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To the last videlicet the 2 Interrogatorie … To the last videlicet the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee cannot answere [?knowing GUTTER]<br />
nothing nor having heard anything touching the contents thereof./
Repeated in Court before both Judges/
Thomas Bonfoy [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 10th of November 1658.
Swier and others against Church}<br />
Budd. Smyth.}
Examined upon an alleagtion given<br />
in on the behalfe of the said Swyer.
'''dt [?ReXXX]'''
'''1'''
'''George Chappell''' of London Mariner, aged 56 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that there<br />
hath bin (as hee verily beleeveth) necessarily expended and laid out in and about<br />
the saving and recovery of the shipp the ''Consent'' arlate out of and from that<br />
place in the Thames where shee was sunck by occasion of the Anchor of<br />
the ''Phonix'', the summe of thirtie five pounds sterling in and for cordage,<br />
lighters, boates, materialls and mens wages that were hired and imploed<br />
in and about the said Recovery, which hee deposeth for that hee was assistant<br />
in the said Recovery, and saw severall summes of money paid and expended<br />
thereabouts, and hath since with othe mariners viewed and made estimate of the<br />
charges and hee and the said other mariners upon such view aiudged and valewed<br />
the said charges and expences in the said saving and recovery to<br />
amount to the said summe of thirtie five pounds, And further hee cannot<br />
depose.
Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Smith dt.'''
To the first hee cometh requested by the master and owner[?s] of the<br />
''Consent'' to depose the truth in this busines, wherein hee shall receive neither<br />
benefit nor losse which side soever prevaile or be overthrowne, and<br />
otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the ''Consent'' at her first moreing<br />
shee being moored right over against Redriff staires beare it which this deponent<br />
dwelleth, and came almost daily to the staires, And further hee cannot answer<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith hee saw the ''Ph[?o]nix'' the next day after her moreing, and<br />
saw that her anchors were not laid well to passe, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer nor remembrth it being soe long since.
To the 4th hee cannot answer
To the 5th negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer
To the 6 hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 7 hee cannot answer as hee saith.
To the last negatively
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
George Chappell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]hin.
George Chappell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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