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546 17. Whether the said Peters did repair to the s.d Danzeys Office the 20.th Day of July 1703 & then and there request & desire the s.d Danzey to Clear the said ship Rogers pursuant to his promise? 18. Whether the s.d John Danzey did not then and there positively refuse & deny to Clear the s.d ship and if the s.d Danzey upon the s.d Peters his demanding his Clearance from Virginia and the Lord Baltemores Officer w.ch the s.d Peters had deliver'd the s.d Danzey as af.d did refuse to deliver the same to s.d Peters? 19. Whether you know have heard or been informed under what p.rtence or Motive the s.d Danzey refused to Clear the s.d Ship? 20. Whether by the s.d Danzey's refusing to Clear the s.d Ship she was relieved in the Countrey & lost the Convoy? 21. Whether by the Detencon af.d the s.d Ship was not very much Damnified and her Bottom Eaten out by the Worm and if by the reason af.d the s.d S.r John Rogers was not Compelled to be at the Charge of new bottoming the said ship or by what other Reason? Lastly. Whether the Cargoe of Tob.o on Board the s.d Ship was by reason of the Detencon af.d Damnified & in a great measure spoiled? Declare what you know relating thereto and to all the aforemenconed p.rmisses Depositions of Wittnesses taken at the house of M.r Gerard Slye in S.t Mary's County by Vertue of a Comission directed to me out of the high Court of Chancery to Examin Evidences in perpetuam Rei Memoriam in a Cause depending in her Maty's Prov.ll Court between S.r John Rogers Barronet plaintif and John Danzey Gent Defend.t on the part and behalf of the plt.f w.ch Comission bears date the 16.th day of June 1705 I have by Vertue thereof this day (to witt) the 7.th of July 1705 sumoned & Caused to come before me the following Evidences (viz.t) Abraham Peters aged about 49 years being sworn on the holy Evangelist deposeth and Saith To the first Inter That he knoweth the plaintif & Defend.t To y.e 2.d That he knows the ship Rogers and that she Arrived in this province the 15.th of October 1702 To y.e 3.d That the s.d Ship was Condemned to be forfeited the 13.th of November 1702 by a Court of Vice Admirallty held at Annapolis in Ann Arundell County one third part thereof to the Queen's Maty one third part thereof to the then (Gov.r |
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