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The 28th of May 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Th … The 28th of May 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The claime of George Boschaert marchant of}<br />
Antwerp for his silver and plate in the ''Sampson''}<br />
''Salvador'' and ''Saint George''. Budd. ffrancklin}
Examined upon the allehgation and<br />
schedules on the behalfe of the<br />
said George Boscaert.
'''.j.'''
'''John Moller''' of Antwerp, Cashier of the partie<br />
producent aged 22 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the<br />
producent George Boscaert for all the time arlate hath and doth<br />
drive a constant trade from Antwerp to Cadiz and Saint Lucar for silver<br />
and plate, and for all that time had ad hath factors and correspondents<br />
at Saint Lucars and Cadiz for that end and purpose, and for a marchant<br />
usinge that trade hee the said producent was and is commonly accompted<br />
and reputed, which hee knoweth being his cashier and servant and living<br />
in house with him and having soe donne for severall yeares last past,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that the said producent George<br />
Biscaert within the said time by his factors and agents at Cadiz in Spaine<br />
laded and caused to be laded aboard the shipp the ''Sampson'' (Otto George)<br />
the shipp the ''Salvador'' (Christian Cloppenburgh master) and the shipp the<br />
''Saint George'' (John Martenson dorp master) then lying at or neare<br />
Cadiz and bound for Ostend arlate the severall abd respective quantities<br />
of money plate and silver hereafter mentioned, videlicet aboard the<br />
said shipp the ''Sampson'' three barrs of silver weighing 371 markes and
[FIRST MARKE, LH MARGIN]
foure ounces of the first marke in the margent, two baggs
[SECOND MARKE, LH MARGIN]
marked with the second marke in the margin, conteayning in the whole one<br />
thousand peaces of eight namely five hundred in each bagg, and one<br />
barr of silver weighing 123 markes and three ounces, and six small<br />
packetts and eleaven peaces of silver in the same weighing 111<br />
markes and 7 ounces, being together two hundred thirtie and five markes<br />
and 2 ounces, marked with the third marke in the margin, and fifteene
[THIRD MARKE, LH MARGIN]
barrs of silver weighing together 417 markes and two ounces marked
[FOURTH MARKE, LH MARGIN]
with the fourth marke in the margent, and twoi barrs of silver
[FIFTH MARKE, LH MARGIN]
weighing 145 markes 6 ounces marked with the fifth marke in the margin
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