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is now, as hee beleeveth, remaining in the … is now, as hee beleeveth, remaining in the Registry of this Court, and the third<br />
in the Custody of the said Gerard Ryper, And saith That the said shipp the<br />
''White Angell'' being in her Course from Cadiz towards dDunquirke was mett<br />
withall surprized and taken together with her lading, and the peeces of eight predeposed<br />
as hee verily beleiveth together with one of the bills of lading predeposed, by some of the<br />
shipps of this Commonwealth, and broughtup to London, The premisses hee deposeth<br />
being as aforesaid Cashier and Book keeper to the said producent, and by meanes<br />
thereof well acquainted ed with and versed in the whole negotiation, and haveing<br />
perused and copied the letters of advise sent from the said producentto his said<br />
ffactor for and concerning the lading of silver for his accompt, and having also<br />
seene and perused a letter of advise from the said ffactor to the said producent intimating<br />
that hee would, and aftewards another that hee had actually laden the said<br />
peeces of eight aboard the said shipp for the accompt predeposed, and that the<br />
said Master had signed bills of lading for the same as is predeposed And otherwise<br />
saving his subsequent depositions hee saith hee cannot depose, saving that this deponent<br />
upon the sight and perusall of the said letter, bill of lading and factorie for the said<br />
sylver, entred the same into the booke of accompts of the said producent/:-
To the 6: and 7:th hee saith, That the said producent is an Antwerper<br />
borne, as hee beleeveth, and for such is commonly accompted, and is a Merchant<br />
of Antwerp and a Subject of the King of Spaine, and hath for 7 yeares last<br />
past of this deponents knowledge, and for many yeares before, as this deponent<br />
hath observed by his bookes of Accompts, drive (sic) a trade, and sent severall goods<br />
and Merchandizes from fflanders to Cadiz and Saint Lucar in Spaine to his ffactors<br />
there abideing, to be there disposed of for his accompt, and returnes to be made<br />
for the same in silver money or goods to him in fflanders And saith That no dutchmen<br />
or ffrenchmen Subjects of the King of ffrance or of the States of the United Provinces had or have any<br />
right title or interest in the said peeces of eight predeposed. The premisses hee<br />
deposeth and knoweth being as aforesaid Cashier and booke keeper to the said<br />
producent, and having so been for 7. yeares last past or thereabouts. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving his foregoing and subsequent depositions to which hee referreth/:-
To the 8th hee sait, That the said producent for divers yeares Last past hath <br />
received from Cadiz divers baggs of money for his owne accompt under the<br />
aforesaid marke in the margent being one of the two usuall<br />
markes of the said producents goods imported or exported for his use, though the<br />
same have in the bills of ladeing been only expressed as in this present bill of<br />
Ladeing now showne unto him without any mention of the producents name<br />
And saith it hath been and is often used by Merchants useing the trade of<br />
Spaine for silver, to have the same consigned in that manner without any mention<br />
of the Owners name. Which hee knoweth by frequent experience and<br />
observation both of his said Masters affaires, and by familiar acquaintance with<br />
Merchants and their Cashiers at Antwerp. And otherwise cannot depose<br />
(To thetherwise cannot depose<br />
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