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Transcription

To the 11th hee saith that the said shipp went for Jamaica from
Saint Christofer the said voyage, and thense to divers other ports and
places, and at last came home for England and brought home
goods in her, And came home thight and staunch
And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

Rp.

To the first hee saith hee hath used to goe to sea and bin at sea
nine and twenty monethes in the Negro, and nine monethes before in the
Primrose frigot in the States service.

To the second hee answereth negatively for his part, and otherwise
cannot answer.

To the third hee saith that the said Captaine Lockier while the said
shipp was at Saint Christofers missing some saile that were purloined
or taken out of the shipp, this deponent being after at a planters
house there and seeing a woman one of the said planters servants
(who use to have nothing on their armes but their under-garments)
have one of the said shirts which this deponent well knew, (having
worne some of them by the Captaines permission) upon her, hee
asked her howe shee came by it or whence shee had it, to which shee
answered that her master had it of mr Wetherall the steward
of the said shipp, which Wetherall hee saith frequented that
house. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving negatively
for his part.

To the 4th hee heard to the effect interrogated, but cannot depose
ought thereof of his owne knowledge.

To the 5th hee saith hee well knew the said Edwards and Whitfeild
the said voyage, which Edwards was Gunner and the said
Whitfeild Carpenter of the said shipp the said voyage from dublin where
this deponent was shipped, and for ought this deponent sawe
by them they did their duties the said voyage in their said respective
places, saving his foregoeing deposition.

To the 6th hee saith that the mr [?howe] and mr Bushell spake to
him to come and be a witnes in this cause, and soe did the said wetherall
in the name of the said how, and that hee hath not received nor bin
promised ought, saving mr how[?e] told him hee should be paid for
his paines and losse of time. And otherwise negatively for
his part.

To the 7th hee cannot depose.

To the 8th hee saith hee expecteth his full wages to his masters
use, hee this examinate being only a servant, but hath not yet bin
promised it, only the Captain promised his master when hee
shipped him that hee should have his full wages secured, and
otherwise negatively for his part.

Repeated before doctor Godolphin.

George Byrnes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]