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To the nineth article of the said Allegati … To the nineth article of the said Allegation hee saith that upon the [?Lading GUTTER]<br />
of the said Goods here in this Port aboard the said ship the said<br />
''Lau[?ence]'' to be sent to the Canaryes as aforesaid the said [XXX GUTTER]<br />
to prevent the seizure and Confiscation of the said goods<br />
in case the said ship should be met with and seized by<br />
any of the ship[?s] in the service of the King of Spaine or his [XXX GUTTER]<br />
did cause two severall bills of lading to be severally made and<br />
to be severally signed by Peter Bennin[XXijsent] master of the said<br />
ship, the one in the English Tongue and dated the 26th of<br />
March 165[?8] (which was and is the true bill of Lading)<br />
[?wherein] the goods are mentioned to be for the said Robles his<br />
Account, as in truth the same were, and the other Bill of<br />
Lading in the Dutch Tongue dated the sixth day of [?Aprill GUTTER]<br />
1658. wherein the said goods are mentioned to be for<br />
The Account of Sir Peter Lewes Van Lostack of Amsterdam<br />
Merchant which in reallity and truth they were not, and<br />
that the said Bill of lading in the said Dutch Tongue<br />
was made of Purpose and onely Colourable to the<br />
end, that if the said ship should meete with any Spanish<br />
men or man of warr, and should be surprized or<br />
visited by them the said Dutch Bill might be shewed<br />
thereby to save and secure the said Goods from seizure and<br />
Condemnation [XX XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX] goods of a subject of the Commonwealth
[XXXXXXXXXXX]<br />
[XXXXXXXXXXX]<br />
[XXXXXXXXXXX]<br />
to be<br />
[LH MARGIN]
of England, [XX XX XXXXX] as the same did<br />
belong to the said Sir Peter Lewis Van Lostock of<br />
[XXXXX], which said Lostack (of this deponents Knowledge [} GUTTER]<br />
to [XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXXX] hath bin a subject of the Lords the State of the United<br />
Provinces for about Eight or Nine yeeres, last, and f[XXX GUTTER]<br />
is at this present, The Prmisses hee deposeth for the reasons<br />
aforesaid, and for that hee sawe the said Peter Benn[XXX GUTTER]<br />
signe both the said bills of Lading, and further hee cannot<br />
depose./.
To the 10th hee saith that the said bills of Lading was soe signed<br />
by the said Peter Nennu[XXXXXXXnt] Master of the said ship on<br />
or about the day of the severall dates thereof (at the<br />
Lodging of Mr John Caseby Merchant of London, and the<br />
said Antonio Rodriguez Robles to the said [XXXX], and that<br />
the said bill in the Dutch Language was and is f[XXX GUTTER]<br />
and Colourable, and meerely used for Colour to save<br />
the said goods from Surprizall and Condemnation as aforesaid<br />
And further hee cannot depose./.
To the 11th hee saith the said Simon da herera<br />
[XXXX] the factor and Agent of the said Antonio Rodriguez<br />
(Roblessaid Antonio Rodriguez<br />
(Robles +
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