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'''Silver 7.'''
The 23th day of August 16 … '''Silver 7.'''
The 23th day of August 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Clayme of Pedro Hule[?s] merchant of}<br />
Cadiz for his moneys and goods in the}<br />
shipp the ''Sampson'' Otto George Captayne}<br />
the ''Salvador'' Christian Cloppenbergh}<br />
Captaine, and the ''Saint George'' John Martins}<br />
Captaine taken by some of the Parliament}<br />
shipps. Smith Bud}
Examined upon an allegation on behalfe of<br />
the sayd Pedro Hule[?s].
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'''Manuel Corea''' of Varina in the<br />
West Indies merchant aged four and<br />
thirty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne<br />
and examined deposeth and saith as followeth<br />
videlicet.
To the first Article of the sayd Allegation this deponent saith and deposeth that<br />
in the monethes of August September October November and december last<br />
past 1652, the arlate Pedro Hule[?s] was and att the present is and ought<br />
to be the true and lawfull Owner and proprietor of all and singular the<br />
plate moneys sylver and goods arlate that is to say, of ten potacoes of<br />
Varinaes Tobaccoes marked with the first marke in the margent,<br />
three potacoes of Varinaes tobaccoes of the second marke in the margent<br />
mentioned in the first schedule arlate. And of nineteene patatoes of Varinas tobaccoe marked with the the (sic) third marke<br />
in the margent, forty five patacoes of Tobacco of the fourth marke<br />
in the margent, mentioned in the second schedule arlate. And of, 14 potacoes<br />
of Varinaes Tobacco of the 6th marke in the margent and of two<br />
baggs of money of Mexico peices of eight marked with the seventh marke<br />
in the margent, and of one great bagg of money of Mexico peices of<br />
eight marked with the eighth marke in the margent conteyning fifteene<br />
hundred peices of eight, five and twenty wedges or piggs of sylver<br />
of the ninth marje in the margent, and five large wedges of sylver<br />
of the tenth marke in the margent, and for lawfull Owner of the same<br />
was and is commonly accompted reputed and taken, the premisses this deponent<br />
knoweth to be true for that he saw the sayd moneys plate and merrchandises<br />
in the quiet possession of him the sayd Pedro Hule[?s] in<br />
the sayd Indies att his howse or lodging in Cartagena a Sea port there<br />
in the yeare of our Lord 1651. when and where he bought the same with<br />
the proceed of merchandises which he brought out of Spaine thither upon his<br />
owne Accompt. And further he cannot depose./
To the second he saith that about the latter end of September 1652. the arlate<br />
Pedro Hul[?ee] did lade and putt aboard the shipp ''Saint George'' John Martinsdorp<br />
master att Cadiz the aforesayd tobaccoes marked with the first and second<br />
markes aforesayd mentioned in the first schedule arlate, and aboard the<br />
''Salvador'' Christian Cloppenbergh master the aforesayd Tobaccoes of the third<br />
and fourth markes in the margent as aforesayd mentioned in the second<br />
schedule arlate, and aboard the shipp ''Sampson'' Otto George master the money[?s]<br />
plate sylver and tobaccoes of the fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth and tenth<br />
markes aforesayd mentioned in the third schedule arlate to be carrryed and<br />
transported from Cadiz to Ostend and there to be delivered unto the sayd<br />
Pedro Hul[?ee} or his factors or Agents for his Account and adventure<br />
th epremisses he knoweth for that he was aboard the Spanish shipp wherein<br />
the sayd moneys plate and tobaccos came from the Indies, att the tyme <br />
the sayd moneys plate and tobacco were dischardged out of her att Cadiz annd<br />
saw the same then and there putt into severall boates wherein the same were<br />
carryed to the sayd shipps and arrived there safely with the same and att<br />
the returne of the sayd boates saw the notes of receipts sent from the severall<br />
and respective masters of the sayd shipps whereon the same were respectively<br />
ladene same were respectively<br />
laden +
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