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'''Smyth dt/'''
The 29th day of March.
T … '''Smyth dt/'''
The 29th day of March.
The foresayd '''Stephen Allen''' examined<br />
upon the Crosse Interrogatories administred on the behalfe of Mr<br />
Smith's Clyents saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie he saith that George Boys aforesayd did speake to him<br />
to be a witnesse in this cause, but he cometh to testify the truth by the<br />
order of this Court as he conceyveth And that he was masters mate<br />
of the sayd shipp, and hath not receyved all his wages for the voyage<br />
in question, saying that the sayd Boys hath attached forty pounds of<br />
his wages in the Poultry Counter, pretending that he hath so done under<br />
colour of dammage sustayned by goods, brought home in the sayd shipp<br />
''Susan and Anne''. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second Interrogatory he saith he is sure that a good quantity of the sugars<br />
were damnifyed and washt away in and by the sayd Hurricano. howbeit<br />
he saith he doth beleive some of the sugars were dry and well conditioned<br />
after the sayd Hurricano, but how much was wett and hurt, or how much did<br />
continue dry after the sayd tempest was over he cannot particularly<br />
declare. And he further saith that the sayd shipp was leaky after the sayd<br />
Hurricano and before she struck upon the rockes as aforesayd, but not so=<br />
much as she was after her such striking. And such striking he saith did<br />
happen by the Scantines of the wind as aforesayd, and not by the unskill<br />
fullnes of the Pilot, beleiving that as the wind then happened<br />
to be the same would not have bene prevented by the ablest pilot. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the third Interrogatory he saith he doth not know that whether the sayd sugars<br />
and goods were well conditioned or noe att the tyme of their lading<br />
being they were brought aboard in caskes which he saw not opened<br />
And saith that some of the sugars (but how much he cannot say) was hurt<br />
and damnifyed att the tyme of their arrivall here, but to whom the sugars<br />
so damnifyed did or doe belong he saith he knoweth not. And<br />
further or otherwise cannot answer.
Stephen Allen[SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day, the foresayd '''Robert Lunn''' examined upon the<br />
sayd Interrogatories saith
To the .1. Interrogatory he saith he comes to be a witnesse att the Instance of the<br />
sayd George Boys. and saith he hath receaved one halfe of his wages for the<br />
voyage in question, and that one and twenty pounds is still due to him<br />
which the sayd Boys doth deteyne under pretence of dammage susteyned<br />
by certaine sugars brought home in the sayd shipp. And otherwyse<br />
he cannot depose.
To the second he saith that some of the sugars were wett and damnifyed in the sayd [?hurricano GUTTER]<br />
and some as he beleiveth remained dry. And saith that the sayd shipp by<br />
the said hurricano did become leaky: and by striking on the rockes became [?much GUTTER]<br />
more leaky. and that she struck upon the rockes not by the unskillfullnes<br />
of the Pilot but by a sudden Gust of wind that unexpectedly came against<br />
the shipp whereby her former wind that was fair to have carryed her from<br />
the Islands became scanting upon her. And he beleiveth that the sayd [?strike GUTTER]<br />
could not have beene prevented as the wind then happened. And otherwise<br />
he cannot answer./
To the third hee saith he knoweth not whether the goods interrate were well conditioned [?at GUTTER]<br />
the tyme of their lading nor not. nor can tell what quantity of them [?was GUTTER]<br />
spoyled att their arrivall here, he being not present att their delivery And<br />
otherwise cannot answer.
Robert '''R''' [MARKE] Lunne [MARKE, RH SIDE]<br />
his markenne [MARKE, RH SIDE]<br />
his marke +
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