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said goods, and the sayd Cooper did at len … said goods, and the sayd Cooper did at length plainely<br />
tell the said Totty that they were resolved none of the sayd<br />
shipps lading should be unladed untill there was a<br />
survey of what damage had come unto the sayd goods<br />
And that therupon he this deponent told them the sayd<br />
Mate and Cooper, that way must be made by the<br />
unlading of such goods all as were not damaged to<br />
view or survey the goods damaged, And that notwithstanding<br />
all the reasons and perswasions used by this deponent and<br />
the producent and the sayd Benett, sayd Mate and the Cooper<br />
told the said producent that it was the shipps company their resolution that there<br />
showld not be any of the said shipps goods unladen,<br />
and that they alsoe whilst he this deponent was on<br />
board the sayd shipp with the sayd producent there came from<br />
ashoare in the boate aboard them the second mate of the said shipp and the Boatswaine of<br />
the said shipp and severall others of the said shipps Company<br />
and that they being further asked by the sayd producent<br />
if they would unlade the said shipps goods, they or one<br />
of them flatly answered that they would not unlade any<br />
nor would suffer any to come aboard to heave over or<br />
unlade any, and that the sayd second mate did alsoe give or use very crosse and<br />
unbecomming language towards the producent, And<br />
he further deposeth that the producent and this deponent<br />
and the sayd Captaine Bennett going off then the said shipp to<br />
goe ashoare at Blackwall, the producent speaking to the<br />
sayd shipps company sayd that he would send some men<br />
aboard them, and that the Boatswaine made answere<br />
that they would not suffer a man to come aboard the<br />
sayd shipp, nor any thing to be hoyst out of her untill<br />
the damage was surveyed, and that that was their<br />
resolution, And further he cannot depose.
To the rest he is not examined by order of the producent.
To the Interrogatoryes/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he cometh to<br />
be a wittnes by the meanes of the producent, who<br />
forced him this Rendent with a Compulsory issued<br />
out under the seale of this Court, at which time of<br />
forcing this Rendent with the Compulsory he therewith gave<br />
him xij ''d'' And to the rest he answereth negatively.
To the rest of the Interrogatoreyes he knoweth not to<br />
answeare being not in the voyage interrate./
John Elli[?a]tt [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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On the same day.
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'''Sion Hill''' of Radcliffe in the parish of Stepney<br />
and County of Middlesex Mariner, aged about<br />
23 yeares a wittnes sworne and examined desposeth<br />
as followeth videlicet
To the first and second articles of the allegation he deposeth<br />
that he did not belong unto the arlate shippe the ''Edward''<br />
''and John'' in her outward bound voyage, he the deponent<br />
becomming one of the said shipps Company at the<br />
Barbadosshipps Company at the<br />
Barbados +
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