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To the second third and fourth hee cannot depose.

To the fifth hee saith that in or about the end of November last
past this deponent (who was and is a part owner of the said
vessell) going to the said Captaine John Greene to his house
at or neere Saint Catherines, to enquire about freight for the
said vessell, the said Greene told him that hee had received a
letter from the said Goulding (dated from Sandwich or Ramsgate)
inviting the said Greene to come downe and speake with him
about account of the said shipp, and tould this deponent that
hee should goe downe with him and take command againe of
the said vessell, and soe the said Greene having gotten a
warrant from this Court to arrest the said shipp went
presently away, being upon a thursday, and the same day
the said Odway went thither ward and this deponent
went the next day and came thither on the satturday, and there found the said
Greene and Odway in greate disquiet by meanes of having
understood from the the wife of a pilote that had piloted
out the said vessell on the tuesday before, that the said Goulding
was gonne therewith for fflushing, and at Sandwich hee saith this
deponent offered them to goe after him and endeavour to get the
shipp from him, provided they would beare his charges, but
the said Odway in a passion made an oath or swore that hee
himselfe would goe after him, but afterwards hee gave over
that resolution, and hee and and the said Greene agreed and said
that they would stand to or trust the honestie of the said Goulding,
and soe this deponent was not imployed to goe, nor did they
send after him, at that time. And saith the said pilot (whose
wife gave them notice of the said Goldings going with the
said vessell and goods for fflushing), was one of deale. And
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

[GUTTER XX Smith.]

To the first hee saith that the producents mr Spencer and
mr Burton spake to him and caused him to come and be a witnes
in this cause, ans saith hee is an eighth part owner of the
said vessell, and otherwise negatively.

To the second hee knoweth not that his name was in any such
warrant, nor upon what occasion the warrant was forborne
to be executed And otherwise negatively.

To the third hee saith the said Greene tooke out a warrant
out of this Court for arresting the said shipp before his going downe
this deponent seeing the same in his hands before hee tooke
horse, but whether this deponent sawe it afterwards at Sandwich
or not hee knoweth not. And
otherwise cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

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