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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined u … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the same allegation.
'''Rp.'''
'''2'''
'''John de losa Barona''' of Segovia in the Realme<br />
of Spaine Marchant, aged 40 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the producent Thomas Sanchez de Urisa and<br />
hath soe donne for theise twelve or thirteene yeares last or thereabouts<br />
and saith that in or about the moneth of October last past hee this<br />
deponent was present at Cadiz in Spaine and did there see the said<br />
producent lade the silver in question into a boate to be caried aboard<br />
the shipp the ''Saint George'' arlate lying in the roade of Cadiz to be therein<br />
carried for Ostend, an sawe the said boate goe aboard the<br />
said shipp therewith, and that the producent went alonge therewith<br />
accompanied with Antonio Stephan da Balderas, in which<br />
space this deponent and his precontest John Mexia de Herrera<br />
stood upon the strand and observed the premisses being privie to the said lading<br />
and assisting therein, they being all friends and comming together<br />
from the Indies. And for the particulars of the said silver hee saith<br />
the same was three barres of silver of the first marke in the<br />
margin of the allegation, and foure wedges of silver of the same marke<br />
and two baggs of peeces of eight of the same marke, the one with<br />
foure hundred peeces of eight and the other with 200 and upwards<br />
as in the outside thereof appeared. and alsoe seaventy small peeces<br />
of silver covered with canvas of the second marke. Of all which<br />
hee saith the said producent was and is the sole owner and proprietor<br />
and laded the same for his owne accompt, noe other person having<br />
interest therein: which hee knoweth comming out of the West<br />
Indies in company of the said producent and seeing him bring them<br />
thence with him, having at first only two barrs and the rest<br />
in wedges, peeces of silver and of eight, and at Newe<br />
Cartagena in his way for Spania hee melted soe many peeces<br />
of eight as made the third barr being the least of the<br />
three. And after hee had soe laded them aboard the ''Saint''<br />
''George'' hee came and acquainted this deponent therewith and showed<br />
him the masters receipt for the same; And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the second article and schedule annexed showed unto him hee<br />
saith the same was and is a true and originall bill for the said<br />
silver and was and is subscribed with the proper hand of the<br />
said Captaine of the ''Saint George'' with whose hand<br />
writing hee this deponent was and is well acquainted, and<br />
the contents thereof were soe had and donne as therein is contained<br />
which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid. And othewise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith and deposeth that the said Thomas<br />
Sanchez was and is a native of Validolid in Spaine, and<br />
subiect of the kinge of Spaine betweene whom and this<br />
Commonwealth there was and is peace and amitie. [?And ?further]<br />
that the said shipp in her course for Ostend was staid by the<br />
shipps of this Commonwealth with the said silver aboard<br />
the said shipp and seeing the said seizure.
Toaid shipp and seeing the said seizure.
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