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in Spaine to their factors and corresponde … in Spaine to their factors and correspondents there for the account of<br />
them the said [?Thevenian], Pagez, [?Tersmitten] and this deponent, namely<br />
the said barley, meale, and linnen cloth were as hee saith consigned to be<br />
there delivered to Roderigo and Gilberto Melz and the paper to Lorenzo<br />
durlez, which hee knoweth being as aforesaid one of the company of the said<br />
laders, and then residing at Rochell and privie to the said lading and consignation<br />
And saith the said [?Theveansien] and [?Pages] are very well knowne to this deponent<br />
who hath long lived in Rochell where they dwell, and were and are ffrenchmen<br />
and subiects of the ffrench king, but for this deponent hee saith hee<br />
is a native of Amsterdam and a subiect of the Lords the States of the<br />
United Netherlands, and that the said Mr [?Tersmitten] is alsoe a<br />
Netherlander and subiect of the said States, but of what place<br />
in the said Netherlands hee is native, this deponent knoweth not. And<br />
for the said Roderigo and Gilberto Melz hee saith hee alsoe well<br />
knoweth them and hath soe donne namely the said Roderigo about eight<br />
yeares hee having dwelt at Rochell where this deponent dwelt and<br />
dwelleth, and the said Cilberto hee hath knowne about two yeares having<br />
alsoe seene him at Rochell, and that they the said Roderigo and Gilberto<br />
were and are alsoe subiects of the said States of the United Netherlands<br />
and natives of dort, and for such as aforesaid and all persons of<br />
places in amitie with this Realme hee saith they were and are commonly<br />
reputed and taken. And lastly hee deposeth that the three bills of<br />
lading remaining in Court and now showed unto him, are the originall<br />
bills of and for the said lading, and that hee well knoweth the hand of<br />
the master thereunto subscribed, and were signed<br />
on or about the day of the sate of each, at which signing this deponents servant<br />
was present at Rochell, and saving them and two more of the same tenor<br />
and forme with each of them as the custome is, and one bill which was<br />
made for a colour to prevent seizure by the Portugeses and Swedes<br />
and purported the goods to be consigned to Mr Andre at<br />
Lisbone, there were noe bills whatsoever signed for the said goods that hee knoweth of, saving<br />
that this deponent having an hundred tonnes of the said barley
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but the foresaid bills soe showed unto him were sent along with<br />
the shipp that the said goods might all seeme to belong to the said twp<br />
ffrench men who were free to the Portugueses and Swedes, and this<br />
deponents and said Tersmitters names being dutch were left out<br />
because they were unfree to them. And further hee cannot depose<br />
not knowing the arlate Lorenzo Durlez as hee saith.
To the Interrogatories ministred by Mr Budd.
To the first and second hee saith that one hundred tonnes of the said barley belong<br />
to this deponent and copany aforesaid namely [?XXXXX] and noe other part of the goods claimed<br />
nor any part of the shipp and saith the freight of and for the said<br />
lading was to be paid at Cadiz where the said shipp was to discharge<br />
and whether shee was consigned, and otherwise answereth not saving<br />
his foregoing deposition, saving negatively for his part.
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