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To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the moneth
of January 1653 last past new stile the widdow and heyres of George
Ettonheard were accounted the lawfull Owners of the arlate eight chests
or Cases of silver conteyning in each of them twenty thousand Rialls
in peices of eight marked as in the margent and beleiveth they
were and now are the Owners thereof, for that att the tyme of lading
the same hereafter sett forth the party who brought the same aboard had
dispatches or Licenses for lading the same in the name of the sayd Claymer
And otherwise cannot depose.

To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the moneth
of January 1653 new stile the foresayd eight Chests or Cases of
sylver marked and conteyning as aforesayd were laden aboard the sayd
shipp the Morning Starr att Cadiz for the accompt and risko of the sayd widdow and heyres
of George de Etton Head to be transported to Dunkirke and there to be
delivered for their accompt to their factors which Chests of sylver
This deponent being master of the sayd shipp receaved aboard for the accompt
aforesayd And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the third article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith That upon the lading
of the sayd Chests of sylver he this deponent did signe severall bills
oflading for the same a shoare att Cadiz to say 3 bills all of one tenor for three of the sayd
Chests and 3 more all of one tenor for two more of the sayyd Chests and
that the three bills of lading of different tenors left in the Registry of
this Court to be shewne to him this Examinat were and are three of the
sayd originall bills of lading and the same are and were signed by this
deponent with his owne name and hand as is now to be seene at the foote
of every of them respectively and the same and reall and were so signed
att Cadizz on or about the dayes of the dates threof respectively And
further referring himselfe to the sayd bills of lading he cannot depose.

To the fourth article of the sayd allegation he saith that the Barkers who brought
the sayd sylver aboard by shewing the foresayd dispatches for the same, and by
factors by whose order the same were laden did upon the lading thereof
declare to this deponent that the sayd cases of sylver wer for the Accompt
aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose

To the fifth article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that after the lading and
putting on board of the sayd shipp the Morning Starr the sayd eight Cases
of sylver the sayd shipp did depart therwith towards Dunkerke and in her
Course thither was mett withall surprized and taken by some of the Parliaments
shipps and by them brought into the River of Thames, And saith that att
the tyme of the sayd surprizall of the sayd shipp all the sayd eight Cases
of sylver were and remained on board the sayd shipp and came into the
possession of the Captaine who made the seizure. All which he knoweth
being master of the sayd shipp and aboard her att the tyme of the sayd
seizure And otherwise cannot depose./

To the sixth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that by common
report the foresayd widdow and heyres of George da Etton Heard are
Spaniards, subiects of the King of Spaine, Inhabitants of Madrid
and such as having the management of the Office of Crusado do
furnish the King of Spaine from tyme to tyme with great quantities of
sylver and moneyes for the service of his Armies and affaires in
fflanders, for which service the sylver now in question was [?deXXXX]
as the foresaid factors upon lading the same did declare and otherwise
cannot depose

To the seventh he saith the sayd shipp was bound to Dunkerke and had [?XX]
gone thither if she had not bene seized as aforesayd, and there [?XXX]