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May the 8th 1682 Upper house mett
Present
The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
The Honourable
Philip Calvert Esqr Chancr
William Calvert Esqr Secrry Coll Vincent Lowe—
Coll Thomas Tailler— Coll: William Stevens
Bartholomew Watts Commander of the Ship Globe, Francis
French his Chyrurgeon and Thomas Norcott his Boateswaine
being Summoned make their Appearance in this house and
their Examination taken as followeth Vizt
Upper house 8th May 1682—
Bartholomew Watts Commander of the Ship Globe of
London according to Summons makes his Appearance, and
is Charged for buying or receiving on Board his Ship Severall
Deer Skins raw and Drest which upon Examination he doth
utterly Deny to have any on Board his Ship to his knowledge—
Francis French Chyrurgion upon Oath Examined Saith that
there is not to his knowledge on board the said Ship Globe
one Deer Skin drest or undrest for Account of Solomon
Thomas or any other person whatsoever, but there are on
Board Some furrs which are now to be Seen on board by any—
Thomas Norcott Boateswaine upon Oath Examined Saith
that he knows not of any Deer Skin on Board the Ship Globe
for any Persons Account whatsoever
Signed pr Order pr John LLewellin Cl of the Assembly
The above Examination together with Bartholomew Watts,
Francis French and Thomas Norcott the Deponents sent to the
Lower house pr Coll: Lowe who hath in Charge given him to
advise that house, that this house had proceeded therein so farr
as they could, & for Satisfaction of the Lower house had sent
them the Depositions taken, by which it doth not appear to this
house that Watts is Chargeable with Breach of the Act in that
case Provided, neither hath it been particularly charged (as this
house conceives by the Informations upon Watts but upon
some other persons who had Dealt for Severall Quantitys of
Skins but that they were put on Board his Ship no positive
proof—
Coll: Lowe having Delivered his Message returns again into
this house—
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