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'''Silver 10'''
The one and twentyeth day … '''Silver 10'''
The one and twentyeth day of September <u>1653.</u>
The Clayme of Paulus Cobrisse merchant}<br />
of Bridges for his moenyes in the shipp the}<br />
''Salvador'' whereof Christian Cloppenbergh}<br />
is Captaine taken by some of the Parliament}<br />
shippes. Bud Smith}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe<br />
of the said Paulus Cobrisse.
'''.1.'''
'''John de Losa barona''' of Limma in the<br />
West Indies borne att Segovia in Spaine<br />
merchant aged forty yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and<br />
saith as followeth videlicet.
'''[?X] Mottet dt.'''
To the first article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that<br />
for theis eight yeares now last past He this deponent hath bene<br />
the Correspondent and Agent for the sayd Paulus Cobrisse<br />
and thereby knoweth that for and during all the sayd tyme he the sayd<br />
Paulus Cobrisse hath traded to Cales Saint Lucar and the West Indies<br />
for plate and sylver, and hath had his factors and Agents in the sayd places<br />
and within the same tyme hath sent to his sayd factors and Agents<br />
severall quantities of goods and merchandizes of great valew, whereof<br />
Returnes hath bene made to him to fflanders where he liveth in sylver<br />
and plate. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that<br />
in the monethes of September October November and December 1652<br />
and before and continually since the arlate Paulus Cobrisse was and att<br />
this present is the true Owner and lawfull Proprietor of all and singular<br />
the plate sylver and moneyes mentioned in the three schedules or bills<br />
of lading annexed to the sayd allegation. videlicet of nyne small fardells<br />
or packetts of fine sylver conteyning forty two peices of sylver weighing<br />
two hundred twenty seven markes, the sayd fardells being marked with<br />
the first marke in the margent sealed with the seale in the margent of
[FIRST MARKE, LH MARGIN]
the bill of lading for the same expressed, and allso of two barrs of fine<br />
sylver of the second marke in the margent weighing two hundred thirty sixe
[SECOND MARKE, LH MARGING]
marjes and seven ounces, and allso of ten baggs of peices of eight<br />
coyne of Peru marked with the third marke in the margent and sealed
[THIRD MARKE, LH MARGIN]
with the seale in the margent of the bill of lading for the same expressed, the<br />
sayd ten baggs conteyning in the whole five thousand peices of eight<br />
videlicet five hundred peices morer or lesse in every bagg. and allso of fowr<br />
baggs more of peices of eight conteyning two thousad six hundred<br />
peices of eight videlicet six hundred and fifty peices more or lesse in every bagg,<br />
two of the sayd baggs being of the fourth marke in the margent, and two
[FOURTH MARKE, LH MARGIN]
[FIFTH MARKE, LH MARGIN]
of them of the fifth marke in the margent, and all foure sealed with<br />
the seale in the margent of the bill of lading for the same expressed. The<br />
premisses This deponent knoweth to be true for that he this deponent did buy<br />
and procure all and singular the sayd plate sylever and moneyes in the<br />
West Indies for the Accompt and with the goods of the sayd Paulus Cobrisse<br />
and saw all the sayd barrs and peices of sylver exactly weighed and marked and<br />
sealed, and brought all the sayd plate and moneyes from the West Indies to Cadiz<br />
in Spaine where the same was laden aboard the sayd shipp ''Salvador'' for the<br />
Producents Accompt. And othewise he cannot depose.ts Accompt. And othewise he cannot depose. +
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