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where this deponent then dwelt, and borrowed money of Captaine [XXXX GUTTER]
Paine rthere dwelling for payment of the summe of her redemption
soe that the said vessell was brought to Saint Ives where this deponent [XXX]
and was often aboard her, and this hee saith was about two yeeres and
a halfe or betweene two and three yeeres since, 0the time [XXX GUTTER]
hee doth not now remember) And saith that while shee was soe [XXX GUTTER]
at Saint Ives upon her said bringing th[?e]ther, the boyes and [?common ?seamen GUTTER]
that knew her (and had understood that the Captaine that commanded
her when shee was as aforesaid in warlike imployment, was or had
bin a Blacksmith) called and named her the hammer and Tongs, and [XXX GUTTER]
Captaine Peirce threatened to sue such as soe called her, they still
called her by that name, and the rather persisted in s[?oe GUTTER]
naming her, because hee soe threatned them, and by that [?meanes GUTTER]
shee was there commonly soe called and there shee was entred [?into GUTTER]
the Custome house by that name, And soe hee saith the said
Barke that soe was formerly called the hopewell, was then called the
hammer and Tongs and was and is one and
the same vessell, and by that name shee went out from Saint Ives, which was about two monethes after such her first comming
thither by the name of the Hopewell, and since such her [?setting GUTTER]
out this deponent hath not seene her, and saith shee was a [??ffrench GUTTER]
built vessell, and had three port holes on every side, and a long
slender head, and had the picture of a man in her sterne
holding his hat in his hand in a saluting posture, and [?was GUTTER]
of the burthen in his estimation of betweene fiftie and sixtie
tonnes. And further hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first (it being donne as required) hee saith hee liveth by [?his GUTTER]
estate and by merchandize, and saith hee [?hath] [?dwelt] for theise seaven
last at Saint Ives aforesaid, and that hee hath knowne mr
drawater about a fortnight last and not longer, and [?Richard GUTTER]
Mills the partie defendant about seaven yeeres last, and [?XXX]
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition./

To the fifth hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition [?wherein GUTTER]
hee hath fully satisfied the same.

To the last hee yeeldeth reasons of his knowledge as aforesaid
and otherwise answereth not.

Upon the rest not interrogated by direction of Mr d[?yer] the [?proctor GUTTER]
ministrand.

Repeated before doctor Zouch the Judge.

Ed:w Payne