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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 Dammage the
owners of the said ship the John and Katherine have sustained
by reason of the breaking the said ships head, but saith
hee Judgeth and verily beleeveth that they are Dammaged
by reason of the Cutting and breaking, and Shortening [?the GUTTER]
said Cables the summe or vallue of Eight pounds at
least, And further cannot Depose:/:

To the 6th hee saith that at the said time when the said Dammage
happened the said ship the John and Katherin was a strong
and staunch ship, and her head was strong and [?XXXX GUTTER]
and well and finely built, and very Richly painted
Guilded and Carved, which hee Knoweth for the reasons
aforesaid, And further cannot Depose./.

To the 7th hee saith that the said Miller was at
Charges for sending Boates from Gravesend to [?fetch GUTTER]
Timber, to make her a Stumpe head, to go the voyage
shee was bound upon, and otherwise, by meanes of
the said Disaster, And further cannot depose:

To the 8th hee cannot depose./.

To the 9th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry
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
true/.

To the Interrogatoryes./. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee cometh to Testify in this
busines at the request of the said Captaine Miller; and saith
hee was Boatswaine of the said ship the John and
Katherine at the time the said damage, was done, and
hee hath receaved all his wages for his service in the said
ship, since the said Dammage happened saving two [x GUTTER]
pay which was deducted by the said Miller towards [x GUTTER]
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
the time Interrogate 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 [x 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 [x 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 litigant
alike, and would if it were in his power give the
victory to the said Miller in regard hee hath (in this
Deponents Judgement) most right thereto, And otherwise
Negatively:/.

Repeated before Doctor Sweit:/: [LH MARGIN]

Robert Scotting [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]