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To the third hee saith that hee refereth h … To the third hee saith that hee refereth himself to his foresaid depositions<br />
and otherwise hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the 4th article and schedule annexed hee saith that att such time as hee this deponent came aboard the<br />
Shipp the ''Mayflower'' there were fixed upon the Steerage in the said Shipp<br />
the Rules and orders arlate with such penalties as in the schedule now showed unto<br />
him so conteyned to be inflicted upon such, as should violate the same, and<br />
hee well remembreth that the particular article of punishing such as should draw a knife<br />
to doe mischeife, was one of the said Rules, which contained [?RXXX] as aforesaid<br />
from the time of this deponents [?entrance] untill the said Shipp the ''Mayflower'' was<br />
taken and further hee cannot depose./
To the 5th hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith that saveing his foresaid depositions hee saith hee cannot depose
To the 7th hee saith hee knoweth not/
To the last hee saith that what hee hath deposed was and is true.
Peter Steward [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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Upon An Allegation given in on the behalf of the said<br />
Jackett 30 Aprill 1651. Examined.
H[?ickman] con Jackett.}
'''Rp. 2.'''
The aforesaid '''Peter Steward''' Examined saith as followeth./
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith that hee hath heard Captaine<br />
Richard Crandley Samuell Vassall], Peter Andrews and others confesse and<br />
acknowledge that they were Owners and imployers of the said Shipps<br />
the ''Mayflower'', and the ''Peter'', for and dureing the voyage in controversie, And<br />
saith that hee for his part was hyred by the producent att the Barbadas,<br />
And otherwise hee saith hee cannot depose saveing that<br />
that (sic) if any wages bee paid, the ffreighters and imployers aforesaid ought<br />
to pay the producent, and then hee this deponent expecteth his wages of him the<br />
said Jackett/
To the second hee saith that the said Shipps the ''Mayflower'' and the<br />
''Peter'' wherein the said Hickman was when this deponent was hyred into the said<br />
service, did not make any part of delivery of their goods that hee knoweth of<br />
neither did the said Owner and imployer receive any freight or make any benefitt<br />
thereby, But the said Shipps and all theire Carrgazones to the vallue of<br />
many thousands pounds were taken in the said voyage, and wholly and uterly lost<br />
to the said owners, neither hath the producent or Companyes as yet received<br />
any part of theire wages for the voyage in controversie, And further hee saith<br />
hee cannot depose./
Peter Steward [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that hee cometh to depose in this cause att the request of<br />
the producent, And knoweth the parties litigant in this cause, and wisheth that<br />
Justice may take place, and the victory to be given to them that are in the right<br />
and otherwise hee answareth negatively.
To the 2d hee answareth That att his hyreing in the Barbadas<br />
by Captaine Jackett hee made him his Mate from whome (as aforesaid) hee looketh<br />
for his wages when hee is himself paid And otherwise knoweth not./
To the 3d hee saith that the producent tould this deponent that hee was one of the [?Adventurers GUTTER]<br />
in the whole Carrogazon[?a], and had an Eight part therein, And further hee knoweth not
To [XXX GUTTER]d further hee knoweth not
To [XXX GUTTER] +
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