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And accordingly in or about the moneths pr … And accordingly in or about the moneths predeposed, and about the time of<br />
the lading of the said severall parcells of silver plate and moneyes, this deponent<br />
then being at Cadiz, and diverse times in Company with the said ffactors<br />
and being himselfe bound for fflanders with the said shipps, the said ffactors<br />
showed unto this deponent bills of ladeing for the said severall respective parcells<br />
of silver and moneys predeposed, and their letters of advise and factories wherein they<br />
declared their intention was to send the said bills over land to the said producent<br />
to acquaint him with the said lading, and this deponent then also saw and<br />
perused the bookes of accompts of the said ffactors wherein they had respectively<br />
entred the said parcells conforme to the said bills of lading, and requested<br />
this deponent at his arrivall at Antwerp to certifie so much unto the said<br />
producent. And otherwise hee cannot depose:-/
To the 5:th article and schedules annexed hee saith and deposeth, That forasmuch as<br />
this deponent at or about the time of lading predeposed was personally present at<br />
Cadiz and saw severall of the subscriptions and firmes of the respective Vaptaines<br />
predeposed, or of their Pursers for the receipt of the parcells of silver predeposed, and<br />
for severall others, hee well observed ad knoweth their severall firmes, and in that<br />
regard, and for the reasons predeposed, hee is fully and absolutely assured in Conscience<br />
that the severall bills of lading annexed and now shewne unto him were and are<br />
true and reall, and made according to the verity of the matter, and subscribed by the<br />
severall Masters or of their Pursers at Cadiz according to the dates and contents<br />
thereof. And otherwise saving his foregoing depositions hee saith hee cannot depose
To the 6:th hee saith hee hath no knowledge of the manner of the said producents<br />
book keeping, but beleiveth that the said producent being a Merchant of extraordinary<br />
great trade and Commerce, doeth, as to such a Merchant belongeth, keepe very<br />
exact accompts according to the manner of Debitors and Creditors usuall amongst<br />
Merchants. And further cannot depose:/
To the 7th hee saith that for the reasons by him predeposed hee is assured<br />
that the said producent did and doeth beare the adventure of the silver and<br />
moneyes predeposed, and was and is the true and sole Owner and Proprietor<br />
thereof and that no other person Whatsoever hath any interest in the same<br />
And otherwise saving his foregoing depositions hee saith hee cannot depose./:
To the 8:th hee saith, That the arlate John Bollart the producent is<br />
a Subject of the King of Spaine, and all the ffactors predeposed are inhabitants<br />
in Cadiz, and Subjects to his Catholique Majestie aforesaid between whom and<br />
this Commonwealth there is peace and Amity:- And further cannot depose
To the 9:th hee saith, That the trade of silver is more privately ddriven by [?Merchants]<br />
than any other trade for other goods or Merchandizes, and that theise [?parts] of the<br />
Christian World are most supplied with silver from Spaine, to the great advantage<br />
of trade wheresoever the same doeth come, and would certainly bee a very great<br />
prejudice to Merchandize in case it were interrupted which hee knoweth [?being]<br />
as aforesaid a Merchant driving the said trade for severall yeares last past<br />
And otherwise cannot depose./
To the 10:th hee saith, That the said shipps in their Course from Cadiz<br />
(towardseir Course from Cadiz<br />
(towards +
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