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moneth of January last was a twelve moneth … moneth of January last was a twelve moneth the állegate Thomas<br />
Cox (who went hence in the shipp the ''Sampson'' allegate) did at the<br />
Barbada's voluntarily forsake her and desert his service in her and<br />
went away from her against the good will and liking of John Norbrooke<br />
her master, and never retourned to his service in her againe, and<br />
saith the said Norbrooke was thereby necessitated to hire another man<br />
in the place and stead of the said Cox, all which hee knoweth because<br />
hee this deponent was masters mate of the said shipp ''Sampson''<br />
and saw such was acquainted and tooke notice of such going away<br />
and never retourning of the said Cox, but was told by the that the said Cox upon deserting the said<br />
shipp ''Sampson'', came aboard the said frigot and presented his<br />
service to the Captainee thereof and was intertained, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee favoureth the parties indifferently in respect<br />
of the trueth, and accordingly would give the victory, and otherwise<br />
negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith that the said Cox the said voyage before such<br />
his going away, did (for ought this deponent observed to the contrary)<br />
behave himselfe well and performed his place and duty in the said<br />
shipp, And otherwise hee cannot answer:
To the third hee saith that the next day after the said Cox had bin<br />
and proffered his sevice to the Captaine of the ''Marston Moore'' as<br />
aforesaid, the said Lieutenant came aboard the ''Sampson'' and demanded him and<br />
tooke away him away and his clothes, and then declared that the said<br />
Cox had bin aboard the said frigot the say before and proffered his<br />
service as aforesaid, and that otherwise hee would not come fetch<br />
him, for as hee said they pressed none, nor received any but what<br />
came voluntarily. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the fourth hee saith that the said frigot was in the service of<br />
this Commonwealth, and otherwise hee cannot answer saving<br />
as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee saith that hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid<br />
and saving the company paid x s per man for damage of sugars<br />
that were leaked out, and the said Cox should have paid accordingly<br />
if hee had staid.
To the last hee cannot answer.
Edw: [XXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the fore said allegation.
'''Rp. .2.'''
'''John Hackman''' of Wapping mariner, aged 36 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the arlate<br />
Thomas Cox was shipped and went from this port in the shipp the<br />
''Sampson'' the voyage in question, and that after the shipps arivall<br />
at the Barbadas namely in or about January last was a<br />
twelvemoneth hee the said Cox in a roving or rambling [hXXXXX GUTTER]<br />
tookerambling [hXXXXX GUTTER]<br />
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