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was and is commonly accompted a hollander … was and is commonly accompted a hollander borne and a subject<br />
of the States of the united Netherlands, and there hee enjoyed the<br />
priviledge of a hollander and subject of the said<br />
States accordingly to the articles of the last peace made betwixt<br />
Spaine and holland libertie of exercising his Religion in that<br />
house [?in XXXXX] hee dwells exemption from severall taxes that the<br />
Subjects of Spaine and many other natives are liable unto, and otherwise and saith the<br />
the holland Consul beinge upon occasion of striking a Spanish<br />
gentleman forced to quit the country, hee the said Peter Reynolds<br />
being a hollander was authorised from holland (which authoritie<br />
this deponent sawe in writing) to be Consul for that nation<br />
in his absence, and executed the same place. And saith the said Peter lived and liveth there<br />
as a factor and marchant stranger and for such was and is commonly<br />
accompted and reputed. All which hee deposeth and knoweth<br />
being there intimately acquainted with the said Peter there<br />
and observing the premisses. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the said Interrogatories hee answereth that the said Peter Reynolds<br />
is of the age of six or seaven and twentie yeeres or thereabouts<br />
as this deponent guesseth, and keepeth a servant or two, alsoe<br />
hollanders, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
deposition and saving the same, hee cannot answer, saving<br />
negatively for his part.
Ja: [WXXXX] [SIGNATURE RH SIDE]
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To the answer of the said '''william Burridge''' to the<br />
Interrogatories.
To the said Interrogatories hee saith the said Peter Reynolds is of the age if<br />
about six or seaven and twenty yeeres, and keepeth a servant who is alsoe<br />
a hollander, and that this deponent is an English man and a subject<br />
of this Commonwealth, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe<br />
to his foregoeing deposition, and saving the same, and that this rendent<br />
answereth negatively to what is demanded concening himselfe<br />
hee cannot answer.
Wm Boweridge [SIGNATURE RH SIDE]
They are both repeated before the two Judges in court
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The 6th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Touching moneyes for Assurance}<br />
of the shipp ''ffrancis'' receaved at}<br />
sevill.}
'''Rp.'''
'''James Wilson''' nowe of London Merchant formerly<br />
Agent for the State of England at Cadiz in the<br />
kingdom of Spaine, aged 34 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the right Worshipfull John Godolphin<br />
doctor of lawes one of the Judges of the high Court<br />
of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth by vertue of<br />
his oath.
That in the yeere 1654 in the moneth of September hee this<br />
deponentof September hee this<br />
deponent +
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