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an Eight part of the said shipp, And to th … an Eight part of the said shipp, And to the rest<br />
he answereth negatively and referreth himselfe to his<br />
former deposition.
To the second he answereth that he knew not the shipp<br />
interrate before he was Master of her for the voyage<br />
predeposed of, that she is Dutch=built, and being taaken<br />
prize from the dutch in the late warrs, the aforenamed<br />
John Jeffereyes, Thomas Colclough and he this Rendent<br />
bought her of Major Thompson; that the said shipp<br />
did cost (to his best remembrance) eight hundred pounds,<br />
and that the said Major Thompson did by himselfe<br />
or his Agents receive soe much for her And further<br />
he cannot answeaare.
To the third he answereth that the said John Jefferyes<br />
dwelleth in Clements Lane London and that he hath knowne<br />
him for 3 or 4 yeares last, and that Thomas Coleclough<br />
liveth in Cornehill London, and that he the Rendent hath<br />
knowne him for about 4 or 5 yeares last, and he answereth<br />
by vertue of his oath that they the sayd Jefferyes and Coleclough<br />
and he this Rendent are the Owners of the said shipp and<br />
that noe frenchmen or subiects of the french king have any<br />
share or interest in the shipp interrate or her Lading<br />
And further he cannot answeare.
To the fourth Interrogatory he answereth that the said shipp had<br />
eight small gunns when she was retaken by the 2 Englishmen of<br />
warre, three masts, fower anchors, three cables, two decks<br />
and rigging befitting a shipp of her burthen, and that now<br />
the sayd shipp hath but three anchors, And<br />
that she had two new [?hosiers], which<br />
are now both gone And to the rest he answereth negatively.
To the fifth he referreth himselfe to his former deposition And<br />
further answereth that the Tobaccoes interrate were bought by<br />
the Imployers of the said Jefferyes and Company upon exchange<br />
for other commodities;
To the sixth and seaventh he referreth himselfe to his former<br />
deposition, And further he cannot answeare.
To the eight Interrogatory he answereth that he was on board the interrate<br />
shipp the ''Rappahannack'' this very day in this River neere<br />
Ratcliffe, and for the reasons predeposed must needs well know<br />
her from any other shipp.
To the ninth Interrogatory he answereth that when the interrate<br />
shipp was seized by the Brest man of warr, the french did<br />
break open her Letters and papers and embezeld and tore some<br />
of them, And to the rest he answereth negatively.
To the tenth Interrogatory he answereth that there are some small<br />
parcells of Tobacco's consigned to some other persons besides the<br />
said Owners, but he saith the said persons<br />
are Londoners, but he saith he knoweth not their names<br />
And further he cannot answere.
To the eleaventh Interrogatory he referreth himselfe to his former<br />
deposition And further cannot answeare/
Repeated before<br />
Doctor Clarke./
Richard Hull [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]larke./
Richard Hull [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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