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To the 5th hee saith the arlate Boswell wa … To the 5th hee saith the arlate Boswell was and is accounted a<br />
part Owner of the shipp ''Elizabeth and dorothy'' and hee hath heard<br />
and beleeveth that the sayd Boswell did send unto the arlate<br />
Yarwood a list of all the mariners names who served in the sayd<br />
shipp and what months wages they were to have, And further he<br />
cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith that all the parties schedulate (except John Cooper<br />
who came in at Portsmouth) served in the sayd shipp from her departure<br />
from Gravesend which was on or about the sixteenth of October last till<br />
her seizure, which was on or about the thirteenth of March last,<br />
which was five months saveing some few dayes, and the sayd<br />
Cooper served about a fortnight lesse tyme then the other parties schedulate,<br />
And further hee cannot depose saving his foregoeing deposition/
To the 7th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of<br />
the Court for probate of wills and granting Administrations And further<br />
cannot depose./
To the 8th hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and further cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee was Cooper of the ''Elizabeth and''<br />
''Dorothy'' and was to have (as this deponents Master who contracted<br />
with the sayd Mr Blunt for what monthly wages this deponent was to<br />
have) sayd twenty five shillings sterling a month And hee saith that the<br />
voyage for which hee was hyred was from London to Washford<br />
in Ireland, and thense to ffrance, and thense to Ireland, either to Kingsale<br />
Corke Waterford or Washford which they could most oportunely<br />
gaine, and thense to goe to Swansey in Wales and load Coales, and<br />
thense to goe for ffrance, and thense to returne for London and<br />
there the voyage to end, but saith the shipp being taken in her first<br />
returne from ffrance the rest of her voyage was thereby frustrated<br />
And further hee cannor answere/
To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith the reason of his forsakeing the sayd shipp<br />
''Elizabeth and dorothy'' if it may bee called foresakeing was by his being taken prizoner as aforesayd,<br />
and saith hee hath receaved noe wages nor doth sue for any by<br />
this suite, but hopeth hee shall receave it without suite, and saith the<br />
Interrogate Keeble did give Command, to his Company to fight<br />
the dunkirke man of warr, but saith shee was not able to make<br />
de[feat] the man of warr having greater store of men and gunns<br />
then the ''Elizabeth and dorothy''/ And saith the sayd shipps Company did<br />
helpe sayd shipps Company did<br />
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