| Transcription
|
The 23th of ffebruary 1653.
The claime of … The 23th of ffebruary 1653.
The claime of Lewes [?Grulois] of Lisle}<br />
for goods in the [?''sedame'']. Suckley Budd.}
Examined upon an allegation on<br />
the behalfe of the said [?Grulois]
'''1'''
'''John François''' of Lisle in fflanders Marchant<br />
aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well<br />
knoweth the producent Lewis Grulois and hath soe donne for theise tenn<br />
or twelve yeares last past, during which time hee hath dwellt in Lile<br />
in fflanders (where this deponent was borne and hath dwellt all his time)<br />
and hath bin and is a subiect of the kinge of Spaine, and was borne as<br />
this deponent hath heard at Oudenard in fflanders in the said kings<br />
dominion, and saith the arlate John van Poulle was and is commonly<br />
reputed alsoe a ffleming, and a merchant stranger in ffrance, and<br />
the factor and coorespondent of the said Grulois there, which said Mr<br />
Grulois hee saith driveth a good trade to and from ffrance for wines<br />
amnd other goods, which hee this deponent knoweth living in the same howse<br />
as aforesaid with him, and thereby taking notice of the premisses they<br />
being both merchants. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second and third articles of the said allegation and to the schedule<br />
annexed mentioned in the said third article hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in or about the beginning of the moneth of december last, the said<br />
Grulois meeting this deponent on the Exchange in Lisle and<br />
discoursing with him, and knowing that this deponent was alsoe a<br />
dealer into ffrance, asked him this deponent, if he had not<br />
or expected goods from Bordeaux<br />
in the shipp the ''Usedome'', Pasque Alberts Master, bound from<br />
Bourdeaux for dunquirke, and this deponent answering noe, the<br />
said Grulois told him this deponent that hee expected tenn tonnes<br />
of wine therein, which hee had caused to be bought with moneys<br />
(as hee said) which hee caused to be remitted from Saint Sebastians<br />
by his factor there, named Wouter Adams, and being soe concerned<br />
hee was very inquisitive both then and afterwards of this deponent and other merchants<br />
that traded for ffrance if they had any newes of the said shipp, for<br />
as then hee saith there was noe newes come of her seizure, and<br />
withall showed this deponent letters from the said van Poulle<br />
touching the lading the said tenn tonnes of wine for the said Grulois<br />
his accompt, And saith the marke in the margin of the said<br />
allegation was and is the ordinary marke of the said Lewis Grulois<br />
And to the said schedule or accompt annexed hee saith hee this<br />
deponent is well acquainted with the firme of the said van Poulle<br />
having often seene the same, and is thereby well assured that the said accompt<br />
was and is subscribed with the said van Poulles owne hand, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee hath alsoe seene by the said<br />
van Poulles letters to the said Grulois that hee had received the<br />
moneysat hee had received the<br />
moneys +
|
