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'''Smyth dt.'''
To the Interrogatories [C … '''Smyth dt.'''
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to testifie in this cause being spoken to<br />
to that end by mr Williams the Sollicitor, whom this deponent doth not imploy<br />
and otherwise negatively.
To the second negatively.
To the third hee saith hee was hired and shipt to goe from London to<br />
Gottenburgh in the said shipp, and thense with horses to the Barbadás,<br />
and thense to London at 35 ''s'' per moneth, but hee heard that some of the company<br />
were to be paid their wages att the Barbadás in sugars, And otherwise<br />
negatively for his part.
To the fourth hee saith hee this rendent was sick a monethes space in the<br />
said voyage, a fortnights time whereof hee kept his cabbin, and the other<br />
fortnight hee was ashore at New castle.
To the fifth hee saith hee hath received all his wages for the said voyage
To the 6th hee saith they tooke in 45 horses at Gottenburgh, whereof<br />
44 died at sea, and saith the said shipp was true and sure in her<br />
faring into New Castle, and had her head washed off, and her main saile<br />
blowne away and other dammage, howbeit having another spare saile<br />
shee might with a little repaire have gonne from Newcastle to the<br />
Barbadás if she had had horses or other lading fit for the voyage.
To the last hee saith hee was not present<br />
to see the signeing the said two notes,<br />
but beleeveth the name of Robert Cooke<br />
thereunder to be the said masters hand, with which hee is well acquainted
John trumble [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day
Examined upon the fore said Libell.
'''Rp. .2.'''
'''David Hayes''' of Wapping in the County of Middlesex Mariner<br />
aged 44 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first, second, third and fourth articles of the said libell hee saith<br />
and deposeth that hee well knoweth the arlate Richard Batson, Robert<br />
Cooke and shipp ''Tankervaile'' having sailed two voyages in her, during<br />
which the said Robert Cooke was her master, having the said mastershipp<br />
from mr Batson, and saith that the said Cooke was alsoe master the time arlate,<br />
And saith the said shipp being bound out for Norway (upon the voyage in<br />
question, the said Robert Cooke the master at this deponents then house<br />
in Shadwell, in or about the beginning of August last past hired the producent<br />
James Cooke to goe the said voyage masters mate, and the producent<br />
Maynard Johnson to goe boatswaine of the said shipp, and agreed with the<br />
said James Cooke at 55 ''s'' per moneth, and saith the said Johnson at 44 ''s''<br />
per moneth, for their hire and wages for their service to be performed in the<br />
places aforesaid in the said shipp in her said then intended voyage, at which<br />
hiring and agreement for wages at the rates aforesaid this deponent was<br />
present, and heard and understood the same, and saith that on the eleaventh<br />
of August last the said shipp falling downe to Gravesend, the said James<br />
Cooke and Maynard Johnson (who in her immediate former voyage had served<br />
in her) entred into full pay for the said voyage libellate. And saith that the<br />
said James Cooke and Maynard Johnson being upon their retourne from<br />
Norwaypon their retourne from<br />
Norway +
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