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And thereupon the sayd words were interlin … And thereupon the sayd words were interlined in the sayd Bills respectively<br />
and the sayd Cutting signed the same in the presence of him this deponent<br />
and of his Contest in this cause, and the sayd Hubbert was then likewise<br />
present, which being so signed the sayd Hubbert payd to the sayd Cutting<br />
for the sayd Bever and other goods mentioned in the sayd Bills of lading<br />
the summe of two shillings sterling for primage and average in the<br />
presence of this deponent, who moreover saith that the Bill of lading<br />
now shewne him was and is one of the sayd originall bills of lading<br />
and was signed by the sayd Cutting in this deponents presence as aforesayd [?# GUTTER]
[#] [LH MARGIN] about nyne or ten<br />
weekes agoe.<br />
Ema[?nnall]<br />
Springffeild [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
And further, or<br />
otherwise referring himselfe to the sayd Bill of lading, he cannot<br />
depose, saving that the sayd Hubbert did come as a Passenger in the<br />
sayd shipp as is alledged, and saving that he doth verily beleive that the<br />
sayd Barrell of Bever was laden by the sayd Hubbert as is alledged, for that<br />
he saw the receipts which the Boatswayn of the sayd shipp had delivered to the<br />
sayd Hubbert for the receipt of his goods on board, which bills of<br />
Receipt the sayd Hubbert in this deponents presence delivered to the sayd<br />
Cutting and he did peruse them before he signed the sayd Bills of lading<br />
causing the interlineation above mentioned to be made as aforesayd.
'''Smith dt.'''
To the Crosse Interrogatoryes. [CENTRAL HEADING]
To the first he saith he comes to be a witnesse in this cause att the Request of the<br />
sayd Hubbert, whom he hath knowne from the beginning of this last voyage<br />
from Boston videlicet for about four monethes. And otherwise negatively<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the second he saith he did not see the sayd Barrell of bever laden nor in the<br />
possession of the sayd Hubbert before it was laden, nor knoweth of whom<br />
the same was bought. And further cannot answer
To the third Interrogatory he saith he can both write and read written hand, and<br />
knoweth the Bill of lading now shewne him to be one of those he saw<br />
signed as aforesayd as well by the interlineation thereof, as by the characters<br />
of the firme of the sayd Cutting of which he tooke particular notice [XXX GUTTER]<br />
the sayd Bills were signed, which he saith were signed on shipboard [#] [XXX GUTTER]
[#] [LH MARGIN] att or neere the duiynes<br />
as aforesayd<br />
Emanual<br />
Apringffeild [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
about eleven of the Clock in the forenoone of [XXX GUTTER]<br />
in the Cuddy of the sayd shipp this deponent and this Contest and the sayd Hubbert<br />
being present; and other persons were passing to and fro one of whom XXX<br />
one Mr Williams. And the sayd Cutting was then upp and not in bed, [?and GUTTER]<br />
was indifferent well in health, howbeit this Rendent heard that he had [XXX GUTTER]<br />
some hurt on his head by a fall not long before, And he signed the<br />
sayd three Bills all at one tyme; videlicet successively one immediately [?# GUTTER]
[#] [LH MARGIN] after another about<br />
nyne or ten weekes<br />
agoe.<br />
Emanual<br />
Springffeild [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
, the tyme otherwise<br />
than as hee hath in his former depositions upon the Articles and this Interrogatory<br />
declared, or more particularly hee remembreth not. And otherwise<br />
he cannot answer, Not having made any marke upon the sayd bills or had [XXX GUTTER]<br />
any of them in his power or possession since the signing thereof.
To the 4th. Interrogatorie he answereth negatively to every part thereof.
To the 5th. he saith the words interrogate were interlined by the sayd hubbert<br />
before the Bills of lading were signed, and the sayd Hubbert did<br />
[XXXX GUTTER]sayd Hubbert did<br />
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