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The same day: [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined u … The same day: [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation
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'''John Vervoort''' of Antwerp in Brabant<br />
Merchant aged 25 yeares or thereabouts swear[ed]<br />
and examined.
To the first second and third articles of the said Allegation hee saith, and <br />
deposeth, That in or about the moneths of March or Aprill last past<br />
the producent Edward Peters a Merchant and Inhabitant of Antwerp<br />
and a Subject of the King of Spaine by one Gerard Ryper his ffactor<br />
and Correspondent residing at Cadiz in Spaine did cause to be laden <br />
for his owne accompt and adventure aboard the shipp the ''White''<br />
''Angell'' (John Lewison de Vischer Master) then being at or neare Cadiz<br />
aforesaid, two baggs of moneyes of the marke in the margent each of
'''E.P.''' (MARK)
them containeing two hundred and fiftie pieces of 8 to be transported <br />
and carried in the said shipp from thence to Dunkirke in fflander and <br />
there to be delivered unto the said producent or his Agent or<br />
Correspondent there for his accompt, Which hee knoweth being<br />
Cashier and Bookekeeper to Master John Smeesters a Merchant <br />
of Antwerp, who is a familiar acquaintance [?fursaid] and Ally unto<br />
the said producent, by meanes whereof this deponent for severall yeares<br />
last past hath bin usually and ordinarily made privy to all the<br />
Merchandizing affaires of the said producent, and to the sight<br />
and perusall of such letters of advise and all other documents concerning<br />
his Commerce at the said producent hath constantly sent to or<br />
received from his said ffactors and severall times hath been imployed<br />
by the said producent in transcribing and Copying of severall<br />
of his said letters, and papers, whereby hee hath a full and distinct<br />
knowledge of his transactions, And particularly not long after the <br />
lading of the peeces of 8/8 predeposed, this deponent at Antwerp saw<br />
and perused a letter of Advise sent over Land from Cadiz by the<br />
said ffactors to the said producent, together with an accompt or<br />
ffactorie, and a bill of lading of the marke predeposed for and<br />
concerning the lading of the said 500 peeces of eight in manner<br />
and forme as is predeposed, Which said bill of lading this<br />
deponent being well acquainted with the said ffactors handwriting<br />
wherewith the same is ffilled up doeth firmely and fully well<br />
assured of the verity thereof, and that the contents of the same<br />
were and are really and absolutely true, and no way false or<br />
ffictitious, being also the more confirmed on the trueth of this<br />
his declaration in regard of the conformity hee hath observed <br />
between the bill predeposed, and the duplicate thereof seized<br />
[XX] duplicate thereof seized<br />
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