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'''Silver .5.'''
The 19th of May 1653. [C … '''Silver .5.'''
The 19th of May 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The claime of Antonio Stephen}<br />
da Bolderas of Madrid for his silver}<br />
and woolls in the ''Saint George'' John}<br />
Martens master, and in the ''Sampson''}
Examined upon the allegation and<br />
schedule on the behalfe of the<br />
said claimer:
'''Rp.'''
'''.1.'''
'''Thomas Sanchez de orisa''' Merchant borne at<br />
Validolid in Spaine, and having his last habitation<br />
at Lima in the kingdome of Peru where hee<br />
dwelt about twelve yeares, aged 35 yeares or<br />
thereabouts. sworne and examined.
To the first hee saith that hee well knoweth the arlate Anthony Stephen<br />
da Balderas and hath soe donne for theise fifteene yeares last, and<br />
saith that in the yeare 1643 or thereabouts the said Anthony Stephan<br />
da Balderas the producent came from Spaine into the West<br />
Indias where this deponent was and continued there till about<br />
the moneth of december 1651 at which time the said producent and<br />
this deponent imbarqued themselves and came thence<br />
in the fleete bound for Spaine and this deponent well knoweth<br />
that the said producent brought five severall barrs of silver<br />
a bagg of redd wooll of the severall markes allegate (now showne<br />
unto him) from the West Indias for Spaine, this deponent seeing<br />
him bringe the same from Lima to Panama, thence to Porto<br />
Ballo, and thence for Spaine in which passage from Lima to<br />
Panama and soe to Porto bello this deponent went in the company<br />
of the said producent. And saith that the said fleete from the Indias<br />
ariving at Cadiz in Spaine, the said producent tooke out the<br />
said silver and red wooll and carried the same ashore and afterwards<br />
namely about three or foure dayes after (namely in September last) hee put the same in a boate<br />
and carried the same aboard the shipps allegate namely two barrs<br />
of the first marke and one of the second aboard the ''Saint George''<br />
(John Martens master) and two barrs of the third marke allegate<br />
aboard the ''Sampson'' Otto George master to be thence carried and<br />
transported in the said shipps for Ostend, and there to be delivered<br />
to the said Anthony Stephen Bolderas or assigne for his the said<br />
producents owne accompt, which hee knoweth because hee this<br />
deponent went alonge with him and sawe him carry the said barrs<br />
of silver and wooll into the said boate and then aboard the said<br />
shipps into which this deponent sawe him deliver and lade the<br />
same, and about two or three dayes after this deponent sawe him<br />
put the said wooll into the boate to be sent aboard the<br />
''Sampson'', and afterwards sawe the same aboard, and saith<br />
that Laurance darlez went alsoe alonge and sawe the said lading<br />
of the said silver, the said Laurence and this deponent alsoe lading<br />
silver for their owne accompt. And saith that the said Antonio<br />
Stephen da Balderas was and is the true and lawfull owner and<br />
proprietor of the said silver and goods, the same being as hee<br />
saith the said producents [?capitall], and all hee put in all<br />
the said space of his being in the West Indias where hee [?exercised]<br />
merchandize and negotaiated in [?Peru] [?XXX] of this deponents<br />
knowledge. And otherwise hee cannot depose referring himselfe to his<br />
said books for the numbers and markes.
To the second article and schedule annexed now showne unto him<br />
hee saith that the same are originall bills for the said silver and<br />
goods, and the bills for the three barrs laden abaord the ''Saint George'' this<br />
deponent sawe signed aboard by the said John Martens dorp<br />
master of the said shipp, And [?there] for the two barrs laden aboard<br />
thethe two barrs laden aboard<br />
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