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where this deponent then dwelt, and borrow … where this deponent then dwelt, and borrowed money of Captaine [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
Paine there dwelling for payment of the summe of her redemption<br />
soe that the said vessell was brought to Saint Ives where this deponent [XXX]<br />
and was often aboard her, and this hee saith was about two yeeres and<br />
a halfe or betweene two and three yeeres since, 0the time [XXX GUTTER]<br />
hee doth not now remember) And saith that while shee was soe [XXX GUTTER]<br />
at Saint Ives upon her said bringing th[?e]ther, the boyes and [?common ?seamen GUTTER]<br />
that knew her (and had understood that the Captaine that commanded<br />
her when shee was as aforesaid in warlike imployment, was or had<br />
bin a Blacksmith) called and named her the ''hammer and Tongs'', and [XXX GUTTER]<br />
Captaine Peirce threatened to sue such as soe called her, they still<br />
called her by that name, and the rather persisted in s[?oe GUTTER]<br />
naming her, because hee soe threatned them, and by that [?meanes GUTTER]<br />
shee was there commonly soe called and there shee was entred [?into GUTTER]<br />
the Custome house by that name, And soe hee saith the said<br />
Barke that soe was formerly called the ''hopewell'', was then called the<br />
''hammer and Tongs'' and was and is one and<br />
the same vessell, and by that name shee went out from Saint Ives, which was about two monethes after such her first comming<br />
thither by the name of the ''Hopewell'', and since such her [?setting GUTTER]<br />
out this deponent hath not seene her, and saith shee was a [??ffrench GUTTER]<br />
built vessell, and had three port holes on every side, and a long<br />
slender head, and had the picture of a man in her sterne<br />
holding his hat in his hand in a saluting posture, and [?was GUTTER]<br />
of the burthen in his estimation of betweene fiftie and sixtie<br />
tonnes. And further hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first (it being donne as required) hee saith hee liveth by [?his GUTTER]<br />
estate and by merchandize, and saith hee [?hath] [?dwelt] for theise seaven<br />
last at Saint Ives aforesaid, and that hee hath knowne mr<br />
drawater about a fortnight last and not longer, and [?Richard GUTTER]<br />
Mills the partie defendant about seaven yeeres last, and [?XXX]<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition./
To the fifth hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition [?wherein GUTTER]<br />
hee hath fully satisfied the same.
To the last hee yeeldeth reasons of his knowledge as aforesaid<br />
and otherwise answereth not.
Upon the rest not interrogated by direction of Mr d[?yer] the [?proctor GUTTER]<br />
ministrand.
Repeated before doctor Zouch the Judge.
Ed:w Paynebefore doctor Zouch the Judge.
Ed:w Payne +
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