MRP: HCA13/73

HCA13/73

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P1110298

//XXXX13
January 1658
March 1660//

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P1110299

DOUBLE PAGE, WITH RECTO F15 RECTO

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P1110300
f. 15 recto

//The 19:th day of January 1658 English style

Maurice Thompson Alderman William Thompson)
& other freighters of the shipp the Maydenhead)
agt the Dutch East India Company in pticular and)
all other x:r X XXXXXX)

Examined on the allegation given in
XX XXX of November 1658 on behalfe of
the sayd ffreighters

5 WILLIAM READING of Rederiff wall
in the parish of S:t Mary Magdalen Bermond-
sey in the County of Surrey mariner aged
thirty five yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse
sworne & examined saith and deposeth
as followeth viz:t

To the 10:th arle of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee
this deponent was purser of the shipp the Olive Branch an
English shipp which went upon a tradeing voyage from London bound
for Bantam but at her comeing thither the sayd shipp Olive
Branch was hindred by certayne dutch shipps of warr belonging
to and being in the implyment of the dutch East India Company
by which meanes ?they wwas forced to goe to an Island in XXX
PaXXogando upon the Coast of Sumatra and there pXXXX her lading
of pepper to be brought
secretly unknowne to the dutch in XXXX or boates from
Bantam to the sayd Island of Pullegand:o where the shipp the
Olive Branch ridd And saith that hee being XXXX a foresayd Puerser
of the sayd shipp and on XXXX at Bantam during the moneths
of January ffebruary and part of March in the yeare of our
Lord 1656 while the lading of pepper which was shipped aboard
the Olive Branch was proXXXing at Bantam to be sent to
Pollegaade and takeing the weight there of and imployed in
sending the same away thaereby knoweth that in the yeare and
moneth aforesayd pepper might then have bin hard at Bantam bought
of the Chinese (sic) & was by the Chinese offered XXXXXXXXXX
there to be sold to ?sayth as would buy the same at the rate of five
and a halfe pence alright or XXXX for the parcell every parcell
being comonly accompted one hundred sixty two pounds English weight
And saith that the Olive Branch having taken in her ladeing
of pepper at ?Pulligaade XXXXX XXXXX and brought the same
to Ligorno which was according to Charterpty the Port whither
she was designed to carry the same And hee this deponent goeing
Purser in her to Ligorno knoweth that in the Moneths of ffebruary
and March 1657 in which moneths the sayd shipp Olive Branch
was & remayned in the Port of Ligorno XXXX pepper was brought in XXXX was there frequently
and commonly sold at the rate of twenty peeces of eight
per hundred English weight, and hee this deponent having some
pepper pf his owne which was brought hither in the sayd shipp
did there sell the same at som what a bove
that rate of twenty peeces of eight per hundred English weight
And further to this arle hee cannot depose.

To the rest of the articles hee is not examinat, by ?direction

WILLIAM READING [His signature]

Repetit before Dor Godolphin

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P1110302
f. 15 verso

//and saith gee kast XXXX the
about
XXX
a halfe
answere
knowing
XXXX

To the 3 hee saith hee

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Case: Claim of Stephen ?Pallavacio, of Genoa, regarding silver bars: Deposition: 1. Peter Vandeput, of London, merchant, aged 47: Date: January 29th, 1660

P1110310
P 55 verso

The 27:th of January 1658
ExXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX the allon and
XXX XXXXX of the XXXX

//The claime of Stephen ?Pallavicio
of Genoa for sixe barrs of silver
in the S:t Laurence Peter BXXXXX
M:r taken by the Coventry frigot

1. PETER VANDEPUT of London Merchant
aged 47 yeares of therabouts sworne and
examined

To the first and second arles of the said Allon hee saith hee hath
corresponded with the producent Stephen Pallavicino in y:e wayes of
Merchandize, and saith hee was and is comonly reputed a native
subject, & Inhabitant of the State of Genoa, and saith hee beleeveth
him to bee, having bin credibly informed that hee is a ?patrician
of the City and State of Genoa, and this depo:t hath often
received Letters from y:e said pducent dated at Genoa, as the
place of his Dwelling, and hath accordingly directed his Letters to
him there, and further hee doth not depose

To the 3:d hee saith that by the Dealings and Correspondence
w:ch this Dep:t hath for ?diverse yeeres had, and hath with the said producent XX XXXX XXX of XXXXX hee
verily beleeveth him to be a merch:t of great dealing worth
and Quality and saith hee hath and doth drive a trade &
Commerce from y:e Canaryes and y:e dominions of the King of
Spaine in, and with silver by his ffactors there resident, and
that before y:e bringing of the silver in question to this port
this depo:t hath received to the vallue of betwixt twelve and
thirteene hundred pounds for the sd products account from y:e Canaryes, the
same being Consigned unto him this depo:t & further hee deposeth
not:

To the 4:th arle hee saith that before y:e lading of the silver
in question namely about two yeeres since and severall other times
this Depo:t received letters from severall Genoeses, and alsoe from
the said Palavacino himselfe, whereby they desired this Depo:t to
advise them whether they might not safely send silver or Bullion
to London. and without danger Consigne the same to this
depo:t or to the same effect. And this depo:t thinking. (besides
the furtherance of Trade & Comerce) that hee should doe good
service to this Comonwealth, did thereupon write to, and
encourage them to send silver thither, And for further incouragement
of the sd prodc:t this dep:t caused the Act of Parliam:t made for
importacon of Bullion, to be Translated into Spanish and ?sent
the same to him and them, and hee referreth himselfe to y:e said Act of
Parliam:t for Importaccon of silver. And further hee doth not depose

To the 5:th 6:th & 7:th arles and the Letter of Advise, and Invoice XXX
y:e sd 6:th arle mentioned, Nowe shewed unto him, hee saith & XXXX
deposeth that in or about the monethes of July or August last ?past
this depo:t received advise from the said producents ffactor
Don Luis Perez de Vittoria that hee had laded at S:ta Cruz del OzXXXXX
(being a port in y:e Island of Tenereife on of the Canary Islands) ?about
the said ship the S:t Laurence whereof Petr Bonningysent is M:r for y:e
Account of the said Stephen Palavasino, two barrs of silver, and
?consigned//

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P1110311
f.56 recto

//Consigned the same to be delivered to this depo:t herein XXX XXX
for the said Account of the said Provident: and afterwards this
depot received the Letter of advise and Invoice annexed from him
the said ffacto:r by the said ship S:t Laurence XXXX XXX seizure together
with the bill of Lading arlate w:ch hee hath nowe alsoe seene, And
this depo:t hath heard that the said ship belonged to the arlate M:r
fford, And further hee deposeth not, saving that the said Letter
Invoice and Bill of Lading Exhibited were and are the same
soe by him received:

To the 8:th hee saith that after the XX XXXX hee this depo:t was
advised by letters from Plymouth of the seizure of the said ship
and Lading by Captaine Aylett, and of her bringing in thither
where shee was brought (as hee saith) to this port for this depo:t
here received the said silver in question out of her, and further
deposeth not.

To the 9:th hee saith hee is well assured and verily beleeveth
that the said two barrs of silver were really and truely pvided
and laded for y:e prop and sole account of y:e sad producent and
upon his adventure, and that hee runneth the sole hazard thereof
and that noe Spaniard or other subject of the King of Spaine
had at the time of the said Lading and seizure any interest
therein w:ch hee is ?induced the more assuredly to beleeve for
y:t this depo:t by theproducents order hath and ?must make good the proceeds
thereof unto them and that amounted with him for y:e same as
will noe other, And further deposeth not

To the 10:th hee saith hee beleeveth there was peace, and Amity
betweene the Comonwealth and the State of Genoa. and their
subjects the time arlate, and further doth not depose:

To the 11:th hee saith that his foregoeing depon is true.

To the Interrogatoryes

To the first hee saith hee cometh required by M:r ffrancklin to be
pduced in this Cause, and otherwise negatively :

To the second hee saith hee was never at Genoa nor ever
sawe the pducent that hee knoweth of norknowe his ffather
or mother. and otherwise referreth himselfe to his foregoeing
depons:

To the 3:d hee saith that hee this depo:t hath had severall Letters, and
orders from y:e said producent Stephen Pallavacine touching y:e
silver now in question, and hee doth not knowe any other
person besides him XX XXXX. And further hee cannot answer, saving his
forgoeing depon to w:ch hee referreth himselfe.

To the 4:th hee saith that this depo:t hath received pt of the foresd
silver by him deposed of (not sent in y:e S:t Laurence ) in the
King David in or about XXX last, part in y:e Hope, about the
same time, and hee is sure that y:e said Pallavacino (the now
XXXXX) is the same pson for whose account the foresd pXXX
silver in question was laded and consigned to this Depo:t for y:t
this depo:t hath XX XXX made the same goods with them as aforesaid
To//

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P1110312
f. 56 verso

//To the 5:th hee saith hee doth not knowe the said Don Luis
Peroz de Vittoria the said pducents said ffactor personally. and
saith hee knoweth not that the said de Vittoria is ffactor to any
Spaniard or subject of the King of Spaine, nor hath this
Depo:t received order from any pson to claime the said silber
in Question other than the said pducent from whom hee
saith hee hath received Expresse order therein, and hath had
?procuzaccon from him alone in that be halafe, and other
wise negatively saving as aforesd, saying y:e said Don
Luis Perez de Vittoria is soe farr from having given any
order for Claiming y:e silver in question that hee Doth not as
this depot beleeveth yet knowe of the seizure tehreof

To the 6:th hee saith that upon the bringing in of the said
ship to Plymouth the bill of lading interrogated together w:th
the Letter & ffactory were amongst other paps sent there
in a packet to this depo:t as coming out of the said ship.
and this depo:t brought them into this Court.

To the 7:th hee saith hee knoweth not ought if any other bill
of Lading touching y:e said silver in Question than the said
bill soe brought into Court, and here remaining, nor of
any other Invoice than that annexed to the Allon whereupon
hee is now Examined, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his
foregoing depon:

PETER VANDEPUT [His signature]

Repeated before the two Judges in Court

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Case: Claim of Stephen ?Pallavacio, of Genoa, regarding silver bars: Deposition: 2. Abraham Cabeljan, of London, merchant, aged 53: Date: January 27th, 1660

The same day

Examined upon y:e said Allon:

2:nd ABRAHAM CABELJAN of London merchant aged 53
yeeres or thereabouts, sworne and Examined:

To the first and second articles hee saith and deposeth that the
pducent Steven Pallavacino, was and is commonly reuted a native
of Genoa. and Inhabitant Subject of that Comonwealth, and saith
that hee this depo:t livimng with and being Book Keep. of. and for the
p:rcontests M:r Peter Vandeput merchant hath seene severall Letters
from the said product Living at Genoa sent to and received by the said M:r Vandeputt XXX Correspondent
here, and severall Letters of his directed to y;e said producent, and there
resident, And further hee deposeth not

To the 3:d arle hee saith that before y:e silver in question came & arrived
here in England, the ffactor of the said producent called don Luis
Perez de Vittoria, sent from the Iland of Teneriffe to the XXXX
M:r Vandepur, for his the said producents Accompt to the Vallue
of betwixt telve and thirteene hundred pounds sterling in silver w:ch XXX
received by the said M:r Vandeput for the account of y:e said pducent
and was soe received by the said M:r vandeput herein this XXXX
before y:e arrivall of y:e silver in question of this depo:ts sihht, who XXX
XXX receipt thereof and y:e Letters and dispacthes concerninge y:e
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Hath placed the same to the said producent's Accompt, hee being as
aforesd & booke XXX of the said M:r Vandeput and thereby hee well knoweth
that the said Stephen Pallavacine hath and doth drive a greate trade in
silver, from the Canaryes, And further thee doth not depose

To the 4:th arle hee saith that before the Lading the silver in question
aboard the said ship the S:t Laurence severall Genoese merchants
wrote ?unto the said M:r Vandeput to London, whereby they desired him
to certifye or advise them, whether or noe they might safely send
silver and bullion to London, and consigne the same to him the said
M:r Vandeput, without danger of seizing or confiscacion of y:e same
And saith the said M:r Vandeput wrote to them that they might
doe it safely, and XXXX XXX them in such sending and sent a
Translacon in XXXXX of the Act of parliam:t in that behalfe
made for the security of such Importacons w:ch hee knoweth
having seene y:e said Letters soe received and the answeres thereof
being privy to the said M:r Vandeputs dispatches in such matters
(hee being his booke keep as aforesaid) in his affaires of moment
touching his ?Commerce.

To the 5:th 6:th and 7:th arles hee saith that before any newes of y:e
seizure of y:e ship S:t Laurence in question the said M:r Peter vandeput
receaved Letters by other?s shipping from the said Don Luiz Peroz
de Vittoria, advising him of the Lading of the two barrs of silver
(w:ch are nowe claimed) aboard the said ship the S:t Laurence and
of the Consignment thereof to him the said M:r Vandeput for y:e
said producents account to be heere delivered in this Port
And that afterwards the said M:r Vandeput received advise from
Plimouth of the bringing in of the said ship thither and received
a packet of Letters, and dispatched thence as brought thither in y:e
said shipS:t Laurence, and XXXXXX them the Letter and Invoice and XXX
to the ?allon (now shewed unto him this depo:t) and alsoe y:e bill of
Lading inder y:e hand of Peter BXXXXXX M:r of the said ship
now alsoe shewed unto him remaining in this Court, ?which he
knoweth having seene the said first Letters of advise and alsoe
these and y:e Invoice and Bill of Lading soe brought in y:e
S:t Laurence upon their first bringing to the said M:r Vandeput
and havinge now XXXX XXXX Exhibited and remaining in the
Court hee well knoweth them to be the same that were soe received
by M:r Vandeput, and pticularly by a note or marke made upon
the letter by him this depo:t, And further hee cannot depose

To the 8:th arle hee saith that the said ship the S:t Laurence being on
her
course from y:e Canaryes, seized and brought unto Plymouth was
afterwards brought thence to this port of London, together with the
said silver in question, ?which silver y:e said M:r Vandeput here
received

To the 9:th arle hee saith that by the Letters and transactions that XXXXX
the said producent XXX y:e said M:r Vandeput touching y:e said XXXXX
w:ch hee hath seene hee verily beleeveth the same to be for y:e ?sole account
of/

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//of the said producent, and to be ?provided and laden for his Account
without that any Spaniard of subject of y:e King of Spaine XXXX
time of Lading or seizing or since ?may XXX therein whereXXXXX

To the 10:th hee saith there was the time arlate by ?Comon XXXXX
peace and Amity betwixt the Comonwealth and that if Spaine and XXX
y:e respective subjects of the said XXXXXXXXX

To the last hee saith his foregoeing ?deponent XXXX is true

To the Interres

To the first hee saith hee cometh to Testify in this Cause XX the
order of the producents proctor & otherwise negatively

To the 2:nd hee saith hee was never at Genoa nor XXXXX y:e XXXX
nor knoweth his father or mother and other wise hee cannoz ?answere
saving as aforesaid

To the 3:d hee saith hee doth not knowe any of y:e name of Stephen
Palladacino other XXXX the said producent, XXXXXX hee referreth him
to his foregoeing Depn and saving y:e same cannot further answer

To the 4:th, hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing depon &
cannot further answer saving hee knoweth that the said XXXX
XX XXXX pson for whose account the said other parcells of silver XX
XXXX & this ?inquisition) was sent to the said M:r Vandeput XXX
they XXXXfrom y:e same factor and in y:e same XXX & XXXXX
in y:e same XXXXX.

To the 5:th arle hee saith that hee doth not psonally knowe the sayd
Don Luis Perez de Vittoria the ffactor of y:e said ?Pallavacino, XXXX
what countryman nor whose subject hee is nor knoweth hee XX
beleeveth that the said Don Luiz in any of XX XXX that this XXX
hath?dwelt with the said M:r Vandeput XXX hath bin a ?Gent XXXX
yeeres last) XXXX sent aor consigned any silver to the said M:r
Vandeput for the said Don Luis his XXXX account, nor any for y:e
account of any Spaniards. And further hee cannot answer
saving as aforesaid.

To the 6:th he referreth himselfe to his foregoing depon and
further cannot answer saving negatively for his part

To the last negatively for his pt saving as aforesaid

ABRAHAM ?CABDELJAN ?Jun:r [His signature]

Deposed XXXXX two Judges in Court

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