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To the 12:th and 13th hee sait … [ADD DATA]
To the 12:th and 13th hee saith, That in or about the moneths of June or July in the yeare<br />
1652. the said John Bollard in the shipp ''Saint Albertus'' (Joachim Cordes Master)<br />
sent from Ostend to his ffactor Gerrard Ryper at Cadiz, a Case with Spanish<br />
Laces, manufactures of fflanders with order to make the returne thereof to him in<br />
Silver, which hee the said ffactor received, and accordingly laded, and acquainted the<br />
producent by letter as aforesaid, that hee had laden the silver predeposed as the<br />
proceed of the said Laces, which Case of laces this deponent alsoe saith was marked<br />
with the marke '''SP.''' being the same marke the baggs of silver now Claymed were<br />
marked withall, as appeareth by the bill of lading predeposed. And further hee<br />
cannot depose.
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To the 22:th and 23th hee saith hee cannot depose, saving hee hath heard That Merchants<br />
driveing the trade for silver to the places interrate must deale very privately and<br />
secretly therein, but for his part hath never heard that any moneys have been hindred<br />
to be transported thence, or confiscate for want of Lycense; or that the persons ladeing<br />
the same without License doe losse their propriety therein.
To the 24th hee saith, hee is very well acquainted with the interrate John Bollart<br />
his booke of Accompts, and by perusing the same hath well understood and perceived<br />
and by his owne experience knowne, that before the warr betwixt the United<br />
Netherlands and this Commonwealth, the said producent hath had and kept<br />
Correspondency, and had his Agents at Middleborough and Amsterdam, but that<br />
since the said warr begann, the said Correspondency hath totally Ceased,
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