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To the .5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. and 11th articles of the sayd Libell this deponent saith
that the foresayd Peter Pett since the doeing of the sayd worke is departed this
life and left behind him the plaintiff Elizabeth who is his Relict and Executrix
and saith that the sayd summe of 28. li 3. s 1. d due for the sayd materialls
was as yet never payd or satisffyed to the sayd Peter Pett in his life
tyme or his since his death to the plaintiffe so farr as this deponent
who hath for theis ten yeares bene a Constant labourer in the sayd yard
ever knewe or heard, but hath often audibly heard that the ssame and
every part thereof is still unsatisfyed: whereupon the sayd Elizabeth
Pett hath arrested the sayd shipp which is bayled by the defendants
who are subiects of this Commonwealth and so accounted. And further
referring himselfe to the Acts of this Court and to the law he
saith he cannot depose.

To the Crosse Interrogatories.

To the 1 and 2. Interrogatories he saith he cometh to be a witnes in this Cause
att the Request of the sayd Mrs Pett. and otherwise saving his
foregoeing depositions negatively. And further cannot depose.

William [MARKE] Bower his marke [MARKE, RH SIDE]

vid. testem .A.1.
21. Novembris .1654.

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The one and twentyethth day of November. 1654.

On the behalfe of Elizabeth Pett against the}
shipp Ruth Edward Thompson Master}

Examined upon the sayd allegation or Libell.

dt. Bud.

2)

William Bower of Ratcliffe one of the
Labourers in the shipyard of Mr Pett Shipwright
aged 42 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne
and examined deposeth and saith as followeth.
videlicet.

To the 1. 2. 3. 4. and 5th articles of teh sayd allegation or Libell This deponent
saith that he knoweth well the arlate shipp the Ruth and so hath done
five yeares and upwards, and saith that in the yeare 1648. and
towards the latter end of the same yeare the tyme otherwise att present
he remembreth not the arlate Edward Thompson was Master of her
and the arlate Mr Maurice Thompson one of her owners and so accounted
and that within the sayd tyme of the sight of this deponent she the sayd
shipp Ruth did stand in great need of reparations, for repaire whereof
teh sayd Edward Thompson with the consent of the sayd Maurice
Thompson (whom this deponent often saw upon and aboard the sayd shipp
whilest she was in repairing) did Contract and agree with the sayd
Peter Pett both for Materials and workmanshipp And saith that the
sayd Peter Pett did according to the sayd Agreement furnish severall
naterialls and provisions whereof he was the lawfull owner and
Possessor to and for the repaire of the sayd shipp and therewith
the servants and Agents of the sayd Pett did substantially and workman=
like repaire the sayd shipp and fitt her for the sea of the sight
of this deponent who saw most of the materialls delivered aboard her
and made delivery of many of them aboard with his owne hands
and saw the same wrought and incorporated into the sayd shipp
and having now shewne and read to him a schedule to the sayd
Libell