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551 Samuel Grasty aged about 41 years being Sworn on the Holy Evangelist deposeth and Saith To the first Inter That he knows the defend.t & further Saith not To y.e 2.d That he knows the Ship Rogers & further Saith not To y.e 3.d That this Depo.t hath been informed that the s.d Ship Rogers was Condemned by a Court of Admirallty and further Saith not To y.e 4.th Saith not To y.e 5.th That this Depo.t hath been informed that S.r John Rogers of Plymouth in the Kingdom of England Merch.t was Sole Owner of the s.d Ship Rogers & a certain Abraham Peters Ma.r before Condemnation To y.e 6.th That this Depo.t hath been informed by the Defend.t Dansey that he undertook the Sale & disposall of the ship after Condemnacon by Order of the Co.rt of Admirallty To the 7.th 8.th & 9.th Interrogatorys Saith not To the 10.th That the s.d Dansey did accept and negotiate the Bills of Exch.a delivered ^to^ him by the Agent of S.r John Rogers To y.e 11.th That the Defend.t Dansey informed this Depo.t that the Bills of Exch were paid by the said S.r John Rogers to the s.d Danseys Order To y.e 12.th 13.th & 14.th Interrogatorys Saith not To y.e 15.th That this Depo.t hath heard there was Two Ships of Warr in Virginia order'd and appointed to Convoy to England all such ships as were loaden and ready to saile from Virginia and Maryland To y.e 16.th Inter Saith not To y.e 17.th That the s.d Peters did repair to the Office of the s.d John Dansey the 20.th of July 1703 & then & there request the s.d Dansey to Clear the s.d Ship Rogers & further Saith not To y.e 18.th That the s.d John Dansey did refuse & deny to Clear the said Ship & further Saith not To y.e 19.th That the s.d Dansey refused to Clear the s.d Ship p.rtending he wanted security for the Bills of Exch he had rec.d & negotiated a considerable time before in full satisfaction for the Ship Rogers after her Condemnacon To y.e 20.th That the s.d Ship Rogers was detayned in the Countrey by reason of the s.d Danseys refusing to Clear the same To y.e 21.th That by reason of the Detencon afd the s.d Ship was very much damnified and her bottom Eaten Out by the Worms in so much that she was bottomed out the Cost & Charge of the s.d S.r John Rogers To the Last Saith not John Rogers aged about 22 Years being Sworn on the Holy Evangelist deposeth and Saith To y.e 1.st Inter That he knows the Plaintif & Defend.t To the 2.d That he Ship Rogers and further Saith not To y.e 3.d |
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