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being the summe of fourtie shillings, whic … being the summe of fourtie shillings, which hee expecteth whether mr<br />
drinkewater be overthrowne or not, and doth not expect any<br />
benefit by his being overthrowne in this suit.
Nicholas Goldsbrough [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Nathaniel Hutchinson''' of the parish of Saint Olaves Southwarke<br />
Mariner. aged 59 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the<br />
voyage in question for which the freight is demanded by mr Ash and other<br />
the owners of the said shipp the ''Jonas'', there were not any herrings<br />
received or laden aboard her at Dublin, but such as were sent aboard<br />
from or by the order of the arlate Nathaniel drinkewater and<br />
Samuel Weston, and were brought aboard by their agents or directions,<br />
which hee knoweth because hee this deponent at such time as the<br />
said shipp there received in her lading, was master of her, (Richard<br />
Wiltshire who went out master of her having died; and having had<br />
order from them not to receive herrings of any other<br />
but only such herrings or goods as they sent or caused to be sent aboard,<br />
and the said order was as hee saith observed by this deponent and<br />
company accordingly, by which being tied up, the said shipp came one<br />
hundred tonnes dead freighted thence, And saith hee the said<br />
Weston cleared the said shipp and lading at the Customehouse<br />
in dublin, and saith hee this deponent then master of the said shipp<br />
did not receive any herrings, what soever by any contract with mr<br />
Vanderouter or mr Johnson, or any other on their behalfe, but all<br />
herrings that hee or his company received, were soe received as sent aboard by<br />
or from the said drinkewater and weston or one of their orders,<br />
nor did this deponent knowe of any sent or received aboard<br />
by or from any other person or upon other account, than meerly<br />
from the said drinkewater and weston or one of them or their order.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith that there were not above three barrells<br />
of herrings at the most laden or brought home in the said shipp for this<br />
deponents company or any of them, and for his owne part hee<br />
laded not nor brought any for his owne account.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee was never any part owner of the said<br />
shipp, but was master of her as aforesaid upon the death of wiltshire<br />
and as master signed, sealed and for his act and deed delivered the<br />
Charterpartie or schedule annexed (nowe shewed unto him),<br />
and saith the same is the originall Charterpartie for the matters<br />
therein contained and for the voyage in question wherein the freight<br />
in question is demanded, and is his owne act and deede, and that<br />
hee is the same person that soe signed sealed and delivered the same<br />
which was donne on or about the day of the date thereof. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
Tohee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
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