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To the .19th. article. he saith, That bein … To the .19th. article. he saith, That being att Dublin in September <u>1655</u> Last<br />
there was a certayne vessell one Joyce being Master of her which was<br />
dispatched away from thence with pipestaves for the Canaries. And he hath credibly<br />
heard that she arrived safely there and is safely returned with a lading<br />
of wynes. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 20th article hee saith he doth verily beleive that the sayd herrings and<br />
beefe were much damnifyed att the tyme of their delivery out of the sayd<br />
vessell the ''Little Mary'' att ffalmouth. And otherwise he cannot depose.
Upon the rest he is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory, hee saith hee comes to be a witnes in this cause att the Request<br />
of the plaintiffe, who came to know what this Rendent could speake materially<br />
in this busines by such advises as this Rendent did send him, he being<br />
the person who did lade the sayd Bodyes goods as aforesayd. And otherwise negatively
To the .2nd. Interrogatory he saith he was not present, when the sayd Mr Body dispatched<br />
the sayd shipp att this Port. but saith that he himselfe did give the dispatches<br />
att Wexford in the month of September aforesayd about the end of the sayd moneth<br />
And this Rendent did often urge the sayd Masters to be gone, and one of them<br />
videlicet William [?Stretch] sayd positively he would not till he had further order<br />
from his Owners, which he pretended to expect from Dublin, and refused<br />
to signe the bills of lading, pretending he was Master for the shipp, and Dennys<br />
for the goods. for which causes and the Many quarrells that arose betweene<br />
the sayd two Masters, which were so Notorious that the Governour of the Towne<br />
tooke notice therof, and for that, the sayd [?Stretch] did absence himselfe<br />
using as was commonly sayd not heard of him, to give him dispatches, or<br />
receyve bills of lading, but was enforced to make use of the sayd Dennys<br />
onely in that behalfe. The sayd shipp ''Little Mary'' lost her opportunityes<br />
of departing from Wexford so soone as otherwise she might. And otherwise<br />
he cannot answer.
To the third Interrogatory he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions, and<br />
otherwise negatively.
To the fourth Interrogatory he cánnot otherwise than negatively depose.
To the fifth hee saith the sayd goods were well condi=<br />
tioned att the tyme of their lading.<br />
And he this Rendent<br />
did see the making upp of the most part of the sayd herrings and beife.<br />
And otherwise saving as aforesayd cannot depose, not being att ffalmouth<br />
when the sayd herrings and beefe were there delivered out of the sayd vessell.
To the Interrogatoryes 2.o loco [CENTRE HEADING]
To the 6th. Interrogatory he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions, or<br />
answers to the 2nd Interrogatoryy; and saith the sayd dennis was sober when he<br />
signed the bills of lading. and the sayd [?Stretch] or [?Street] pretended not<br />
any refusall to signe the sayd bills upon pretence of any difference<br />
betweenence of any difference<br />
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