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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n853-1">John Fernando</rs>
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(being first duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists)<lb></lb>
Saith that he has been Cook of the Ship Prince Tom <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n853-2">Benjamin Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Master for the space of Eight Months past, And that being on board<lb></lb>
on a certain Day he cannot recollect but thinks it was about a<lb></lb>
for might since he was called to by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n853-3">Paul Preston</rs>
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then Mate of the<lb></lb>
said ship and directed to take up a Bag laying on the Cabbin<lb></lb>
Deck and carry it upon Deck that he did so when he received<lb></lb>
further Dircetions from the Make to hand it over the Side to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ142">Waterman</rs>
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(Meaning a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ143">Waterman</rs>
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then laying along side the<lb></lb>
Ship ) that this Examiant did so but that he was at that Time<lb></lb>
ignorant of the Contents of the Bag but is now of opinion it was<lb></lb>
Indigo</p>
<p n="854">Sworn the 12 & May 1773<lb></lb>
Before me</p>
<p n="855">B Camper</p>
<p n="856">The mark of<lb></lb>
John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Termando</p>
<p n="857"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n857-1">Thomas Brown</rs>
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(being first Sworn in like manner) Saith that he is<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ144">Waterman</rs>
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and was employed by the Recommendation of one<lb></lb>
Anderion to being <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n857-2">William Bartheman</rs>
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from on board the Ship Prince<lb></lb>
Tom to Pelican Stair Shadwall in his Boat that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n857-3">William Barthman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
had a Bag but what the Contents were this Examinant<del>does</del>
did not know<lb></lb>
that afterwards the same Day he went along side the said Ship by<lb></lb>
the Directions of the said William Bartheman, when the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n857-4">William Barteman</rs>
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and John Tennants each of them brought another<lb></lb>
Bag into this Examinants Boat and carried the same and William<lb></lb>
Bartleman to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo354">new Crane</rs>
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Stair where they were banded and where<lb></lb>
the same was carried to hedoes not know, that he wint along side<lb></lb>
the said Ship a third Time by the like directions of the said William<lb></lb>
Bartleman who not being then on board this Examinant waited until he<lb></lb>
came<del>when he</del>
and taking a forth Bag and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n857-5">william Bartleman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
into his Boat went therewith to this James Stairs where he landed<lb></lb>
then and this Examinant himself carried the said last mentioned Bag<lb></lb>
to</p>
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