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and hath seene and read the letters wherei … and hath seene and read the letters wherein the sayd William Johnson hath<br />
certifyed the receypt of the sayd goods in Spaine; And saith that about<br />
the latter end of January last past the producent receyved a letter of<br />
advise that came overland by post from the sayd William Janson which this<br />
deponent upon the receipt thereof saw opened, and the sayd bill of lading<br />
there in inclosed, and did ymmediately read over the sayd letter and bill of<br />
lading, And saith that the sayd Janson in the sayd letter did certify the<br />
producent that the aforesayd barr of sylver and two baggs of moneyes<br />
were by him the sayd Janson laden aboard the sayd shipp att Cadiz for his the<br />
producents Accompt to be delivered att Dunkorke for the same Accompt, And<br />
the same were the proceed of the producents goods, and that the bill of<br />
lading in the sayd letter inclosed was one of the Originall bills of lading<br />
for the sayd barr and baggs, and that he kept another of the same tenor<br />
with himselfe att Cadiz, and that a third of the same tenor went in foresayd<br />
shipp with the sylver, And saith he hath seene many bills of lading<br />
firmed by the sayd Michael Van Lubkin and thereby knoweth his manner of<br />
writing and firming, and having seene a duplicat or exemplar of<br />
the sayd bill annexed to the allegation, in the Registry of this Court for that<br />
cause and others above mentioned doth assuredly beleive that the Contents<br />
of the sayd bill of lading were and are true and reall. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation and to the bill of lading therein mentioned<br />
this deponent saith, That about the tyme arlate, and more especiallt toward<br />
the latter end of december or beginning of January last past, Gerart<br />
Ryper on eof the factors of the producent did att Cadiz lade aboard the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Morning Starr'' for the producents Accompt two barrs or blockes<br />
of sylver of the marke in the margent weighing together forty six markes
'''FP''' [MARKE, LH MARGIN]
one ounce and an halfe to be transported in the sayd shipp to Dunkirke and<br />
there to be delivered to the producent or his Agents for his Accompt, and<br />
that the sayd Michael Van Lubkin did signe three bills of lading for the<br />
same all of one tenor att Cadiz, and that the second schedule or bill of lading<br />
to the sayd allegation annexed and now shewne him is one of the sayd bills<br />
and the contents thereof true and reall, which this deponent knoweth<br />
being Bookkeeper to the sayd Edward Peters and knoweth that he hath<br />
before the lading of this sylver sent severall goods of great value to the<br />
sayd Gerart Ryper into Spaine, and hath seene the letters of the sayd<br />
Ryper wherein he hath acknowledged the Receipt of the sayd goods, and<br />
saith that in the moneth of ffebruary last past the sayd Edward Peters<br />
receyved tby the common Land post a letter of advise from the sayd Ryper<br />
together with the sayd bill of lading; And saith that the sayd<br />
Ryper did in that letter Certify the producent that he had laden the<br />
sayd barrs of sylver aboard the sayd shipp for his the producents Accompt<br />
to be delivered to him att dunkirke, and that the sayd sylver was the<br />
proceed of his the producents goods, and the bill of lading therein<br />
videlicet the sayd letter inclosed was one of the originall bills of lading<br />
for the sayd sylver, and that another of the same tenor was with the<br />
sayde same tenor was with the<br />
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