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To the second third fourth fifth and sixth … To the second third fourth fifth and sixth Articles of teh sayd allegation this<br />
deponent saith that of the knowledge of this deponent the arlate dominick Martin<br />
sent this deponents precontest Thomas Martin about nine of ten monethes<br />
before the warr broke out betwixt England and Holland from Amsterdam<br />
to reside in Cadiz as a factor for him the sayd dominick; And he further<br />
saith that about a month before the seizure of the arlate shipps the<br />
''Salvador'' ''Sampson'' and ''Saint George'' he saw the arlate dominick Martin in<br />
this Citty of London and in his hands a letter from his sonne the sayd Thomas<br />
Martin with whose handwriting this deponent is well acquianted, in<br />
which letter the sayd Thomas martin did certify his father the sayd Dominick<br />
Martin that he the sayd Thomas had laden<br />
aboard the sayd shippes ''Salvador'' ''Sampson'' and ''Saint George'' att Cadiz severall<br />
quantityes of sylver plate and moneyes for his sayd fathers Accompt to be<br />
delivered to him or his order att Ostend whither the sayd shipps were bound,<br />
and saith that the sayd letter was in the nature of an Invoice mentioning the<br />
severall particulars of the sayd money and sylver, the particulars whereof<br />
this deponent now remembreth not. And saith that att the same tyme the sayd<br />
Dominick Martin told this deponent that he did expect every day to heare of the<br />
arrivall of the sayd shipps att Ostend. And saith he hath since seene the<br />
bills of lading of different (sic) tenor for severall parcells of money and sylver for the producents accompt signed att the foot of them with the names<br />
of Christian Cloppenbergh, Otto George and John Martinsdorp respectively<br />
which bills are exhibited in this Court. ffor which reasons This deponent<br />
verily beleiveth that the sayd dominick martin in the moneth of October 1652<br />
was and att present is the true and lawfull Owner of all and singular the moneys<br />
plate and sylver mentioned in the sayd bills of lading, whereto this deponent<br />
referreth himselfe. And saith he hath credibly heard and beleiveth that the<br />
sayd shippes in their Course from Cadiz towards Ostend were with their lading<br />
seized by some of the shipps of this Commonwealth. And further he cannot depose.
To the seventh eighth and nynth articles He saith and deposeth that about<br />
four monethes agoe the satyd dominick Marten delivered to this deponent the three bills<br />
of lading arlate annexed to the sayd allegation and now shewne to him this Examinate<br />
And saith the sayd dominick Martin then told this Examinat that the sayd three<br />
bills were three of the originall bills of lading for his money and sylver<br />
therein mentioned, and that he had receyved the same from his sonn the<br />
sayd Thomas Martin residing att Cadiz, and saith that for the reasons aforesayd<br />
and especially because of the sayd bills of lading he is induced to beleive that<br />
the sayd dominick Martin did and doth runn the sole adventure of the sayd plare<br />
and money, and that noe subiect of the States of the united Provinces had or hath<br />
any share or interest therein. And saith that the arlate John de Witte Jasppson<br />
is an Irishman and a factor of the producent, and hath not any interest in th emoney<br />
and sylver now claymed as this deponent beleiveth. And further he cannot depose
To the tenth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd dominick<br />
Martin after he had receyved the sayd letter from his sonn, and about three weekes<br />
before the seizure of the shipps arlate, the tyme otherwise he remembreth not,<br />
desired this deponent to treate with some Assuerers upon the Exchange in London<br />
and to offer 6 ''li'' per Cent for assuring the sylver and moneyes arlate against all<br />
persons, except the English and the shipps of this Commonwealth; and saith the<br />
said dominick Marten then told this deponent that he did not doubt or feare<br />
any dammage from the English himselfe being a subiect of this Commonwealth<br />
andbiect of this Commonwealth<br />
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