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The 20th of May 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Th … The 20th of May 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The claime of Thomas Sanchex da}<br />
Urisa for his silver and goods in the}<br />
''Saint George''. John Martenson dorp master}
Examined upon the allegation and<br />
schedula on the behalfe of the<br />
said claimer.
'''Rp.'''
'''.j.'''
'''John Mexia de Herrera''' of Toledo<br />
in Spaine Marchant aged 34 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the producent Thomas Sanchez da<br />
Urisa and hath soe donne for theise thirteene yeares last past or thereabouts<br />
And saith that in or about the moneth of October last past hee<br />
this deponent was present at Cales in Spaine and sawe the<br />
producent Thomas Sanchez da Urisa carry and cause to be carried<br />
and put in a boate there three barrs of silver of the first marke<br />
in the margin, and foure [?wedges] of silver of the same marke<br />
and two baggs of peeces of eight of the same marke, and twenty<br />
peeces of silver covered with Canvas of the second marke to be<br />
carried aboard the shipp ''Saint George'' arlate to be therein laden for<br />
Ostend, and sawe the said boate goe aboard the said shipp then lying<br />
in the Baye of Cadiz, this deponent then standing on the shore and<br />
advising and assisting the producent therein, which producent made<br />
up the said 20 severall peeces of silver into Canvas in severall bundles at this deponents<br />
lodging in Cales and in this deponents sight and presence, which having<br />
donne hee carried the same to the place where the barrs were and<br />
fetched them alsoe and soe went and put them into the boate and<br />
carried them aboard as aforesaid, and after the said producent had bin<br />
aboard therewith hee came ashore and acquainted this deponent with<br />
his said lading thereof aboard the said shipp and showed this deponent<br />
the masters receipt for the same, and when the said silver was soe<br />
carrying to be laden, his contest John da Lossa Barona was standing<br />
with this deponent on the shore, and alsoe acquainted with the said<br />
matter, And Anthony Stephen da Balderas went alonge with the<br />
said producent and some others in the boate aboard with the said<br />
silver. And saith the said Thomas Sanchez de Urisa was<br />
and is the true lawfull and sole owner of the said silver<br />
and laded the same for his owne accompt, and that none other<br />
hath any interest therein, which hee knoweth for that hee this<br />
examinate was acquainted with his gaining and getting thereof in<br />
the West Indies by way of traffique and merchandize and came<br />
thence in his company, and sawe him carry two baggs and the rest of [?XXX] from Lima<br />
[?or] Panama and thense to Porto bello and tooke notice of the<br />
markes of the same, and from Porto bello this deponent came<br />
in the same fleete with him the said producent for Spania, and<br />
sawe him lade the same at Porto bello aboard the Admirall of<br />
the Gallion wherein hee came passenger, and after the arivall<br />
of the said fleete at<br />
Nova Cartagena where the same touched in their passage for<br />
Spaine, the said producent did there cast and make the smallest<br />
of the said three bagges of certaine of the peeces of eight brought alonge with him<br />
of this deponents knowledge. And otherwise hee cannot depose.<br />
[?saving] this deponent afterwards imbarques himselfe in the said shipp [?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX]
To the second hee saith that the bill of lading annexed was and is<br />
an originall bill for the silver therein mentioned and predeposed<br />
and hee is well acquainted (as hee saith) with the firme of the said<br />
Captaine Martenson dorp and beleeveth the same to be signed with his<br />
hand, and saith the contents thereof were and are true, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.d otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose. +
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