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The 16th of December 1653. [CENTRE HEADING … The 16th of December 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Keepers of the Libertie of England by}<br />
authoritie of Parliament against the silver laden}<br />
aboard the shipp the ''Wheele of ffortune'', Jacob}<br />
Gevers, Captaine. Budd. ffrancklin.}
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
in on the behalfe of John Bolaert and<br />
others.
'''.1.'''
'''Jacob Gevers''' of Hamborough Mariner, Commander of<br />
the said shipp the ''Wheele of ffortune'' aged 41 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation and to the schedule annexed and bills of lading<br />
mentioned in the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that in or about the<br />
moneth October last newe stile there were laden and put aboard the shipp the ''Wheele''<br />
''of ffortune'' arlate in the port of Cadiz in the dominion of the King of Spaine<br />
the severall and respective parcells and quantities of silver schedled to be thence transported and carried in the said shipp for Hamborough and there to be<br />
delivered to the severall and respective persons hereafter following or their assignes<br />
according to the said respective bills of lading, videlicet one greate barr of silver<br />
weighing one hundred fiftie one markes and five ounces marked '''*''' consigned to<br />
Samuel [?Requestowe] of Hamburgh for accompt of John Bollaert of Antwerp. Item to ffrancis Sloyer marchant of Hamborough<br />
one barr No. 75 alloy 2326 weighing ninetie three markes and one ounce marjed '''F.'''<br />
Item to Albert Anquelman marchant of Hamburgh 16 barrs of silver weighing<br />
together two hundred eightie foure markes, six ounces and a halfe marked '''Lo'''<br />
Item the same person tenn baggs each containning 500 [?pottacones] [?Peruish]<br />
No.1 to 10 marked '''PCE''' Item to Joachim van Campen sonne of Pardon van<br />
Campen marchant of Hamborough three peeces of silver No.1. 2. 3 weighing<br />
together one hundred and one markes three ounces and a halfe marked '''C.'''<br />
Item to the same person one bagge with five hundred peeces of eight marked '''V'''<br />
Item to Daniel Brandes and Jeronimo Snitger marchants of Hamborough [MARKE]<br />
one barr of silver weighing one hundred fourtie one marjes two ounces marked [MARKE]<br />
Item to Peter and Arnold Roland marchants of Hamborough one bagge<br />
containing five hundred peeces of eight marked '''R.''' Item to Adrian<br />
Yoncker marchant of Hamborough two baggs containing two thousand<br />
peeces of eight marked '''B.''' Item to the same person one bagg conteyning<br />
one hundred ninetie one peeces of eight and a halfe marked '''D.''' Item<br />
to Derrick Cordes merchant of Hamborough two baggs Bo: 5. 6<br />
conteyning together seaven hundred and fiftie peeces of eight [?PeruXXXs] marked [MARKE]<br />
Item to Manuel Texera marchant of Hamborough three baggs No. 1 .2 .3,<br />
each containing two hundred peeces of eight, in all 600 peeces of eight<br />
marked [MARKE]. Item to Abraham van [?Nuffel] merchant of Hamborough<br />
one bagge contayning three hundred and fiftie peeces of eight No. 1. marked ''AL'''<br />
Which hee knoweth because hee this deponent was then commander of the<br />
said shipp and received the said parcells of silver aboard and kept a small note<br />
of the particulars thereof, which hee hath yet in his custodie, and signed<br />
bills of lading for the same, namely three bills (all of one tenor) for<br />
each of the said parcells, with his this deponents owne hand, and<br />
hee did not signe any other bills or bill of lading of any other tennor<br />
than the said three bills for each parcell all of one tennor as aforesaid,<br />
and saith that the said bills of lading nowe showne unto him were and are<br />
each of them one of the said bills soe signed by this deponent, and were and<br />
are true and reall bills<br />
[?XXXXX to the names of the laders which hee supposeth to be feigned [?XXXXXXX] meanes only assumed which hee [?XXXXXXX] for the<br />
reasonshee [?XXXXXXX] for the<br />
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