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Transcription

the sayd John Mayer did take upon him the repayres of the sayd lighter, and did
imploye this deponent and the rest of the men mentioned in the schedule in the sayd
second article mentioned and paid unto this deponent and the rest of the parties schedulate
the severall and respective summes in the sayd schedule mentioned for their labour in and
about the repayres of the sayd lighter and did use all and singular the plankes tymber
and other goods mentioned in the sayd schedule in and about the repayres thereof which
materialls were at the tyme of the repayre of the sayd lighter very well worth the
severall and respective rates in the sayd schedule mentioned this hee deposeth of
his owne knowledge being one of the parties imployed by the sayd John Mayer
about repayring the sayd lighter and receiving of the sayd Mayer three pounds
nyne shillings for twenty three dayes of labour about the repayre of the sayd Lighter
and well knowing that the rest of the parties schedulate received of the sayd John
Mayer the respective summes schedulate for their respective labour in repayre
of the sayd Lighter hee this deponent being present and seeing them soe paid And
further to these this article hee cannot depose/

To the third hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of this Court and further
cannot depose./

To the 4th hee saith that hee beleeveth the sayd John Mayer by his not having
the Principall money due to him for the repayres of the sayd Lighter paid unto him is in
this deponents Judgment (beside his principall money) damnified for want
of the same to imploye in his trade the summe of tenn pounds sterling at the
least And further hee cannot depose/

To the 5th hee saith that for that the acts is not prefect hee cannot answer thereto/

To the 6th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and to the lawe
and further hee cannot depose/

To the last hee saith hee saith foregoeing deposition is true/

To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee cometh to bee a wittnes in this cause at the request of
the producent John Mayre and saith hee expecteth not nor shall receive neither benefit
nor preiudice whichsoever of the parties litigant prevaile in this cause and hath noe
interest therein./

To the 2 hee saith hee well knoweth the Lighter Interrogate and did soe much worke
about the repayers of her as hee receaved three pounds nyne shillings for his
paines therein of the sayd John Mayer who imployed him thereabouts And
further hee cannot answere./.

To the 3 hee saith hee doth well know of all the materialls used about the sayd lighter
and mentioned in the schedule Interrogate and sawe them used about the same and knoweth
(having used to sell such Commodities as áre therein expressed for divers yeares
last past) that they were and are well worth the values in the sayd schedule
expressed and better And further hee cannot answere/

To the 4th hee saith hee did see every of the men expressed in the sayd schedule
Interrogate worke upon the sayd Lighter the dayes in the sayd schedule
mentioned and was imployed dayly by the sayd Mayor to take
a noate of the names of such as wrought upon her, and did soe, and thereby
knoweth the premisses and further hee cannot answere/

To the last hee cannot depose not knowing of any money receaved by the sayd
Mayor for the materialls or worke about the sayd lighter./

Repeated before doctor Godolphin

Ewd: Bigland [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]