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Transcription

Supra cargo of the sayd shipp the voyage in question hee knoweth that
the sayd Watson did proceede on the voyage arlate and arrived in safety
in Yorke River in Virginia where according to the sayd Watson's confession
to his deponent) hee was by agreement to lade three hundred tonne
of Tobaccoe at ffower Virginia hogsheads to a tonne, And saith that
the sayd Watson did there take in and lade aboard his sayd shipp of this
deponents sight and knowledge the number of about sixe hundred and seaventy and
some odd hogsheads of Tobaccoe wherewith the sayd shipp was soe laden that
allthough a boate came to the sayd shipps side from [XXX] [?Them] [XX] Ball with about 13 or foureteene
hogsheads of Tobaccoe the sayd Watson refused to take
the same on board saying he had taken in as many as hee could
well carriee, or words to that effect by which meanes not only those
foureteen hogsheads but alsoe diverse other hogsheads of tobaccoe to
the number of about one hundred and fifty hogsheads which were
ready prepared to bee laden aboard the sayd shipp if shee had bin able
to bring them annd would or could have taken them were left behinde in
Virginia to the preiudice dammage and hinderence of the producent
Armiger Warner her freighter And this deponent coming home
for England in the sayd shipp as Supra cargo thereby knoweth that shee
brought home from Virginia only six hundred seventy and four odd
hogsheads of thereabouts And further to these articles hee cannot depose

To the 10th hee saith that hee cannot his certaine knowledge depose
thereto not being present at the making the Charterparty or articles
articulate, but saith hee beleeveth (for that the sayd Watson did
acknowledge to him this deponent as is predeposed that he was to bring
at fower Virginia hogsheads to the tonne that the sayd Watson did
bring home from there about five hundred and twenty hogshead of
Tobaccoe lesse there what hee ought to have brought thence And
further hee cannot depose/

To the 11th and 12th articles of the sayd libell hee saith that hee being
Supra cargo as aforesayd and taking a noate of them in his booke of
Accompts knoweth that of the sixe hundred seventy and odd hogsheads or there-
abouts soe brought home from Virginia accomting fower hogsheads to a
Tonne some tonnes thereof the Laders did agree to pay ten pounds a tonne
for the freight thereof videlicet Mr Lidall Mr Holt Mr Richards Mr Symonds and others paid 10 pounds a tonne freight and for other some tonnes thereof nyne pounds a
tonne freight [XXXX] agreed to be paid by Mr [?P]iland and Mr Lockey and some others and for other some tonnes thereof eight pounds a tonne
And soe much at the least videlicet eight pounds sterling a tonne freight the sayd
five hundred and twenty hogshead of Tobaccoe or thereabouts which the
sayd Watson brought home lesse then what hee ought to have brought
would have yeilded to the producent Armiger Warner if the same
had bin brought in the sayd shipp according to agreement made by the
sayd Watson with the sayd Warner and further to these articles hee cannot depose

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