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And for honest and sober persons they were accounted by this deponent
during the sayd tyme, and as hee beleeveth by the greatest part of the
sayd shipps Company And further hee cannot depose/

To the second hee saith that hee this deponent (being the arlate henry
Man is not allyed nor indebted unto the arlate Edwards nor
Whitfeild nor either of them nor any way related to them save as hee
was one of the sayd shipps Company part of the voyage in question
nor shall receave any benefitt in case they the sayd Edwards and
Whitfeild receive their full wages, and saith hee beleeveth the arlate
Morgan, Gowen and Worthley are strangers alsoe to the sayd Edwards and
Whitfeild and noe way either related by kindred or otherwise to them
save as Mariners of the same shipp the sayd voyage And further hee
cannot depose/

To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true/

henrijck may [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]

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Rogert Worthley of [NX]ell in Norfolke Mariner
Gunners mate of the Negro the voyage in question
aged forty five yeares or thereabouts a wittnes
sworne and examined saith as followeth videlicet/

To the first article hee saith hee this deponent was Gunners mate of the shipp
Negro for part of the voyage in question and came first on board her
the sixth of June one thousand sixe hundred fifty sixe in New England
and continued Gunners mate aboard during all the rest of the voyage
in question And saith of his this deponents sight and knowledge the
arlate Edwards and Whitfeild during all the tyme this deponent
was one of the sayd shipps Company did behave them selves
like sober and honest persons and were very foreward to
helpe and assiste in any thing for the good and furtherance of
the sayd voyage, and this deponent verily beeleeveth that the sayd
shipp had hardly bin brought to England the sayd voyage
but for the assistance of the sayd Edwards and Whitfeild who when
others of the Company did at New England desert the service of
the sayd shipp did still continue their service and dutie and
alsoe helpe to procure other men there in stead of those which there
went away And for honest and sober persons hee this deponent
esteemeth them, and for such they were accompted by the greatest
part of the sayd shipp Negroes Company And further hee cannot
depose./

To the 2 article hee saith hee this deponent being the arlate Roger Worthley) is
not alleged nor indebted unto the arlate Edwards and Whitfeild nor either
of them nor any way related to them save as hee was Gunners mate
of the sayd shipp as aforesayd nor will it be be benefit to him in
case