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to which hee referreth himselfe hee saith … to which hee referreth himselfe hee saith hee cannot depose saving that this<br />
deponent not long since being at dunquirke and in discourse with Jaques<br />
de Brower one of the Schepens orMagistrates there being the person nominated in the<br />
bill of ladeing to receive the said silver, had declared to this deponent and his Contest, that<br />
hee was to have received the same for the producents accompt and as his Correspondent<br />
and no otherwise:/:-
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Joan Vervoort [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:-/
'''2,us/'''
'''Antonio Lois''' of Antwerp in Brabant Merchant<br />
aged thirty yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne<br />
and examined saith and deposeth as followeth, videlicet./
To the first and second articles of the said Allegation he saith and deposeth, That for<br />
theise 6. yeares past of this deponents knowledge and by Credible relation and<br />
observation of bookes of accompts from 20. yeares last past and upwards the arlate<br />
John Smeesters the producent hath bene and now is a Merchant and inhabitant of<br />
Antwerp and a Subject of the king of Spaine, and hath driven and still driveth<br />
a very great trade to Spaine for silver, having ghis factors and Correspondents there<br />
for the management of his Merchandizeing affaires, receiving selling and disposing<br />
of his goods for his accompt, and making of him returnes in silver plate bullion and<br />
goods according to his orders and directions, And saith That the said producent in<br />
the moneths of december January ffebruary and March last past 1652,. or some<br />
of them was and now is the true and lawfull Owner and Proprietor of one bagg<br />
of peeces of eight containeing foure hundred seaventy and five peeces of eight
[MARKE, LH MARGIN]
marked with the marke in the margent and number 1. and of two barrills of sweet Lemons<br />
and two barrells of Olives of the same marke, And for such the said producent<br />
was and is accompted. Which hee knoweth for the reasons hereafter expressed<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the third 4. 5. and 6:th articles of the said Allegation and schedule annexed hee saith and deposeth.<br />
That in the yeare and moneths predeposed or some of them Gerard Ryper one<br />
of the ffactors or Agents of the said producent resideing at Cadiz in Spaine did<br />
there lade and casue to bee laden aboard the shipp the ''Morning Starr'' arlate then lying<br />
at or neare Cadiz for the said producents accompt the said bagg of 475. peeces of<br />
eight marked as aforesaid, and one Michael Perry senior one of the said producents ffactors<br />
did also then and there for the producents accompt lade or cause to be laden in the<br />
said shipp the said two barrills of sweet Lemmons, and two barrills of olives of the<br />
same marke to be transported in the said shipp (Michael van Lubkin Master) to<br />
Dunquirke in fflanders and there to be delivered to the said producent, or Jaques de<br />
Brower, who is his Correspondent there, for his accompt. And saith That shortly after<br />
the lading of the said silver and goods this deponent saw and perused letters of<br />
advise sent from the said ffactors to the said producent by the land poast from Spaine<br />
together with the bills of lading annexed and now shewed unto him this examinate by<br />
which letters and bills of lading the said ffactors respectively intimated unto the<br />
said producent, That they had as afoesaid laden the silver and goods predeposed<br />
for his accompt and adventure. And afterwards this deponent saw the same entred<br />
(andonent saw the same entred<br />
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