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To the Interrogatories: [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories: [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee beleeveth that the said John de Swaen<br />
(who is about 40 yeers old in this deponents [?and] [?judgment]) is a native<br />
of Amsterdam, And otherwise cannot answere being as aforesaid
To the second hee saith that the said John de Swaens wife is living with<br />
him at Amsterdam, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the third hee saith hee is a native of Utrecht, and otherwise<br />
negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer.
Repeated with his protest before John Godolphin/.
Charles Gabrij./ [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The sixth day of March 1655.
Examined upon the sayd Allegation.
'''Abraham Baldeÿ''' of St Nicholas Lane London merchant aged [XXXXolas Lane, London"]<br />
six yeares or thereabouts a witness sworne and examined saith as<br />
followeth. videlicet.
To the sayd Allegation this deponent saith that hee knoweth well the parties allegat<br />
Reynaldo and John de Swaen and so sawe the same for about these five or six yeares last upon<br />
for and during all which tyme they the sayd Reynaldo and De Swaen had<br />
beene and still are commonly accounted and reported natives of Holland, and saith<br />
of the Lords the states of the united Provinces. And this deponent been<br />
acquainted with the sayd parties att Amsterdam, where himselfe was borne<br />
and hath lived for the most part of his tyme. And hee knoweth that Reynaldo<br />
Swaen is an Inhabitant in the sayd City of Amsterdam and so hath beene<br />
for allegate tyme this deponent hath knowne him being five or six yeares<br />
aforesayd; And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee saith he hath knowne the sayd Reynaldoe six yeares and [?upon XXXX]<br />
likewise his mother, but his father was dead before this resident knew him as<br />
the sayd Peter Reynaldoes other was an inhabitant in Amsterdam, and [XXX]<br />
there by overall repute as aforesaid, And for about a yeare or something<br />
more he lived at Cadiz in Spaine as a factor, but this habitation att [XXX]<br />
this Rendent knoweth not. And for the sayd Swaen' he referreth himselfe to [XX]<br />
he hath predeposed. And further or otherwise cannot answere, saving<br />
the sayd Reynaldo is about twenty six yeares of age And the sayd<br />
de Swaen about forty yeares of age And saving the said Reynaldo lived in [XXX]<br />
[?for] the tyme this deponent first knew him till hee came to Cadiz as a factor.
To the third hee saith that he was borne at Amsterdam as aforesayd. And further<br />
otherwise than negatively cannot answere.
Repeated before John Godolphin.
Abraham B[?aldey] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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