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theise two yeares last<br />
hath ha … theise two yeares last<br />
hath had and nowe hath his factors and agents at Cadiz and Saint Lucars to that<br />
purpose, and saith that for tenn or eleaven yeares at the least of this deponents said<br />
knowledge of him, hee the said producent lived in Cadiz, and since for two<br />
yeares or thereabouts having left his habitation there hee hath dwelt at Antwerp<br />
and while hee soe dwelt at Cadiz this deponent dwellt in Saint Lucars<br />
(where hee still dwelleth) and hath taken up many goods for the said producent<br />
comming from fflanders to Saint Lucars for the said producents accompt<br />
and hath snt them to him to Cadiz, and since his departure from Cadiz<br />
as aforesaid, this deponent having intimate acquaintance with his<br />
correspondents and agents at Cales well knoweth of his continuation<br />
of his said trade there for silver, And for a merchant of such trade<br />
and traffique hee the said producent was and is commonly accompted and<br />
reputed. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second, third fourth and fifth articles of the said allegation and the<br />
schedules therein mentioned hee saith and deposeth that about a fortnight<br />
before the shipps the ''Sampson'' the ''Saint George'' and ''Salvador'' arlate set saile<br />
from Cadiz the voyage in question for Ostend, namely about the<br />
beginning of October last hee this deponent being bound for fflanders<br />
and comming from Saint Lucars to Cadiz to imbarque himself waent to the<br />
houses of the factors of the said Mr Boscaert dwelling in Cales<br />
namely Maximilian da [?hopgha], David [?Molenstein], and ffrancis de la<br />
Sierpe, and acquainted them the said factors being of his intimate acquaintance that hee was bound for fflanders<br />
and asked them what service they would commannd him thither, and that hey [?and]<br />
upon discourse that they had laden silver and plate to a good valew<br />
aboard the said three shipps and alsoe aboard other shipps then bound for<br />
fflanders for the said producents accompt, and showed him the<br />
bills of lading thereof, and in particular they showed him the bills<br />
annexed to the said allegation for the severall quantities of silver and<br />
plate and of the respective markes mentioned and specified in the<br />
said second article laden for his accompt, and desired this deponent<br />
that for asmuch as their letters of advise to the producent might happen to miscarry, hee<br />
this deponent comming to Antwerp would acquaint the said Mr Boscaert<br />
with the said plate laden aboard the said shipps for his accompt, to the<br />
end that upon the shipps arivall hee should looke after the same. And<br />
saith that the said producent George Boschaert was and is commonly<br />
accompted the true and lawfull and sole owner and proprietor of the<br />
said silver and plate. And further that hee this deponent is well<br />
acquainted with the arlate Ottavio George, Christian Cloppenbergh<br />
and John Martenson dorp commannders of the said shipps and with the<br />
said Otto George his Purser and with their hand writing, and saith and<br />
verily beleeveth the bills annexed for the plate therein said to be laden<br />
aboard the ''Sampson'' to be all signed with the proper hand of the said Otto<br />
George his Purser, saving that of the marke [MARKE] which hee beleeveth<br />
to be signed by the said Otto George himselfe and for the plate aforesaid<br />
said to be laden aboard the ''Salvador'' and ''Saint George'', hee verily beleeveth<br />
the said bills for the same annexed to the said [?XXX]<br />
to be respectively signed with the hands of the said Christian Cloppenbergh and<br />
John Martenson dorp (referring himselfe to the said bills)
[ADD DATA]ng himselfe to the said bills)
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