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Norway to Gravesend imprested into the Sta … Norway to Gravesend imprested into the States service,<br />
to serve abroad the ''Adventure frigot'', they wrote to this deponent to receive<br />
their wages for them, and sent him in the letter the third note annexed<br />
subscribed by John Best commander of the said frigot, and a letter of<br />
attorney for receiving their said wages; which when this deponent imparted<br />
to the said Robert Cooke the master, hee acknowledged the said wages<br />
to be due unto them, and gave the two first schedules annexed to testifie the same<br />
which hee subscribed in this deponents presense at the house of William<br />
Jefferies (his mate) in New Gravell lane, who alsoe set his hand thereto as a witnesse as<br />
more appeareth, and in the presense of<br />
án Andrew Bowman And otherwise hee cannot depose for hee did not goe that<br />
voyage in question in the said shipp.
To the fifth hee saith there hath bin moneys disbursed about getting<br />
the said wages, and must be more laid out in this sute, and all Just charges<br />
are occasioned by the detention and none payment of the said wages.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this<br />
cause being imployed by the sayd producents as aforesaid, and that hee<br />
imployeth Mr Williams the Sollicitor to followe the same, and hath<br />
laid out moneys and is like to lay out more thereabouts upon this account<br />
of the said producents, but hath not paid any fees to any Advocate<br />
proctor or others, leaving mr Williams to doe that, And otherwise<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the second hee saith the said producents are indebted to him<br />
this deponent (being a victualler) for diet and lodging, and for<br />
moneys lent out of his purse to them, and goods as sack, tobaccoes<br />
and strong waters furnished to the said Johnson for<br />
his voyage, namely the said Johnson is indebted to him for the<br />
premisses betwixt 50 ''s'' and 3 ''li'', and the said Cooke owes him not above<br />
five shillings, saving the charges for this sute payable by them both.<br />
And saith that when the said wages shall be recovered, this deponent is to be<br />
paid thereout.
To the third hee saith the said Cooke and Johnson were hired at the<br />
rates aforesaid, without mention of any payment of sugars, what<br />
agreement was afterwards made touching any payment with sugars<br />
hee knoweth not, hee not going the voyage in question, And<br />
otherwise negatively for his part.
To the fourth negatively.
To the fifth that hee was not in the said voyage as aforesayd.
To the 6th hee cannot depose, not being in the voyage.
To the last he hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the said two notes were soe<br />
subscribed by the said Robert Cooke about three weekes since.
Repeated with his precontest<br />
before doctor Godolphin
The marke of<br />
David '''DH''' Hayes MARK, [MARKE, RH SIDE] Hayes.'DH''' Hayes MARK, [MARKE, RH SIDE] Hayes. +
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