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To the 5th hee saith that hee is not able … To the 5th hee saith that hee is not able to Judge how much<br />
a new head for the said ship will Cost, or how much Dammage the<br />
owners of the said ship the ''John and Katherine'' have sustained<br />
by reason of the breaking the said ships head, but saith<br />
hee Judgeth and verily beleeveth that they are Dammaged<br />
by reason of the Cutting and breaking, and Shortening [?the GUTTER]<br />
said Cables the summe or vallue of Eight pounds at<br />
least, And further cannot Depose:/:
To the 6th hee saith that at the said time when the said Dammage<br />
happened the said ship the ''John and Katherin'' was a strong<br />
and staunch ship, and her head was strong and [?XXXX GUTTER]<br />
and well and finely built, and very Richly painted<br />
Guilded and Carved, which hee Knoweth for the reasons<br />
aforesaid, And further cannot Depose./.
To the 7th hee saith that the said Miller was at<br />
Charges for sending Boates from Gravesend to [?fetch GUTTER]<br />
Timber, to make her a Stumpe head, to go the voyage<br />
shee was bound upon, and otherwise, by meanes of<br />
the said Disaster, And further cannot depose:
To the 8th hee cannot depose./.
To the 9th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry<br />
of this Court/:
To the 10th hee cannot depose./:
To the 11th hee Referreth himselfe to the Lawe./.
To the 12th hee saith his foregoeing deposition is<br />
true/.
To the Interrogatoryes./. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to Testify in this<br />
busines at the request of the said Captaine Miller; and saith<br />
hee was Boatswaine of the said ship the ''John and''<br />
''Katherine'' at the time the said damage, was done, and<br />
hee hath receaved all his wages for his service in the said<br />
ship, since the said Dammage happened saving two [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
pay which was deducted by the said Miller towards [?satisfaction GUTTER]<br />
for a Shallop of Sugar which was Cast away at the Barbados
To the second he saith hee was on board the ''John and Katherine''<br />
the time Interrogate and the said Damage was done about foure or<br />
five a Clock in the morning, and there was then but very little<br />
wind, and the ''John and Katherine'' then roade about a Cables [?length GUTTER]<br />
from shore and had about five and twenty sea men then<br />
aboard her and about thirty passengers she was then outwards bound and about [x GUTTER]<br />
Quarters Loaden, and otherwise cannot Answer./:
To the third hee saith hee is nowe mate of the said<br />
ship ''John and Katherine'', and otherwise negatively./.
To the fourth hee saith that hee favoureth the partyes litigant<br />
alike, and would if it were in his power give the<br />
victory to the said Miller in regard hee hath (in this<br />
Deponents Judgement) most right thereto, And otherwise<br />
Negatively:/.
Repeated before Doctor Sweit:/: [LH MARGIN]
Robert Scotting [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]GIN]
Robert Scotting [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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