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To the second article hee saith that hee t … To the second article hee saith that hee this deponent hath received about<br />
thirtie pounds, being all that was due to him for his wages for the said<br />
voyage saving six pounds and tenn shillings, of which summe soe received<br />
hee saith hee had three pounds and tenn shillings of Mr harris since<br />
his retourne to London, and the rest hee received in the voyage from the<br />
freighters factors, of which factors the said william Peters received<br />
foure pounds to this deponents remembrance, but whether hee received<br />
any more or not hee knoweth not, and saith this deponent hath confessed<br />
his said receipt. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee served seaventeene monthes or thereabouts<br />
in the said shipp the said voyage, and saith hee went out boatswaine of<br />
her and served about tenn monethes in that qualities, and then became<br />
masters mate, and served the rest of the said seaventeene monethes or<br />
thereabouts as mate, and that as boatswaine hee was to have two and<br />
thirtie shillings per moneth wages, and ffiftie five shillings per moneth<br />
as masters mate. And saith the said Christopher Mitchell was<br />
eight monethes or thereabouts master of her before hee died, and<br />
served at and deserved five pounds per moneth; and saith Mr harris<br />
was a freighter of the said shipp the said voyage, as this deponent<br />
understood before her proceeding hence, and hath since understood<br />
that, Mr Chambers interrate was alsoe a freighter.
To the second hee saith the said Mitchell was commonly reputed a part<br />
owner of the said shipp, which shipp was about seaventeen monethes in that<br />
said voyage imployment, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the third hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith the said Mitchell had the said 93 rolls of<br />
tobaccoes aboard the said shipp when hee died, 63 Rolls thereof<br />
hee saith were landed at Tituan, by order of Mr [?thoma] the factor,<br />
and the other thirtie rolls whereby the said thomas order, heaved overboard there,<br />
being spoiled, and saith hee had severall sutes and other clothes<br />
which hee saith upon his death were sold at the mast, whence this<br />
deponent bought twenty shillings worth thereof, and other mariners<br />
bought some more, and some lesse thereof, and saith the said [?Xarma]<br />
the further deducted this deponent twenty shillings out of his said<br />
wages soe by him predeposed to have bin received of the freighters factor,<br />
and alsoe deducted the rest of the money for the clothes bought by<br />
the other mariners out of their wages, but howe much the whole<br />
money for clothes soe bought amounted to, hee saith hee knoweth<br />
not.
To the fifth hee saith that when an officer of a shipp dies, it is<br />
usuall for the master to put in another, (whome hee pleases) in<br />
his place.
To the sixth hee saith hee did not see nor knoweth of any<br />
passenger carried or put aboard by the said Mitchell for his owne<br />
account, And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving as aforesaid.
To the last hee saith hee did not see the said Peters receive the said<br />
fower pounds, and otherwise referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
Repeated before doctor Godlphin.
Christopher Necke [SIGNATURE, BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE]opher Necke [SIGNATURE, BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE] +
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