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Brig's Deck before he and his Comrades went down into the
Boat hear any Person demand from Captain Mulkere's Mate
any Papers or any thing else, but that he heard the Mate say
that the Captain and Mate of the Brig had while he was in
the Cabbin compelled him to shake the Brig's Papers out of
the Commission which Captain Mulkere had delivered to
him.
The Mark + of
Arthur Pierson
13^th March 1761: Sworn before the Governor and Council
J Ross Cl: Conc.

William Jones Mariner belonging to the Schooner In-
dustry commanded by Captain Valentine Mulkere aged about
46: being sworn on the holy Evangels of Almighty God
deposeth and saith that as the said Schooner was proceed-
ing down the Bay of Chesopeak the 18^th of February last
she met with a Brig that was standing up the Bay and was
then off of New Point Comfort which Brig Captain Mul-
kere hailed asking whence she came, and receiving for
Answer that she came from Jamaica he ordered her to bring
to that he might see her Papers, the Bring having brought
to soon afterwards the Schooner's Boat was hoisted out and
Captain Mulkere went on Board the Brig where he staid
about an Hour and then returning on Board his own
Schooner told his People on the Deck that the Master of
the Brig had no English Papers (except a Register for a

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Boston Schooner) that very soon afterwards Captain Mul-
kere sent his Boat for the Brig's Master calling as he thinks
at the same Time to the Mate of her who was walking the
Deck, and saying the Master must bring his Papers with him
that after the Master of the Brig was come on Board the
Schooner Captain Mulkere sent two Men in his own Boat
for the three outlandish Men but he believes that the two
Men carried no Cutlasses or other Weapons with them, that
as soon as the Boat got along-side the Brig he the Deponent
saw all the Brig's People jump into the Boat and imme-
diately come on Board the Schooner, and he saith that two
or three Minutes afterwards Captain Mulkere ordered his
Mate and four Hands to go on Board the Brig and take
Care of her, which they accordingly did; that after this the
Deponent heard some of the Brigs People ask Captain Mul--
kere whether he intended to carry her out of the Capes and
also heard the Captain answer, that he did not know whether
he should or not; that then the Mate of the Brig damned him
that had given a Commission for such a Dung Boat and that
about half an Hour afterwards there having been during
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