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hogshead made of the said blubber, being a … hogshead made of the said blubber, being alsoe as aforesaid<br />
brought to the Still yard key, was thense alsoe sent away and disposed<br />
by the said Edmund halley to mr Boothes within a day or two after<br />
the bringing the same to the said key as hee remembreth the time the<br />
former seaven tonnes being there left still, part upon the kay<br />
and part in a warehouse. And further hee cannot depose.
To eighth hee saith hee heard the said mr halley say that hee<br />
sold some of the said oiles soe disposed of for twenty pounds per<br />
tonne, And saith that in his iudjement and estimation all the<br />
said oiles soe brought home and that which was made here of the<br />
blubber were worth one tonne with another seaventeene pounds<br />
sterling at the time aforesaid of landing thereof, and<br />
at that rate hee beleeveth they infact have bin sold at the least<br />
which hee deposeth having used the Greenland voyage as a Cooper or overseer for making of oiles<br />
for thirtie yeares last, and being well acquainted with that commoditie<br />
and the valew thereof. And further cannot depose.
To the nineth hee saith that part of the said seaven tonnes<br />
soe left for the said Captaine Thomas was of the worser sort of the<br />
said oiles brought hence as aforesaid, and that which was left in<br />
a warehouse as aforesaid, was liable to warehouse hire, and<br />
there was of his knowledge foure pounds, sixe shillings and eight<br />
pense paid for the warehouse hire thereof, and eleaven shillings<br />
and a penny was paid for the wharfage and porterage of the rest of the 7 tonnes that lay on the wharfe, And<br />
further hee cannot depose, saving this deponent paid the said<br />
money for the said warehouse hire and wharfage of the said seaven<br />
tonnes soe left, and thereby knowes the summe paid for those charges<br />
because [XXXX] liable to a debt which this deponent had upon the whole parcell #
[#] saving the said seaven tonnes<br />
brought home in<br />
the said shipps, which debt this deponent<br />
hath<br />
a sute against them.
Allexander Bareffoott [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Upon the rest not exámined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee well knoweth Captaine Thomas and<br />
Edmund halley parties agent and defendant in this cause, and that<br />
hee favoureth them indifferently in respect of the truth, and<br />
otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith hee viewed and looked to the said oiles brought<br />
home as afore said after they were landed at the Stillyard key as<br />
aforesaid, and had marked the caskes of them before, whereby hee<br />
knew their conditions and qualities. And further hee<br />
saith it was about five weekes before the rest of<br />
the oiles (comprizing therein the said five tonnes and a hogshead made neare<br />
Blackwall) were wholly disposed of, after disposall<br />
and sending of the thirteene tonnes to mr Tuck and mr Scott,<br />
and were all disposed of by mr halley and his order. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith that there were about twelve tonnes of the<br />
said oiles brought home, put by the said mr halley into another<br />
warehouse (apart from the foresaid seaven) before hee disposed and<br />
sent them away, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as<br />
aforesaid, and saving the said halley agreed for the warehouse roome<br />
both for the said twelve and alsoe for the said seaven tonnes which hee<br />
said hee left for Captaine Thomas, and afterwards paid the<br />
warehouse hire for the said twelve about such time as he disposed<br />
of them as aforesaid, but for the said seaven tonnes soe said by him<br />
to be left for Captaine Thomas, this deponent as aforesaid paid the<br />
warehouse hire thereof, this deponent having attached and condemned<br />
them in the Sheriffs Court for a debt owing him for the said voyage by<br />
the said owners and setters out of the said shipps and worke and hooping done here at home
Tond worke and hooping done here at home
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