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then going ashore hee carried and delivere … then going ashore hee carried and delivered the same to Mr Gill<br />
aforesaid, and left the same in his hands, and that from that<br />
time till nowe, this deponent hath not deene it.
To the 6th hee saith that the said paper was not by any body showed<br />
or discovered to this deponent, but hee found the same by meere<br />
chance as aforesaid, and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the 7th hee saith hee knoweth not when the said paper was<br />
first sent and exhibited into this Court.
To the 8th negatively.
To the 9th hee saith that upon finding the said paper hee opened<br />
and perused the same, and often looked into and pondered thereon<br />
in the said two dayes space that hee had it a board, and hee saith the same<br />
(by the said numbers and figures therein) appeared to him to be an accompt<br />
of goods that were in the said shipp. And otherwise hee cannot answer saving<br />
as aforesaid.
To the tenth hee saith the said shipp was seized by the said mr<br />
Gill to the use of the Lord Protector and of himselfe the said<br />
fifth of december last or thereabouts.
To the 11th hee saith hee doth not knowe in what language the<br />
paper is written. And otherwise referreth himselfe to his foregeing<br />
deposition, and saving the same cannot further depose.
To the 12th hee saith hee is very well and infallibly assured that<br />
the said paper was and is the same that was soe found by this<br />
deponent aboard the said shipp, without any alteration or<br />
change whatsoever, hee having nowe very well perused and<br />
considered the same. And otherwise hee referretgh himselfe<br />
to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 13th hee saith hee cometh required by the said mr Gill<br />
to testifie the truth in this businesse, and that the said mr<br />
Gill being absent when this deponent came from Bristoll, mr<br />
Showell Collector of the Customes there, tooke order for<br />
the bearing of this deponents chardges; and saith hee is usually<br />
imployed to waite aboard shipps in kings roade in the service<br />
of the State, and came nowe from on board and that is there<br />
remayning. And that hee doth not expect ought but his<br />
chardges and allowance for his time spent; [?XXXX] the said shipp<br />
should be condemned.
To the last hee saith the said shipp was and had bin about a weeke<br />
in the possession of the officers of the Commonwealth when this<br />
deponent soe found the said paper in [?eie]. And otherwise hee referreth<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
Thomas Barrow [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ition.
Thomas Barrow [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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