HCA 13/70 f.384r Annotate

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an Eight part of the said shipp, And to the rest
he answereth negatively and referreth himselfe to his
former deposition.

To the second he answereth that he knew not the shipp
interrate before he was Master of her for the voyage
predeposed of, that she is Dutch=built, and being taaken
prize from the dutch in the late warrs, the aforenamed
John Jeffereyes, Thomas Colclough and he this Rendent
bought her of Major Thompson; that the said shipp
did cost (to his best remembrance) eight hundred pounds,
and that the said Major Thompson did by himselfe
or his Agents receive soe much for her And further
he cannot answeaare.

To the third he answereth that the said John Jefferyes
dwelleth in Clements Lane London and that he hath knowne
him for 3 or 4 yeares last, and that Thomas Coleclough
liveth in Cornehill London, and that he the Rendent hath
knowne him for about 4 or 5 yeares last, and he answereth
by vertue of his oath that they the sayd Jefferyes and Coleclough
and he this Rendent are the Owners of the said shipp and
that noe frenchmen or subiects of the french king have any
share or interest in the shipp interrate or her Lading
And further he cannot answeare.

To the fourth Interrogatory he answereth that the said shipp had
eight small gunns when she was retaken by the 2 Englishmen of
warre, three masts, fower anchors, three cables, two decks
and rigging befitting a shipp of her burthen, and that now
the sayd shipp hath but three anchors, And
that she had two new [?hosiers], which
are now both gone And to the rest he answereth negatively.

To the fifth he referreth himselfe to his former deposition And
further answereth that the Tobaccoes interrate were bought by
the Imployers of the said Jefferyes and Company upon exchange
for other commodities;

To the sixth and seaventh he referreth himselfe to his former
deposition, And further he cannot answeare.

To the eight Interrogatory he answereth that he was on board the interrate
shipp the Rappahannack this very day in this River neere
Ratcliffe, and for the reasons predeposed must needs well know
her from any other shipp.

To the ninth Interrogatory he answereth that when the interrate
shipp was seized by the Brest man of warr, the french did
break open her Letters and papers and embezeld and tore some
of them, And to the rest he answereth negatively.

To the tenth Interrogatory he answereth that there are some small
parcells of Tobacco's consigned to some other persons besides the
said Owners, but he saith the said persons
are Londoners, but he saith he knoweth not their names
And further he cannot answere.

To the eleaventh Interrogatory he referreth himselfe to his former
deposition And further cannot answeare/

Repeated before
Doctor Clarke./

Richard Hull [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]