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have donne) yet hee saith they have never … have donne) yet hee saith they have never molested troubled them or<br />
staid them but still let them goe freely or quietly assoone as they<br />
understand them to be belonging to the dominion of the said States<br />
only hee saith that nowe and then that sea men would get a holland<br />
cheese or two or three or a salmon or two or such small matters of<br />
them, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving his foregoeing deposition<br />
to which hee referreth himselfe.
To the eighth hee answereth negativley for his part, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 9th hee knoweth not nor hath heard ought thereof.
To the 10th negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the 11th and 12th negatively.
To the 13th negtively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
michial Janson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the fore said allegation
'''Rp. 2'''
'''James Guyot'''. of London Merchant, aged 38 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
to his best Remembrance the last Peace made and concluded betweene<br />
the king of Spaine and the Lords the States of Generall of the<br />
United Netherlands and Proclaimed the fifth day (New Stile) of<br />
June 1648, since which time this deponent hath severall times seene<br />
the Printed copies both in dutch and ffrench of the articles of the<br />
said Peace, wherein and whereby hee hath seene and taken Notice that<br />
in the matter of Commerce and Navigation it was agreed that the<br />
shipps of the said States and their Subiects though they were going<br />
to or comming from any ports or places in enmitie or hostilitie with<br />
the king of Spain, should goe and passe free with their lading without<br />
any let or molestation of or from the shipps or subiects of the said<br />
king, or to the same effect, And that the agreement<br />
by Articles was to the effect aforesaid in the said matter of commerce<br />
hee saith it was and hath alwaies bin notorious and commonly spoken<br />
and taken notice of in Middleborowe ever since the said Peace soe made<br />
which hee knoweth for that hee this deponent went to dwell there<br />
presently upon the said Peace and dwelt there foure yeeres and<br />
upwards next after such his comming thither, and there hee<br />
heard it generally taken notice of and observed by the Merchants<br />
and Mariners, that the said matter was duely and orderly observed<br />
by the subiects of the king of Spaine, namely to let the shipps of<br />
subiects of the United Provinces passe and proceede<br />
freely and unmolested and unvisited, though they were laden from or<br />
were going to parts of the enemies of the said kinge, upon notice that they<br />
were belonging to the said United Provinces, and that that soe they did in conformitie to the<br />
said Articles of Peace, and hee this deponent hath bin concerned in shipps<br />
of Middleborowe that have bin bound for ffrance, and have gonne and<br />
comerance, and have gonne and<br />
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