Guildhall London

John Davies< no role > of Bishopsgate Street in the City of London Oilman and Salt
Merchant and Francis Brereton< no role > late Cabin Boy belonging to the Ship or
vessel called The Brig Betty whereof Peter Sloan< no role > was late Master severally
make Oath and first the said John Davies< no role > for himself saith that on
or about the Tenth day of September in the Year of our Lord are
thousand seven hundred and seventy nine Five Thousand and
Twenty Bushels of English Refined Salt were shipped on Board the
said ship or Vessel called The Brig Betty whereof the said Peter Sloan< no role >
was Master at Liverpool in the County of Lancaster as appears to
this Deponent by the Invoice of the same in order to be conveyed
by Sea to the Port of London for and on Account of this Deponent the
Owner of the said Salt And this Deponent saith that the Duty for
all the said Salt hath been paid to His Majesty< no role > And this
Deponent saith that he hath been informed and verily be [..]
that on or about the Twenty eighth Day of the said Month of
the said Ship or Vessel with the said Salt on board her set Salt [..]
Liverpool aforesaid for the said port of London and that for Want of
Convoy the said Peter Sloan< no role > was obliged to put the said Ship or
Vessel into the port of Newry in the Kingdom of Ireland And this [..]
Deponent the said Francis Brereton< no role > for himself saith that on
about the Tenth Day of November thousand seven hundred
and seventy nine he was put on Board the said Ship or Vessel
called The Brig Betty as Cabin Boy at Newry aforesaid and that
there then was a large Cargo of Salt on Board the said [..]
Vessel and that on or about the Sixteenth Day of the said Month of
November the said Ship or Vessel with the said large of Salt on
Board not meeting with any Convoy set Sail from Newry aforesaid