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To the first article hee saith and deposet … To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee hath knowne the<br />
arlate John Scott for the space of neere theise three yeares last or thereabouts as<br />
being an apprentice unto the said Christofer Tailer in whose service and<br />
imployment in the profession aforesaid this deponent served him the said<br />
John about three yeares since in the said Christofer Tailers vessell<br />
a fishing, and this deponent knew and [?XXXX] him the said John Scott<br />
for the space of a quarter of a yeare or thereabouts in such service of the said<br />
Tailer after such the said Johns first comming to him<br />
the said mr Tailer. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth fifth and sixth articles hee saith and deposeth that the said<br />
John Scott about two yeares and a halfe since or more (as this deponent<br />
hath heard) leaving his said masters service and betaking himselfe to the<br />
service and imployment of the arlate John Chamberlaine, this deponent<br />
hath in that time diverse times seene him the said Scott in that hoy and<br />
imployment of the said<br />
Chamberlaine, and about a weeke before Whitsuntide last this deponent<br />
ariving at Lea in his fishing imployment, and going over severall vessells<br />
to get ashore, hee in one of them sawe the said John Scott [?XXX] in a hoy<br />
which this deponent understood to be the said Chamberlaines hoy, and speaking<br />
to him asked him, saying, are not you Goodman Tailers servant<br />
(speaking of and meaning the producent) to which the said John Scott<br />
answered and said, hee had bin (his the said Tailers) servant but<br />
was not soe at that time, whereupon this deponent replied and<br />
said you will finde that you are his servant at this time, to which hee<br />
the said Scott againe answered, if my master (speaking of and meaning<br />
the said Tailer) hath any thinge to doe with mee let him goe to my<br />
father; and this deponent sad that his master mr Tailer would<br />
goe neere to bringe him that [?XXXXXXXX] him into trouble for [?XXXXing]<br />
him, and seeing two men together in the hoy which hearkened to what<br />
this deponent said to the said boy, and [?XXXXX] that one of them was<br />
mr Chamberlaine that interro[?gated] him, this deponent spake to them<br />
and said that it were good that the boy were soone retourned to<br />
his master and his master agreed with about his absence, for<br />
that if the law should passe against him that [?inXXXXXX] him<br />
it would [?goe] neere to undoe him, or there passed words betweene<br />
and amongest them to the very effect aforesaid. And saith further<br />
that the said Tailer was faine to hire another youth to serve his<br />
vessell unimployed through want of his said servant to his<br />
greate losse and dammadge, insomuch that his wife and familie<br />
were put into want and suffered much losse thereby<br />
And this deponent according to the proffit and advantage that<br />
usually accrewes to a ffisherman by such a servant for soe longe time<br />
as the said Scott hath deserted his said masters service, estimateth<br />
the losse and dammadge of the said Tailer by such desertion at<br />
fourtie pounds sterling. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 7th hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
Tohee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
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