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departure from Saint mallo as is predepose … departure from Saint mallo as is predeposed, had and was possessed of severall goods<br />
wares and Merchandizes at Saint Malo aforesaid, particularly of Woollen<br />
draperies Indian hides Linnen Cloth and other goods and Commodities, and<br />
at the same time had severall debts owing and due unto him by ffrenchmen and<br />
others, all which goods wares Merchandizes and debts did then really amount<br />
to the summe or valew of two Thousand five hundred pounds sterling or<br />
thereabouts, all which goods wares Merchandizes and the bills and accompts for<br />
the said debts the said William Pym did then entrust and leave in the hands<br />
and possession of this deponent and one Thomas Eles ffactor and agent for him the said<br />
William Pym to be mannaged and disposed of for the accompt and use of the said<br />
William Pym. The premisses this deponent well knoweth being as aforesaid one of<br />
the persons so entrusted and througjly (sic) acquainted with the [XXXX] affaires accompts and<br />
estate of the said producent. And further cannot depose./
To the 5th Article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That in or about the<br />
moneths of September and October <u>1653.</u> some french Merchants shipps belonging<br />
to the Towne of Saint Mallo being taken by some of the men of warr in the immediate<br />
service of this Commonwealth, and newes thereof arriving at Saint Mallo, the arlate<br />
Monsieur Plato[?uch] and others the Burgesses of Saint Mallo and Subjects of<br />
the ffrench king did seize upon sewall English Barques shippes and goods<br />
then lyeing in and before the Towne and harbour of Saint MMallo, and particularly<br />
upon the barque called the ''Providence'' of Lynne, wherein the said William Pym<br />
then had one and twenty barrells of Tarr for his owne accompt, being his owne proper<br />
goods, each of which barrells was then in common estimation worth fiftie livers<br />
in french money, so that the totall valew thereof amounted to one hundred and<br />
five pounds sterling or thereabouts after the rate of one hundred livers Tournois<br />
for 10. pounds sterling, and for and according to that rate the said barrells of tarr<br />
might then have bin sold, And saith That the said Monsieur Plato[?uch] and others the<br />
Buirgesses aforesaid seized upon the said barrells of Tarr, and disposed thereof<br />
according to their owne likeing without giving any manner of satisfaction to the said<br />
William Pym for the same. The premisses hee well knoweth being present at Saint<br />
Malo when the said seizure was made, and seeing and suffering in the same.<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith, That in or about the moneths of September and October<br />
<u>1653.</u> last past, one named Monsieur Maison neuse and one Monsieur La<br />
Basta de Genes and others Subjects of the ffrench king at Saint Mallo aforesaid<br />
did seize upon Ten bales of white Serges conteyning one hundred peices of Serge<br />
and sewall sorts of Bayes and frizes then remaining in a Warehouse belonging<br />
to the said William Pym at Saint Malo aforesaid, which bales of Serges belonged<br />
unto and were the proper goods of him the said William Pym and were<br />
really worth eight Thousand Livers Tournois or eight hundred pounds stereling<br />
money, which goods the said La Basta and Maison neuse sold or converted<br />
to their owne use without giving any manner of satisfaction to the said William<br />
Pym for the same. The premisses this deponent well knoweth being at Saint<br />
(Malol knoweth being at Saint<br />
(Malo +
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