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Transcription

The same day.

Examined upon the said allegation.

Rp. 2.

Edward Cullier of Debtford Mariner, aged 30 yeeres
or thereabouts, sworne and exámined.

To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth
that the voyage in question there was a servant carried in
the shipp the Little George from England to the Barbadas, who was by
the generalitie of the shipps company accounted to be the servant
of Christopher Mitchell the Master, and saith that six
pounds is the ordinary rate payable for the passage of a
servant from England thether; further saith that the said
Mitchell from the Canaries to the Barbadas carried seaven
pipes of wine for his owne account, and at the Barbasas
invested them into tobaccoes, which
were carried to Tituan on the coast of Barbary, but how
many Roles there was of the said tobaccoes hee saith hee knoweth
not, the premisses hee deposeth being one of the ships company
and seeing the same soe donne. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith the arlate Mark and Peters received
wages of the freighters factors the said voyage as they have
acknowledged to this deponent, but howe much hee knoweth
not.

To the Interrogatories, [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee was a common man in the said
shipp the said voyage, and served 20 monethes in her at 23s
per moneth, and that Christofer Mitchell was master of her
and deserved five pounds per moneth for his service, and saith
mr harris was one of the freighters of the said shipp, and the
freighters were to pay the mariners wages, which hee knoweth
because hee this deponent was paid by their factors. And otherwise
hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith the said shipp was about one and twenty
or two and twenty monethes out upon the said imployment, and
otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the third hee cannot answer.

To the 4th hee saith that all or some of the said Mitchells said tobaccoes was
aboard when the shipp arived at Tituan, and was there taken
ashore by mr horne the freighters factor. And saith that the
said Mitchell dying the said voyage at Antego, his clothes were
sold at the mast, and this deponent bought some thereof, and
had the money therefore due, abated by the freighters factors
out of his wages.

To the 5th hee saith tis usuall /when an officer dies of a shipp
dies) for the master to out in another at his pleasure into the
place.

To the 6th hee saith the fore said passengers name was francis
and