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hogshead made of the said blubber, being alsoe as aforesaid
brought to the still yard key, was thense alsoe sent away and disposed
by the said Edmund halley to Mr Boothes within a day or two after
the bringing the same to the said key as hee remembreth the time, the
former seaven tonnes being there left still, part upon the kay
and part in a warehouse. And further hee cannot depose.

To eighth hee saith hee heard the said Mr halley say that hee
sold some of the said oiles soe disposed of for twenty pounds per
tonne, And saith that in his iudement and estimation all the
said oiles soe brought home and that which [?were] made here of the
blubber were worth one tonne with another seaventeene pounds
sterling at the time aforesaid of landing thereof, and
at that rate hee beleeveth they might have bin sold oat the least
which hee deposeth having used the Greenland voyage as a Cooper or overseer for making of oiles
for thirtie yeares last, and being well acquainted with that comoditie
and the valew thereof. And further cannot depose.

To the nineth article hee saith that part of the said seaven tonnes
soe left for the said Captaine Thomas was of worser sort of the
said oiles brought home as aforesaid, and that which was left in
a warehouse as aforesaid, was liable to [?marchants] hire, and
there was of his knowledge foure pounds, sixe shillings and eight
pence paid for the warehouse hire thereof, and eleaven shillings
and a penny was paid for the wharfe and porters, of the rest of the 7 tonnes And
further hee cannot depose, saving this deponent paid the said
money for the said warehouse hire and wharfage of the said seaven
tonnes soe left, and thereby knowes the summe paid for those charges, and
saving the said seaven tonnes be[?came] alsoe liable to a debt which this deponent had upon the whole parcell #

[#] brought home in
the said shipps, which debt this deponent
hath
sute against them.

Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent.

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee well knoweth Captaine Thomas and
Edmund halley parties agent and defendant in this cause, and that
hee followeth them indifferently in respect of the truth, and
otherwise negatively.

To the second hee saith hee viewed and looked to the said oiles brought
home as aforesaid after they were landed at the Still yard key as
aforesaid, and had marked the caskes of them before, whereby hee
knew their conditiones and qualities. And further hee
saith that it was a bout five weekes before the rest of
the oiles (comprizing therein the said five tonnes and a hogshead made neare
Blackwall) were wholly disposed of, after disposall
and sending of the thirteene tonnes to Mr Tuck and Mr S[?c]utt,
and were all disposed of by Mr halley and his order. And
otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

To the third hee saith that there were about twelve tonnes of the
said oiles brought home, put by the said Mr halley into another
warehouse (apart from the foresaid seaven) before hee disposed and
sent them away, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as
aforesaid, and saving the said halley agreed for the warehouse [?roome]
both for the said twelve and alsoe for the said seaven tonnes which hee
said hee left for Captaine Thomas, and afterwards paid the
warehouse hire for the said twelve about such time as hee disposed
of them, as aforesaid, but for the said seaven tonnes soe said by him
to be left for Captaine Thomas, this deponent as aforesaid paid that
warehouse hire thereof, this deponent having attached and condemned
them in the Sheriffs Court for a debt owing him for the said voyage by
the said owners and setters out of the said shipp and worke and keeping [XXXXXXXXXXX XX or hXXXX]

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