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To the third article she sayth she cannot … To the third article she sayth she cannot depose.
To the last she saith her deposition is true.
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory she saith she comes to be a witnesse att the desire of<br />
the sayd Hubbert, and saith she hath knowne him about four or five<br />
yeares. And otherwise negatively.
To the second Interrogatory she saith she was in New England from the tyme of her<br />
birth till the sayd shipp departed from thence. But she saw not the sayd<br />
Bever laden. And further otherwise than negatively cannot<br />
depose.
To the third Interrogatory she saith she can read written hand, and ćan write a little<br />
and saw the sayd bills signed as aforesayd, but never had them in her possession<br />
since the tyme of their signing, nor knoweth who hath had them since<br />
that tyme; And saith she knoweth the sayd bill now shewne her by the<br />
Masters hand att the foot thereof, and by the sayd interlineation which<br />
was done by the sayd Hubbert in this Rendents presence, and by the<br />
marks in the margent thereof; but she made not any marke to<br />
knowe the same by againe. And saith the same bills were signed on board<br />
the sayd shipp neere Berchington betwixt two and three monethes<br />
agoe the month or day thereof she remembreth not; but the same<br />
were signed about ten of the Clock in a morning, (the day of the<br />
weeke she remembreth not), in the Cuddy of the sayd shipp in<br />
the presence of the parties aforesayd who were then sitting in the Cuddy,<br />
and, of one Mr Williams who was walking to and fro. Att which<br />
tyme the sayd Cutting was not very well by reason of a fall whereof<br />
he hurt is head, but he was then upp and looking after his busines<br />
And he signed the sayd bills one after another att the same tyme.<br />
And further she cannot answer.
To the fourth Interrogatory she saith she cannot answer otherwise than<br />
negatively to any part thereof.
To the fifth Interrogatory she saith that the words interrogate were interlined<br />
before the signing of the Bills, and were so interlined by Mr Hubbert<br />
and this Rendent immediately upon the sayd interlineation of the bills<br />
tooke one of them upp and looked thereon but did not read the same<br />
And she heard the sayd Cutting say he must have after the value of<br />
four pounds per tonne for the sayd bever. or to that effect: [XXX GUTTER]<br />
the sayd Cutting did read the sayd bills to himselfe and not aloud<br />
And saith that she heard noe particular mention of the Bever when<br />
the primage and average were payd and receyved as aforesayd<br />
otherwise than by the generall name of Mr Hubbarts goods<br />
for which the sayd Cutting sayd hee must have two shillings for<br />
primage and average or to that effect. And otherwise saving<br />
her precedent depositions she cannot depose.
To the 6th and seventh she saith she cannot answer otherwise than<br />
negatively to eyther of them.
Mary Springfeld [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
(Repeated with her precontest before<br />
doctor Godolphin./.est before<br />
doctor Godolphin./. +
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