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To the last videlicet the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith hee cannot answere [?knowing GUTTER] nothing nor having heard anything touching the contents thereof./ Repeated in Court before both Judges/ Thomas Bonfoy [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] **************************** The 10th of November 1658. Swier and others against Church} Budd. Smyth.} Examined upon an alleagtion given in on the behalfe of the said Swyer. '''dt [?ReXXX]''' '''1''' '''George Chappell''' of London Mariner, aged 56 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined. To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that there hath bin (as hee verily beleeveth) necessarily expended and laid out in and about the saving and recovery of the shipp the ''Consent'' arlate out of and from that place in the Thames where shee was sunck by occasion of the Anchor of the ''Phonix'', the summe of thirtie five pounds sterling in and for cordage, lighters, boates, materialls and mens wages that were hired and imploed in and about the said Recovery, which hee deposeth for that hee was assistant in the said Recovery, and saw severall summes of money paid and expended thereabouts, and hath since with othe mariners viewed and made estimate of the charges and hee and the said other mariners upon such view aiudged and valewed the said charges and expences in the said saving and recovery to amount to the said summe of thirtie five pounds, And further hee cannot depose. Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING] '''Smith dt.''' To the first hee cometh requested by the master and owner[?s] of the ''Consent'' to depose the truth in this busines, wherein hee shall receive neither benefit nor losse which side soever prevaile or be overthrowne, and otherwise negatively. To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the ''Consent'' at her first moreing shee being moored right over against Redriff staires beare it which this deponent dwelleth, and came almost daily to the staires, And further hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid. To the third hee saith hee saw the ''Ph[?o]nix'' the next day after her moreing, and saw that her anchors were not laid well to passe, and otherwise hee cannot answer nor remembrth it being soe long since. To the 4th hee cannot answer To the 5th negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer To the 6 hee hath not soe deposed. To the 7 hee cannot answer as hee saith. To the last negatively Repeated before doctor Godolphin. George Chappell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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