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To the 6th hee saith That the said Edward … To the 6th hee saith That the said Edward Peters at this present is an<br />
Inhabitant at Antwerp where he hath lived ever since the yeare 1648<br />
last past, And is a Subject of the King of Spaine, and for such well<br />
knowne and commonly reputed, which hee knoweth for the reasons predeposed<br />
And saith That the said shipps in their Course torwards Ostend (at <br />
this deponent by letters of advise to that purpose well knoweth)were surprized and taken by souie[?] of the<br />
shipps of this Commonwealthe the silver predeposed then being aboard them and<br />
still detained to the very great prejudice of the said producent And further<br />
hee cannot depose
To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition were and are true
To the Crosse Interrogatories
To the first Interrogaterie negatively
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the interrate Edward Peters for about 6<br />
years last past and the interrate John la motte foure yeares last in person, and<br />
the interrate William Jansen 6 years by Correspondency between him and the<br />
producent. And otherwise cannot depose:-
To the third hee saith the interrate John Lamotte and William Jansen are<br />
ffactors to the producent, but not hee to them, And otherwise hee cannot depose:-
To the 4th: hee saith the producent Edward Peters is an Antwerper borne <br />
John Lamotte of Bridges in fflanders and William Jansen a Hamburgher:<br />
and so commonly accompted, the producent and William Janson married, and <br />
John Lamotte a Batchelor, the two later having lived at Cadiz in Spayne ever<br />
since this Deponent had any knowledge of them, And otherwise then as is prede-<br />
posed hee saith hee cannot depose:-
To the 5. hee referreth to his foregoing deposition And otherwise cannot depose<br />
being at Antwerp when the said silver was laden:-
To the 6: negatively, And otherwise saving his foregoing deposition and the bills of <br />
lading interrate to which hee referreth hee saith hee cannot depose
To the 7th hee referreth to his foregoing deposition, which hee declared to be truley <br />
Vertue[?] of his oath. And further deposeth not.
To the 8. 9. and 10th: hee cannot depose:-
To the 11th: hee saith hee is convinced in Conscience that the severall parcells of silver<br />
now Claymed by the producent, doe really and truely belong to him alone, and <br />
to no other person or persons whatsoever, and beleveth for the reasons predeposed that<br />
the shipps interrate and each of them at the time of their seizure were directly<br />
bound for Ostend, and for no other Port of place whatsoever And otherwise <br />
cannot Depose:-
To the 12th hee saith, the said producent did severall times acquaint this deponent<br />
that hee had severall parcells and quantities of silver to be laden in Spaine for his <br />
owne accompt And otherwise hee cannot depose:/
To the 13th. hee saith, the interrate Edward Peters sent letters to the said John<br />
La Motte William Jansen, and to Peter Lewis his ffactor to lade for his <br />
accompt silver in his returns of his goods sent into Spaine, aboard fflandrian and<br />
(other, aboard fflandrian and<br />
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