent. And otherwise negatively/
To teh 17. hee referreth to his foregoing deposition And otherwise negatively and<br />
cannot further cannot depose:/
To the 18. 19. and 20th hee cannot depose otherwise then is predeposed/
To the 21th negatively:-
To the 22th hee saith That for the reason predeposed, and by the knowledge hee hath of<br />
the handwriting of Gerard Ryper wherewith the bill of lading annexed to the<br />
Allegation is filled up, he well knoweth the said bill of lading to be one of the originall<br />
bills of ladeing sent over from Cadiz by the Ordinary land poast to the producent<br />
at Antwerpe. And further cannot depose.
To the 23.th hee saith the said bill of lading was by the producent sent over<br />
by the packet from Antwerp to London to one Mathew Johnson a feathermaker here who since<br />
delivered the same to Mr Smith one of the Proctors of this Court./
To the 24th, and 25th hee cannot otherwise depose, then hee hath predeposed.
To the 26. and 17.th hee hath heard that it is prohibited by the king of<br />
Spaine to transport any moneys bullion or plate from thence without particular<br />
Licence, yet the said prohibition notwithstanding, both the producent and severall<br />
other Merchants of Antwerp have for severall yeares had their constant<br />
returnes of silver from thence. And otherwise cannot depose: having never been<br />
in Spaine, nor knowing any thing of the Lawes of that Nation.
To the 28. hee saith hee well knoweth the interrate Jaques de Brower who is<br />
a ffactor to the said producent, and a Burger and inhabitant of Dunquirke, and<br />
hath no interest in or title to the 600. pieces of eight predeposed.
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
Joan [?Vernvort] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 17:th day of October .1653:- [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:
'''2.us/'''
'''Anthonie Lois''' of Antwerp in Brabant Merchant aged 30.<br />
yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined.
To the first and 2 articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That in the<br />
moneth of March 1652 and in the moneths of March and Aprill 1653 all or<br />
some of them the arlate John Smeesters the producent was and at present is and ought<br />
to bee the true and lawfull Owner and proprietor of 600 pieces of eight contained in
'''TS''' [MARKE, LH MARGIN]
two baggs marked with the marke in the margent, and for such the said producent was<br />
and is commonly accompted and taken, And saith That in or about the moneth<br />
of Aprill 1653. the said producent by his ffactor Gerard Ryper resideing at Cadiz<br />
did lade and putt on board the shipp the ''White Angell'' arlate (John Lawson de Vischer<br />
then Maser) the said two baggs containiening together 600 peices of eight and marked<br />
as aforesaid to be transported in the said shipp from Cadiz where then shee lay, to<br />
Dunquirke in fflanders and there to be delivered to the said producent or his assigne for<br />
his accompt. The premisses hee deposeth for the reasons hereafter expressed. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose:/
To the 3. 4. and 5th articles of the said Allegation and schedule annexed hee saith and deposeth, That this<br />
(deponent deposeth, That this<br />
(deponent +
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