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times formerly seene and observed the resp … times formerly seene and observed the respective manner of the firmes or<br />
subscriptions of the said Captaines and Purser whereby hee is acquaincted to the same, <br />
and knoweth the handwritings wherewith the said bills of ladeing respectively <br />
are fillers upp namely two of them by Gerard Ryper, and two of them by<br />
the brother of the said John Lamotte, whose manner of writing hee knoweth <br />
by the usuall letters of Correspondency between the said ffactors and the producent<br />
which this deponent hath constantly seene and presented And hath seene the <br />
duplicates of the said originall bills of lading remaining in the Registry of <br />
this Court, and agreeing punctually with the bills annexed to the Allegation.<br />
And otherwise hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the 5th he saith and deposeth, That some time before the seizure<br />
of the said shipps, the ''Sampson'' ''Saint George'' and ''Salvador'' arlate, (as <br />
this deponent now remembereth) the producent John Smeesters having as<br />
aforesaid, received advise from his said ffactors concerning the ladeing of the<br />
silver or goods of right predeposed, and thereupon write a letter of advise unto one<br />
Paul Mar[?cier] a Merchant his Correspondent at Southampton here in <br />
England, thereby intimating <br />
unto his said Correspondent, that the pieces of eight predeposed were to be<br />
laden at Cadiz aboard the said shipps respectively, and desiring him in Case the<br />
said shipps came to be seized and brought up into England, That then hee<br />
should on his behalfe claime the said peeces of eight for his the said producent<br />
use and accompt, which letter of advise the said Paul Mar[?cier] shortly after writt<br />
unto the said producent that hee had received, and would doe according to his order.<br />
The premisses this deponent knoweth, being in his said quality employed to transcribe<br />
and Register the said letter of advise sent as aforesaid by the producent, and having<br />
seene and perused the answer of his said Correspondent. And further hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the 6th hee saith, That the said three shipps after the lading of the<br />
respective parcells of pieces of eight aboard them as aforesaid, being in their<br />
Course for Ostend in fflanders were mett withall surprized and taken by<br />
some of the shipps of this Commonwealth. and brought into England where<br />
they now remaine, the said pieces of eight then being at hee believeth respectively <br />
aboard the same. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith his foregoing deposition is true.
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first negatively.
To the second hee saith, hee hath knowne the interrate John Smeesters for<br />
7. yeares last past for all which time this deponent hath served him; and that hee<br />
hath knowne the interrate Gerrard Ryper for about 7 yeares last past, and<br />
the interrate John Lamotte for about 4 yeares. the former by letters of correspon=<br />
dency onely, and the latter in person and by Correspondencey. And otherwise<br />
negatively and further cannot depose.
To the third hee saith the said Gerard Ryper and John Lamotte are ffactors<br />
to the said partie producent, but not hee to them, And otherwise saving his<br />
foregoing deposition hee cannot depose, not being present at the lading of the moneys in questionnt at the lading of the moneys in question +
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