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of onne some of another and some of other … of onne some of another and some of other of the said prizes, not particularly remembring<br />
at which any of them were present, and such as were present and acted ought<br />
as hee conceiveth to have their shares or third part of the cleare prizes,<br />
and otherwise saving this sute whereby the said mariners<br />
de,ammde staisfaction, and some demannd by them made of Captaine<br />
Phillips at Portsmouth hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories in the first place. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth negatively for his part, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the second hee saith that in or about the moneth of July 1651 the<br />
mariners of the ''Constant'' mentioned against Captaine Phillips and<br />
seized his person in the streets at Portsmouth, and haled and pulled him<br />
up and downe, swearing and threatening to kill him, at which the said<br />
Smith and his sonne were present, and his said sonne was<br />
one of the first that laid hands on the said Captaine; and severall other<br />
times the said mariners have stormed against and much threatened the said<br />
Captaine Phillips in this deponents hearing, and saith hee was present and<br />
sawe their said mutinie at Portsmouth. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith the said shipp ''Constant'' was about 6. or 8. monethes<br />
out upon the said Imployment, and that as this deponent hath heard<br />
shee was to pay 120 or 110 ''li'' per moneth freight, and saith that this respondent<br />
was nor part owner of her, but hee had some interest in her omployment<br />
which interest hee left to Captaine Phillips. And saith the interrogated Captaine<br />
[?huurley] and Mr Searle togetherwuth Captaine Phillips disposed of the<br />
salt and other things taken as aforesaid in the ''Saint Joseph'', (and Captaine hurley<br />
received 250 or 300 ''li'' for the same) and the sugars, corne and rosin<br />
predeposed, and received 300 ''li'' more, and the said Searle by Hurleys<br />
order eceived other moneyes for the sugars and corne, and saith the<br />
said mariners appointed Captaine hurley to receive their shares of the<br />
said goods, and that hee was the man they looked upon for their<br />
payment. refusing to relie on Captaine Phillips, saying<br />
they would not trust him, or to that effect. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the fourth hee saith the said Captaine Phillips as hee beleeveth<br />
paid all charges of Customes and otherwise<br />
of the said goods, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith there were about 6 or 7 imployers of the said shipp<br />
the said voyage, and that Captaine Phillips was Imployer of three<br />
sixteenths, Mr Searle alsoe of three sixteenths as hee taketh it, hammond<br />
Ward of an eighth part, this deponent a sixteenth, and others of other parts<br />
which hee remembreth not./
To the Interrogatories in the second place. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was aboard and present at the seizing of<br />
the hoy aforesaid laden with herrings, the ''[?JuXXX]'', the ''fflower pot'', the<br />
''Conrard'' and the ''dolphin'' aforesaid; And saith that for the foresaid salt the<br />
said Captaine hurley received 250 or 300 ''li'', and 300 ''li'' was paid to Mr Searle<br />
by'li'' was paid to Mr Searle<br />
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