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Transcription

this Court And further cannot depose/

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/

To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]

Dt. Smith

To the first Interrogatorie hee cometh to testifie at the request
of Beniamin Gifford one of the producents and saith hee hath
noe share or Interest in this cause nor was nor is any of the
Owners of the Mary or any part of her, and was one of the Company
of the Mary and on board her at the tyme of her recieving (sic) the dammage
aforesayd and saith the dammage aforesayd was done in the night tyme
betwixt twelve and one a Clock./

To the 2 hee saith when the dammage aforesayd happened there was
a fyne fresh gale of winde sturring but noe storme, And saith hee
beleeveth the dammage aforesayd was not done by the sayd Kennett and
Company out of any premeditated wilfulnesse but by their
negligence and carelessenesse And further hee cannot answere/

To the last hee saith hee hath receaved noe wages for the voyage Interrate
nor is promised any nor expecteth any by reson the voyage was
overthrowne by the disaster aforesayd. And further cannot answere

Repeated with his precontest before
doctor Godolphin

John hennant [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 2 of December 1656/

[GUTTER Warner] against the shipp Alexander and}
against how comming in for his Interest. and}
against Watson Master of the Alexander Budd}
Smith}

Examined on the libell on the behalfe of the
sayd Warner/

Rp. {X}

John Prynn of Newinton Butts in the County
of Surrey Mariner aged twenty seaven yeares or
thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined saith
and deposeth as followeth videlicet./

To the first article hee saith that the arlate William Watson in the
months of November December January ffebruary and March
1653 and during the whole yeare 1654 was commonly reputed Master
of the arlate shipp the Alexander and this deponent knoweth that
in the months aforesayd hee being imployed by the producent Warner and
Maston a reputed Owner of the sayd shipp to goe for Corke in
Ireland and thereto mannage some busines in relation to the sayd shipp
for the voyage in question thereby knoweth that the sayd Watson did in the sayd
tyme execute the office of Master of the sayd shipp for the sayd voyage
and had the government and disposall of her as Master And further to
this article hee cannot depose/