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Genoese by birth and extraction and a subi … Genoese by birth and extraction and a subiect of the state of Genua hee<br />
the said Stephen Pallavacino was and is commonly accompted and reputed<br />
And saith that for all the said time of this deponents said dwelling in Genua<br />
the said producent of this deponents sighte and knowledge dwellt and kept<br />
house and familie there and that hee was and is one of the Patritij of Genua and<br />
soe commonly accompted: And saith that the said producent was and is<br />
a merchant of very greate account and dealing and estate and of such<br />
wealth that hee is estimated to be worth one hundred thousand pounds sterling,<br />
and saith that the said producent was while this deponent soe dwelt there<br />
(and is still as hee beleeveth) a greate dealer to Spaine for silver and used<br />
to have very greate quantities brought thence (of this deponents sight and<br />
knowledge) for the proper account of the said producent. And for a<br />
Marchant of greate account and dealing in silver, hee saith the said<br />
Producent was and is commonly accompted and reputed and further<br />
hee deposeth not
To the fourth hee saith hee knoweth that severall Genoveses correspond in traffique with<br />
Mr Peter Vandeput arlate and further cannot depose
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the Producent.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was spoken unto by Mr Nevill the Sollicitor<br />
and desired to come and testifie what hee know in this busines, and<br />
to the rest hee answereth negatively for his part, and otherwise cannot answer.
To the second hee saith hee departed and came last from Genua in<br />
december 1656, and there saw the said Stephen Pallavacino shortly before<br />
this deponent said comming thence, and this deponent did not know the<br />
said Producents mother. And otherwise referreth himselfe to what hee hath<br />
before deposed.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth another merchant in Genua whose<br />
name is alsoe Stephen Pallavacino, who alsoe was an Inhabitant of Genua<br />
the time of this deponents said dwelling there, and a trader to Spaine for<br />
silver, and was (as this deponent taketh it) the sonne of Baptista Pallavacino<br />
Whereas the father of the predeposed Stephen (whom hee taketh to be the<br />
partie producent in this busines) was named Nicholas Pallavacino, but<br />
this deponent doth not know which of them is truely the claimer in this<br />
busines, but saith the other is also a Patritius or noble man of Genua<br />
and a merchant of good account and dealing and drequently one of the<br />
Magistrates of that citia.
To the 4th hee cannot answer.
To the 5th and 6 negatively for his part, and cannot otherwise answer.
To the last hee hath not soe deposed and therefore it concerneth him not.
Repeated before [INCOMPLETE IN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT]
Jo Lewis SIGNATURE, RH SIDE [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 29th of January 1658.
The claime of the said Peter Maria.}<br />
and Cesar Gentilis}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
'''3.'''
'''John Lewis''' of the parish of Saint dunstans in the East<br />
London Merchant aged 47 yeeres or thereabouts.<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first, second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knoweth the producents Peter Martin and<br />
Cesarducents Peter Martin and<br />
Cesar +
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