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The seventh day of October 1653. [CENTRE H … The seventh day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Clayme of Patrick Browne merchant of}<br />
[?Galloway] in Ireland, and of Nicholas Geraldine of Waterford}<br />
in Ireland for their moneys and sylver in the shipp the}<br />
'''Saint Peter'' (whereof Cornelius Jacobson Seyl was master)}<br />
[?XXX] taken and surprized by the shipp the ''Handmaid''}<br />
whereof Charles Wills was the Captaine.}<br />
Smith ffrancklin}
'''Thomas Martin''' of Gallaway in Ireland merchant aged five<br />
and twenty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined<br />
deposeth and saith as followeth.
To the first article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith and deposeth that the arlate<br />
Patrick Browne in the monethes of June and July 1653 last past was and<br />
att present is the true and lawfull Owner of the four hundred peices of 8/8
[FIRST MARKE, LH MARGIN]<br />
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'''PB'''<br />
'''No 1 2'''
arlate conteyned in the two baggs of the first marke in the margent, and the<br />
sayd Nicholas Geraldine the tyme aforesayd was and is lawfull Owner of
[SECOND MARKE, LH MARGIN]<br />
'''NG'''<br />
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four hundred peices of eight conteyned in two baggs of the second marke<br />
in the margent and so accompted, the premisses he knoweth for that the<br />
factors of the sayd Browne and Geraldine of the certaine knowledge of<br />
this deponent did buy and procure the sayd moneyes for the sayd respective<br />
Claymers and by their respective Orders and their Accompts respectively<br />
and this deponent saw all the ayd moneyes told, and assisted att the<br />
telling thereof, and did bagg upp the same, and saw the same marked<br />
with the respective markes aforesayd and saith the premisses were so had and<br />
done in Bilboa in Spaine in June last past. And otherwise saving his<br />
subsequent depositions he cannot depose.
To the second he saith that the sayd Browne and Geraldine by their respective<br />
factors and for their owne Accompt did in the month of June 1653 att<br />
Bilbo in Spaine lade aboard the sayd shippe ''Saint Peter'' Cornelius Jacobson<br />
Seyl master all the said moneyes to be for their sayd Accompts and<br />
Risgo respectively transported in the sayd shipp from Bilboa to Nantes in<br />
ffrance and there to be delivred for their use and Accompt respectively.<br />
the premisses he knoweth for that he saw the respective factors of the sayd<br />
Claymers deliver the sayd moneyes in the baggs marked as aforesayd<br />
to the sayd Master of the shipp Cornelius Jacobson Sley (sic) to carry, and putt<br />
aboard for the Accompts aforesayd, and afterwards saw the sayd Master firme<br />
to[?10] bills of lading for the same accordingly. And otherwise cannot depose
To the third and fourth articles of the sayd allegation and to the bills of lading exhibited<br />
This deponent saith that after the lading of the sayd moneyes as aforesayd<br />
this deponent saw bills of lading signed for the same att Bilboa that is to<br />
say upon the 26th day of June 1653 he saw the sayd Cornelius Jacobson<br />
Seyl signe three bills of lading all of one tenor for the sayd 400, peices<br />
of 8/8 of the sayd first marke in the margent, and saith the bill of lading<br />
exhibited remaining in the Registry of this Court was and is one of the<br />
sayd bills, and the contents thereof were and are true. And saith that<br />
upon the 28th day of June 1653. he saw the foresayd Cornelius Jacobson<br />
Sayle signe three bills of lading all of one tenor for the 400. peices of<br />
8/8 conteyned in the sayd two baggs of the sayd second marke in the margent<br />
Andecond marke in the margent<br />
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