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The sayd '''Edward Watts''' upon the alleg … The sayd '''Edward Watts''' upon the allegation given<br />
in on the behalfe of the sayd Cowse the 4th of March<br />
1656/
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this deponent<br />
being one of the ffactors to the arlate James Cowse at Saint Lucar did on the<br />
twenty eigt eighth day of July one thousand sixe hundred fiftie five, send<br />
an Accompt of the sayd James Cowse how hee had disposed<br />
of all the goods brought thither and there left by the arlate John Keeene<br />
for Accompt of the sayd Cowse, that is to say of forty peeces of Norwich<br />
stuffes (being the forty peeces arlate) which stuffes this deponent sent<br />
thense to teneriff in the shipp the ''Paragon'', and alsoe of all the fflaxe<br />
fower peeces of black bayes five peeces of Taunton serges and nyne<br />
peeces of broad Cheynies left alsoe by the sayd Keene at Saint Lucar<br />
with this deponent which flaxe bayes serges and Cheynies this<br />
deponent by his sayd Account did signifie to the sayd Cowse that hee<br />
could not sell them at Saint Lucar and soe was forced to leave them<br />
there with one Michaell Perey to bee disposed of for Account of the sayd<br />
Cowse, And by the sayd Accompt this deponent did rectifie the sayd<br />
Cowse that the remaynder of all the rest of the goods left at Saint Lucar<br />
by the sayd Keene for Account of the sayd Cowse hee this deponent<br />
had sold, and that the neat proceede of them did amount unto fifteene<br />
thousand twenty five and a halfe Royalls plate, which makes in sterling<br />
money about fower hundred and tenn pounds, eight shillings and fower<br />
pense: twelve thousand seaven hundred and nynteene Royalls whereof (being<br />
about three hundred forty six pounds nynteene shillings tenn pense sterling<br />
money) hee this deponent had paid and satisfied according to order of<br />
the sayd Cowse, and that the remaynder of the sayd fifteene thousand twenty<br />
five and a halfe Ryalls plate were and are still owing ti the sayd Cowse by<br />
severall persons in Spaine to whome this deponent as his ffactor<br />
sold them, And hee further saith that the goods by him before<br />
mentioned to bee sent to Teneriff did arrive safe there in the shipp ''Paragon''<br />
some short tyme, videlicet about three moneths before the differense brake<br />
out betwixt England and Spaine, but whether they were there seized<br />
on and lost hee knoweth not, And further to this article hee<br />
cannot depose. saving his subsequent deposition/
To the 2 article of the sayd allegation hee saith that the the Lockerams<br />
which the arlate Keene landed at Saint Lucar were were there delivered to<br />
this deponent for Accompt of the sayd Cowse and were after their landing and<br />
delivery to this deponent seized in this deponents hands by officers of the<br />
King of Spaine as being a being a prohibited Commoditie at the Island<br />
of Palma whether they were to have bin transported by the sayd Keene, and<br />
this deponent was forsed to put in bond with suretie to the value of about seaven<br />
thousandvalue of about seaven<br />
thousand +
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