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language than English which language hee s … language than English which language hee saith the said B[XXXall] spake and saith the said papers were soe sent up by that [?next]<br />
Post after the said examination, which was on or about the fourteenth of<br />
May last, and this deponent and the said mr Holt had the possession of<br />
them untill the said examinations were [XXXXXXed], And otherwise cannot<br />
answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith hee did not see the said Captaine Parker take the<br />
said papers out of the ''[lyXX]'', nor did this deponent receive them by [XXX]<br />
[?nor] did ever tell or number them, but saith that [?besides] the affirmation<br />
by the said Captaine Parker that they came out of the ''lyon'', hee<br />
is well assured that they did come out of her because the said Baggaert<br />
was present at the said delivery of them and delivered some of<br />
them himselfe, and afterwards upon his said examination acknowledged<br />
them all to be his shipps papers as aforesaid. And further hee cannot<br />
answer saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith that all the papers aswell those received<br />
from the said Baggaert as those received from the said Captaine<br />
Parker were lying on the table and were owned and acknowledged<br />
by the said Baggaert to be his shipps papers as aforesaid [XXX]<br />
such his examination predeposed. And saith the said Baggaert at<br />
such his examination had the said papers all in his hands, and did<br />
looke upon severall of them, and might have looked particularly<br />
upon each if hee would, but noe body opened and showed each<br />
particular paper unto him. And otherwise saving his foregoing deposition<br />
hee cannot answer.
To the fourth (sic) and 5th hee saith the said Thomas Mullins the towne clarke<br />
tooke the examinations of the said witnesses at Portsmouth, that are<br />
sent up hether, at which examination this deponent was present and heard the<br />
same, and soe the said papers then shewed to the said Baggaert<br />
and saith the said examination was soe taken in the Prize office in<br />
Portsmouth before the Major in the presence of Captaine Parker<br />
mr holt this deponent and mr Mulliar, and saith the sealing up<br />
of the said papers was entrusted to the said Major and towne<br />
clerke, whose office it was to doe it, after taking the said<br />
examinations. And further referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and<br />
otherwise answereth not.
To the sixth hee saith hee did not seale up the said papers, and for the<br />
seales they were sealed with, this deponent referreth himselfe to the<br />
appeareing on the cover of the said papers now remaining<br />
with them, and saith the contents of the said papers were not<br />
examined by any at Portsmouth before such sending them away<br />
for London, And otherwise answereth not saving as aforesaid.
To the seaventh hee saith hee knoweth noe reason wherefore the said<br />
papers were not in the examinations mentioned to be showed to the<br />
witnesses, other than the neglect or[?theXXX or ?oversion] of the said towneclarke<br />
and saith the said Boggaert owned the said papers as aforesaid, and further<br />
hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid.
Jo: Thistlethwayte [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE].
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