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To the 6th article hee saith hee did observe that the uppermost parte and [ChXXXX]
of all the sayd ffifteene chests were drye and therefore beleeveth that [?the GUTTER]
goods the sayd shipp brought home which lay above the sayd sugars [were GUTTER]
dry and well conditioned And further hee cannot depose./

To the 7th hee saith that when hee this deponent came aboard the sayd shipp and went [?in GUTTER]
hold to looke upon the sugars predeposed of, most or a great part of the sayd shipps ladeing
(except the sayd sugars) were unladen and delivered out of her, which not=
withstanding the sayd sugars stood wett as aforesayd, and the pumpe [XXX GUTTER]
saylers sayd continued then stopped And further hee cannot depose/

To the 8th hee cannot depose for that hee was not present at the opening of the sayd
chests of sugar./

To the 9th hee cannot depose/

To the 10th hee saith hee is noe Seaman yet according to reason
beleeveth that if a shipp bee sufficient in her keele and that notwithstanding
that, shee by stormie weather take in water, her upper goods must
needes take wett as well as those which lye in the bottom, And further
hee cannot depose

To the last hee saith his foergoeing deposition is true/

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to bee a wittnes by the [?meanes GUTTER]
of Mr Bence the producent who knowing that this deponent was by his
Master imployed to goe aboard and see the takeing up of the sugars in question
spake to this deponents Master to permitt him this deponent to come and
testifie his knowledge touching this busines And saith hee hath noe
relation to Mr Bence and that hee saw the chests of sugars in question first, in the
hold of the Oporto Merchant as shee lay in the River of Thames delivering
out her goods And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere saving his
foregoing deposition./

To the 2 hee saith hee sawe not the sugars in question till they were
brought home into the River of Thames nor can further answere to
this Interrogatorie than as before hee hath deposed, hee not seeing the chests
opened nor the sugar in them weighed.

To the 3 Interrogatorie hee saith hee is noe seaman and therefore
saving his foregoeing deposition cannot answere to this Interrogatorie/

To the 5th Interrogatorie hee cannot answere otherwise than before hee hath deposed

To the 5th saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere/

Repeated before doctor Godolphin/

John Tuffley [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 20th of May 1658/ [CENTRE HEADING]

Examined on the sayd allegation/

Rp. 4

Nicholas Symons a Native of holland but liveinge in
Lisbone in Portugall Mariner aged sixty yeares or
thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and examined saith and
deposeth as followeth videlicet./