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peeces of eight for each moneth And hee saith that the sayd ffleete
did breake and spoile a Cable belonging to the Switzer worth [?twenty]
five pounds sterling at least And further to this article hee cannot depose/

To the 7th and the schedule therein mentioned and now read
to this deponent at the tyme of this his examination hee saith it doth conteyne the
severall parcells of goods which were in the shipp the Switzer when shee
was soe seized and alsoe the quantitie of Livers which each parcell
was to pay at haverdegrace for freight, and each parcell was to have
paied the quantitie of livers therein specifie for the same And further
to this article hee cannot depse./

To the 8th hee saith that at the tyme of the sayd shipps seizure
aforesayd shee had on board her besides the goods claymed by the sayd
Zollicoffers and the sayd Scothering forty chests of soape belonging
to him this deponent and his sayd shipps Company and a parcell of
ffustick wood which belonged to this deponent and his Owners and was used
for stowage, and alsoe a great quantitie of soape and oyles belonging to
other persons as by the schedule in the next precedent article mentioned
doth and may appeare And further hee cannot depose./

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/

To the Crosse Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee was Captaine and aboard the Switzer at her
seizure and hath bin Captaine of her from the tyme of her being bought
as aforesayd at Marselles and was borne at hamburgh where hee hath
lived all his life tyme And saith hee is not of Kinne to any of the Claymers
nor related to them otherwise then as hee was Master of the sayd shipp
And that hee hath a two and thirtith part in the sayd shipp and is
owner of sixe chests of soape of those 40 chests sayd as aforesayd
to belong to him and the shipps Company And further hee cannot answere/

To the 2d hee saith hee hath knowne all the Zollicoffers Interrogate
(the foresayd Mathias excepted) for these 20 yeares last past
and saith by Common repute they were and are Switzers borne at Saint Gallo
in the protestant Cantons there, And hath knowne the Interrogate Langerman
and Scrothering for these 20 yeares last or thereabouts and saith they are both
Hamburgers by birth and habitation and have there lived during all
the tyme Interrogate and further hee cannot answere/

To the 3 Interrogatorie hee saith the sayd shipp was bought at Marsellis above three
yeares since, but saith hee was not present at the buying of it or paying any
of the money for it nor knoweth of any bill of sale for the same and beleeveth
that the same shipp doth not belonge to any ffrenchman but belongeth
really to the Claymers (save a two and thirtith part thereof which belongeth to him this deponent) and that their names are not used to colour any
[?frends] in the sale thereof and further saving his foregoeing deposition hee
cannot answere./