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Transcription

To the 5th hee saith the arlate Boswell was and is accounted a
part Owner of the shipp Elizabeth and dorothy and hee hath heard
and beleeveth that the sayd Boswell did send unto the arlate
Yarwood a list of all the mariners names who served in the sayd
shipp and what months wages they were to have, And further he
cannot depose./

To the 6th hee saith that all the parties schedulate (except John Cooper
who came in at Portsmouth) served in the sayd shipp from her departure
from Gravesend which was on or about the sixteenth of October last till
her seizure, which was on or about the thirteenth of March last,
which was five months saveing some few dayes, and the sayd
Cooper served about a fortnight lesse tyme then the other parties schedulate,
And further hee cannot depose saving his foregoeing deposition/

To the 7th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of
the Court for probate of wills and granting Administrations And further
cannot depose./

To the 8th hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of this Court
and further cannot depose./

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/

To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee was Cooper of the Elizabeth and
Dorothy and was to have (as this deponents Master who contracted
with the sayd Mr Blunt for what monthly wages this deponent was to
have) sayd twenty five shillings sterling a month And hee saith that the
voyage for which hee was hyred was from London to Washford
in Ireland, and thense to ffrance, and thense to Ireland, either to Kingsale
Corke Waterford or Washford which they could most oportunely
gaine, and thense to goe to Swansey in Wales and load Coales, and
thense to goe for ffrance, and thense to returne for London and
there the voyage to end, but saith the shipp being taken in her first
returne from ffrance the rest of her voyage was thereby frustrated
And further hee cannor answere/

To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith the reason of his forsakeing the sayd shipp
Elizabeth and dorothy if it may bee called foresakeing was by his being taken prizoner as aforesayd,
and saith hee hath receaved noe wages nor doth sue for any by
this suite, but hopeth hee shall receave it without suite, and saith the
Interrogate Keeble did give Command, to his Company to fight
the dunkirke man of warr, but saith shee was not able to make
de[feat] the man of warr having greater store of men and gunns
then the Elizabeth and dorothy/ And saith the sayd shipps Company did
help