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Rochford to be for his accompt transported … Rochford to be for his accompt transported in the sayd shipp to Nantes<br />
in ffrance and there delivered for his use unto Nicholas Lee<br />
And saith he afterwards videlicet on or about the<br />
28 day of June saw the sayd Cornelius Jacobsen Seyle signe three<br />
bills of lading all of one tenor for the sam, att Bilboa, and the<br />
bill of lading to the allegation anexed and now shewne him this examinat<br />
was and is one of the sayd bills which this deponent saw so signed<br />
as aforesayd for the same, for which causes this deponent verily beleiveth<br />
that the sayd David Rochford then was and now is the lawfull Owner<br />
and Proprietor of the sayd bagg of money. And saith that att the<br />
tyme aforesayd the sayd David England did acquaint this deponent<br />
that he had laden aboard the sayd shipp the tyme and place aforesayd one<br />
bagg f moneyes conteyning about 139 peices of 8/8 and five ryalls<br />
of plate in the same, the sayd bagg being of the second marke in the
'''X VVF 1''' [SECOND MARKE, LH MARGIN]
margent; And saith that soone after videlicet on or about the<br />
sayd 28th day of June 1653. he this deponent saw the sayd Cornelis<br />
Jacobsen Soel signe three bills of lading for the same And saith the bill of lading<br />
now showne this deponent and remaining in the Registry of this Court whereto for the<br />
more certainty of the markes and number of peices of eight and ryalls<br />
of plate this deponent referreth himselfe was and is one of the sayd originall bills signed in this deponents sight And further saith that<br />
the sayd England then told this deponent that he did lade the sayd 139 pieces<br />
of 8/8 and 5 ryalls of plate for the Accompt of the arlate William ffagan<br />
to be transported in the sayd shipp to Nantes aforesayd and thereto to be<br />
delivered for his use, to Patrick [?Rice] for<br />
which causes this deponent verily beleiveth that the sayd Williamffaganin June and July aforesayd was and now is the Lawfull owner of the<br />
sayd 139 peices of 8/8 and 5 Ryalls of plate. And otherise cannot<br />
depose.
To the fifth article of the sayd allegation he saith he saw the sayd David England<br />
write signe seale and direct two letters of Advise to the arlate Nicholas Lee and [?Patrick]<br />
Rice att Nantz touching the moneyes aforesayd, but the particulars<br />
of the sayd letters remembereth not.
To the sixth he saith he verily beleiveth for the reasons aforesayd that [?none]<br />
but the sayd Rochford and ffagan are any way voncerned in the [?XXX]<br />
of the sayd moneyes, and verily beleiveth that noe subiect of the [?XX]<br />
of the United Provinces or King of ffrance or of any Prince or<br />
State in hostility against this Commonwealth had or hath any interest<br />
therein or any part thereof.
To the seventh article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that<br />
the arlate David England and Nicholas Lee were in June 1653 [?and]<br />
before, the factors of the producent David Rockford, and att the same [?time]<br />
and before the arlate David England Valentine Morgan and {?XXX]<br />
Rice were the ffactors of the sayd William ffagan and so accompted<br />
the premisses he knoweth by his correspondency with the sayd David<br />
England And otherwise cannot depose./>
England And otherwise cannot depose. +
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