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Transcription

To the 5th hee saith that hee is not able to Judge how much
a new head for the said ship will Cost, or how much Damage the
owners of the said ship the John and Katherine have sustained
by reason of the breaking the said ships head, but saith
hee Judges and verily beleeveth that they are Dammaged
by reason of the Cutting and breaking, and shortening the
said Cables the summe or vallue of Eight pounds
atleast, And further cannot Depose /:
To the 6th hee saith that at the said time when the said [?Dammage GUTTER]
happened the said ship the John and Katherin was [? a strong GUTTER]
and staunch ship, and her head was strong and [? fr Gutter]
and well and finely built, and very Richly painted
Guilded and Carved, which hee Knoweth for the reasons
aforesaid and further cannon Depose:/.

To the 7th hee saith that the said Miller was at
Gharges for sending Boates from Gravesend to [?get GUTTER]
Timber, to make her a [?shxxxpe] head. to go the [?voyageGUTTER]
she was bound upon, and otherwise, by means [?GUTTER]
the said Disaster, And further cannot depose:

To the 8th hee cannot depose./.

To the 9th hee refureth himself to the Registrary
of this (court)/ :

To the 10th hee cannot : depose . / :

To the 11th hee Refureth himselfe to the Lawe./.

To the 12th hee saith his foregoeing deposition is
trues /.
to the interrogatoryes . / . [CENTER HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to testify in this
busines at the request of the said Captaine Miller; saith hee was Boatswaine of the said ship the John and
Katherine at the time the said damage, was done, and

hee hath recieaved all his wages for his service in the said
ship, since the said Dammage happened saving two [?GUTTER]
pay which was deducted by the said Miller Towards [?GUTTER]
for a Shallop of sugar which was Cast away at the [?GUTTER]

To the second he saith hee was on board the John and Katherine
the time Interate and the said damage was done about foure or
five a Clock in the morning, and there was then but very little
wind. And the John and Katherine then roade about a Cables [?GUTTER]
from shore and had about five and twenty sea men then
aboard her and about thirty passengers she was then outwards bound and about [?GUTTER]
Quarters Loaden, and otherwise cannot Answer./:
To the third hee saith hee is nowe mate of the said
ship John and Katherine, and otherwise (negatively)./.

To the fourth hee saith that hee favoureth the partyes and litigant
alike, and would if it were in his power give the
victory to the said Miller in regard [?had] hath in this
Deponents judgement most right thereto , And otherwise
Negatively:/.
repeaded before Doctor Sweit: /; [LH MARGIN]
Robert Scotting [SIGNITURE, RH SIDE]