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1. of march 1647 for eight moneths of serving tyme hee this deponent served
2. in the sayd shipp as boatswaine at the rate of thirty shillings a moneth
3. after which eight moneths expired hee this deponent was made master
4. mate of the sayd shipp and in that qualitie served in her the rest of the
5. tyme predeposd of for which residue of tyme hee this deponent was to
6. have the summe of fiftie five shillings a moneth ˹and did receave of one Nathaniel Harris by london of the sayd Harris Chambers alsoe the sayd rate
7. 55s a moneth for the sayd of residule of XXXX, this deponent then not being a servant to the sayd Christopher vessall ˺ And XXXX the sayd
8. William Peters from about the sayd first of march 1647 during the space
9. of twenty moneths and upwards next following, for eight moneths of which
10. tyme the sayd Peters served in the sayd shipp as a Common man and
11. then this deponent being removed from his sayd office of Boatswaine
12. and made masters mate, the sayd Peters was made boatswaine of the
13. the sayd shipp and in that quality served in her the rest of the tyme predesposed
14. of, for which residue of tyme the sayd Peters well disposed thirty shillings
15. sterling those premisses hee deposeth of his owne knowledge being of
16. the sayd shipps company as aforesayd And further to the theses articles hee
17. cannot depose./
18. To the 5th article of sayd allegation hee saith hee well knoweth for
19. that hee hath served the same in the Custodie of the sayd Christophes Mitchell
20. on board the sayd shipp) that there was a book or enterance of all the
21. names of the men who served in the sayd shipp the voyage in question
22. which books or enterance (as hee hath credibly heard) is lately come
23. and now remayning in the Custody of the arlate Harris and Chambers
24. or one of them And further to the article hee cannot depose./
25. To the 6th hee saith hee knoweth the arlate Christopher Mitchell is
26. dead and further hee cannot depose./
27. To the 7th hee saith hee cannot depose but reserveth him selfe to the registry of
28. this Court./
29. To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true
30.
31. To the Interrogatories CENTRE HEADING
32. To the first interrogatorie hee saith hee was one of the Company of the Little
33. George and served in her twenty moneths and upwards at the rate predeposed and
34. saith hee hath received all his wages due the sayd voyage (at the severall rates
35. of XXX swhile XX a moneth while hee was boatswaine and 55 shillings a moneth while hee
36. was Masters mate) except sixe pounds tenn shillings which was and is due to
37. the sayd Christopher Mitchell or his Executors or A otheres for the tyme hee this
38. deponent was the sayd Michells servant, and saith hee was not present at the
39. agreement Interrogate And further saving his forgoeing deponent hee cannot
40. answere/
41. To the 2 hee saith the Interrogate Christopher Mitchell was as hee beleveeth
42. one of the Owners of the shipp Interrogate who lett her to freight to the sayd
43. Chambers and Harris and saith that at the last part of his voyage the sayd shipp proved
44. very leakie and was left at Cales in Spaine, but saith shee performed her voyage well
45. and delivered all her goods according to order before shee proved soe leakie And saith
46. the sayd Christopher Mitchell carried only a smale quantitie of goods in her to their
47. <margin value="Bottom right, under main body of text, as lead to next page">Barbadoes</margin>

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