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To the first second and third Articles of … To the first second and third Articles of the sayd Allegation This deponent<br />
saith and deposeth That for about theis seven yeares now past he hath<br />
had and still hath Correspondence with the arlate Don Sebastian de<br />
Cortizos and therby knoweth that for all that tyme he hath bene and is<br />
an Assentista of his Catholique Majesty the King of Spaine, and so accounted<br />
And saith that he this deponent in or about the beginning of Aprill last<br />
past receyved a letter from the producent dated at Madrid 25th ffebruary<br />
1653 new stile wherein he certifyed this deponent that he had caused to<br />
be laden att Allicant aboard the sayd shipp ''Saint Augustine''. 120 sackes of<br />
wooll in part for the paying and satisfying 530 thousand Crownes whereto hee<br />
had engaged himselfe to the sayd King of Spaine, to be transported<br />
to Venice and there delivered to the arlate Augustin ffonseca whom<br />
he had ordered to draw bills for payment of part of the sayd moneyes<br />
to be made of the proceed of the sayd wools to the King of Spaines<br />
Ambassador Residing here at London, and to remitt the remaynder of<br />
the proceed of the sayd woolls by bills of exchange payable in fflanders<br />
for the affayres and occasions of the sayd King there. which letter he<br />
saith was and is a Reall and true letter, and he verily beleiveth that the<br />
Contents thereof were and are true, and therefore, and for that he<br />
well knoweth that the producent doth usually once a yeare send from Allicant<br />
to Venice severall great quantityes of wool yarn upon his owne Accompt<br />
for supply of the sayd Kings occasions he is firmly assured that in January<br />
ffebruary and March 1652 English stile, and March Aprill and May<br />
1653. the sayd producent was and now is the sole owner and lawfull proprieto:r<br />
of the 120 sackes of wooll now in question, and that he did by his factors<br />
lade the same for his owne Accompt upon the sayd shipp att Allicant abozr<br />
January or ffebruary last past and consigned the same to be delivered to his<br />
Correspondent Augustin de ffonseca att Venica for the foresayd Accomot for<br />
supply of the occasions of his Catholique Majesty as aforesayd. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation he saith he hath credibly heard that the sayd<br />
shipp together with the wools aforesayd aboard her was in her Course from<br />
Allicant to Venice seized by some of the shipps of this Commonwealth under<br />
the Command of the arlate Captaine Badily whereby the sayd wools came<br />
into his the sayd Captaines possession, which he beleiveth to be true. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the fifth sixth and seventh articles of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that<br />
the sayd Sebastian da Cortizes was and is a Spaniard and inhabited in madrid<br />
and so hath done for 20 yeares and upwards by common repute , and was and is a<br />
subiect of the King of Spaine and so accounted, and hath heard that the<br />
sayd Augustin da ffonseeca is a Spanaird residing in Venice where he hath<br />
lived for many yeares. And further referring himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
depositions he cannot depose. saving that he this deponent hath heard the Lord<br />
Ambassador of Spaine here Resident say that he had order from the King<br />
of Spaine to looke after the restitution of the sayd 120 baggs of wooll<br />
and saving that for the reasons predeposed whereto he referrs he is well<br />
assured that noe subiect of the States of the united Provinces or of the ffrench<br />
King, had or hath any share or interest in the sayd woolls or any part thereof.st in the sayd woolls or any part thereof. +
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