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Hee hath little Estate, but getts his Livi … Hee hath little Estate, but getts his Living by his trade, and<br />
hee was not taxed in the last tax to the army, and saith hee [?was]<br />
never sworne and examined as a witnes before saving once that hee [?was]<br />
sworne about the Delivering of a writt./:
To the 2d hee saith hee doth well understand what an [??oath]<br />
is, and saith he is not of Kin to the said Summner, nor [?in<br />
any]<br />
wayes allied or relyed to him saving hee this Deponent [?liveth ?in ?his]<br />
house, his master being dead, and his mistress gone into the [?CXXX]<br />
and saith, hee is not indebted or engaged to the said Summner or Summner<br />
to him./
To the 3.d Negatively./:
To the 4.th hee saith hee hath knowne the said Summner about<br />
three yeeres, and a halfe last, and saith hee came to [XXX]<br />
him by reason his Master was his Cooper and saith hee doth<br />
not knowe the foresaid Person that soe Signed Sealed and<br />
Delivered the said Bill, nor ever sawe him to his remembrance<br />
but that time, nor doth knowe where hee lived and [?saith ?hee]<br />
was of the age of about 28 or 30 yeeres as this Deponent [?Judgeth]<br />
but hee hath forgot his Complexion and the Colour of his [?haire]<br />
being soe long since, And further cannot depose./:
To the 5.th hee saith hee knoweth not who wrote he said bill of<br />
Sale, and this Deponent did not heare the said bill read [?that]<br />
time, and saith the said bill was so Signed Sealed and Delivered<br />
in the presence of the said Sumner the said Dowglas and this<br />
deponent and saith the same was soe done on or about the day of the<br />
sate thereof as this Deponent verily beleeveth and in the [XXX]<br />
to the best of this deponents remembrance./.
To the 6th hee saith hee can write and alsoe read written hand<br />
and saith hee sawe the said bill open when it was soe Signed<br />
Sealed, and delivered but did not see any blanck[XX]<br />
and further saving as aforesaid cannot depose./.
To the 7.th hee saith hee knoweth nothing of the payment of<br />
money or delivering any Goods to the said man [?who]<br />
soe Signed Sealed, and delivered the said bill,/
To the 8.th hee saith it will be neither benefit nor prejudice to<br />
him whether mr Sumner recovers part of the ffrigot Interrate<br />
or not neither hath hee Part therein./.
To the 9.th hee cannot Answer./:
To the 10.th, it concerneth him not./
To the 11.th hee saith hee doth not knowe that the f[XX]<br />
man, was a part owner of the ffrigot Interrate [XXX]
Repetit con precontesta coram<br />
duo Judicament[X]
Thomas Greeneleafe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]]
Thomas Greeneleafe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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