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To the last videlicet the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee cannot answere [?knowing GUTTER]
nothing nor having heard anything touching the contents thereof./

Repeated in Court before both Judges/

Thomas Bonfoy [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 10th of November 1658.

Swier and others against Church}
Budd. Smyth.}

Examined upon an alleagtion given
in on the behalfe of the said Swyer.

dt [?ReXXX]

1

George Chappell of London Mariner, aged 56 yeeres
or thereabouts sworne and examined.

To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that there
hath bin (as hee verily beleeveth) necessarily expended and laid out in and about
the saving and recovery of the shipp the Consent arlate out of and from that
place in the Thames where shee was sunck by occasion of the Anchor of
the Phonix, the summe of thirtie five pounds sterling in and for cordage,
lighters, boates, materialls and mens wages that were hired and imploed
in and about the said Recovery, which hee deposeth for that hee was assistant
in the said Recovery, and saw severall summes of money paid and expended
thereabouts, and hath since with othe mariners viewed and made estimate of the
charges and hee and the said other mariners upon such view aiudged and valewed
the said charges and expences in the said saving and recovery to
amount to the said summe of thirtie five pounds, And further hee cannot
depose.

Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

Smith dt.

To the first hee cometh requested by the master and owner[?s] of the
Consent to depose the truth in this busines, wherein hee shall receive neither
benefit nor losse which side soever prevaile or be overthrowne, and
otherwise negatively.

To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the Consent at her first moreing
shee being moored right over against Redriff staires beare it which this deponent
dwelleth, and came almost daily to the staires, And further hee cannot answer
saving as aforesaid.

To the third hee saith hee saw the Ph[?o]nix the next day after her moreing, and
saw that her anchors were not laid well to passe, and otherwise hee
cannot answer nor remembrth it being soe long since.

To the 4th hee cannot answer

To the 5th negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer

To the 6 hee hath not soe deposed.

To the 7 hee cannot answer as hee saith.

To the last negatively

Repeated before doctor Godolphin.

George Chappell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]