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them the said Andrew and Christofer Munez, … them the said Andrew and Christofer Munez, and that the names of the<br />
said Robert and henry Meyenberg were only used for them, because the said<br />
Andrew and Christofer were of the Jewish Profession of Religion and<br />
therefore not free to trade in Spaine. And saith they sent him over<br />
the bills of lading and Invoices for the same received from ffrance, And<br />
saith that accordingly this deponent claimed them in this Court and<br />
upon sufficient proofe made for the same, had a sentence for the restitution<br />
thereof; and when hee came to have them restored by the Prize Officers<br />
hee found one of the cases said packs, numbred '''1.''' and marked as in the margent
[MARKE IN MARGIN IS AN M, WITH A SMALL DIAMOND ABOVE IT, CONNECTED TO THE M BY A SQUIGGLY LINE]
to be wholly lacking and lost, and found six more of the same markes,<br />
numbred .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 to have bin broken open and severall of the goods<br />
taken thereout, being gold and silver mohair, otherwise french material<br />
tabbie of gold and silver. And saith that the said Invoice mentions<br />
the said seaven cases or packs to containe 26 peeces of the said goods, but in the<br />
said six packs which were found (and which this deponent had) there were<br />
only fourteene peeces contained, soe that there were and are<br />
twelve peeces of the said goods quite wanting and lost; and<br />
further saith that the said twelve peeces after the rate of the Invoice<br />
and their proportion of charges expended were worth and amount unto<br />
two hundred and sixtie pounds sterling or thereabouts; And lastly hee saith<br />
hee hath used all possible diligence to finde out and discover the<br />
said twelve peeces of goods, but can by noe meanes finde them out<br />
soe that they were and are utterly lost and never recovered nor recoverable<br />
upon the said claime.
[Chris Boone SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before Doctor G.c
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The 13th of May 1656.
'''Rp. 5'''
'''Daniel Boone''' servant of the fore said Christofer<br />
Boone aged 21 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
certaine goods laden aboard the shipp the ''hare in the ffeilds'' (John Kein master) being by decree of this Court restored upon the claime<br />
of Robert and henry Meyenburg, (presented by his precontest mr<br />
Christofer Boone) this deponent went was sent by his said master mr<br />
Christofer Boone aboard the said shipp then lying before Blackwall<br />
to receive the same from the officers of the Commissioners for<br />
prize goods, and that amongst other goods soe ordered to be restored<br />
and which this deponent was to receive there were seaven small bales<br />
or packs marked and numbred as in the margent, which according<br />
to the Invoice of the lading thereof, contained twenty six peeces of<br />
gold and silver mohaire, otherwise, ffrench watered tabbies of gold<br />
and silver, but saith that this deponent comming ther to receive<br />
them, there was one of the said packs or small bales wanting and<br />
quite gone, and the other six (as appeared to this deponent) had bin<br />
opened, and saith that by the said bale that was wanting and<br />
by what was imbeazald out of the six other packs, there were<br />
twelve peeces of the said goods quite gonne and lost, and were<br />
never received upon the said claime, nor could by any meanes be found<br />
orould by any meanes be found<br />
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