London ss.

John Clark< no role > and Henry Cheesman< no role > Lighter Men do joyntly and severally make Oath And first this Deponent
Henry Cheesman< no role > upon his Oath sayth that on the Third Day of November which was in the yeare of our
Lord One Thousand Seaven hundred and two hee received by the order of John Pym< no role > of London Merchant
from a Warehouse at Baynards Castle in Thame Street London Forty theigh of French Salt as this Depont.
was informed by the Queens Officer that attended at the Warehouse and took an Account thereof
when he Salt was Weighed out and delivered to this Depont. And this Depont. sayth that the
said Forty theigh of Salt was put on Board Three Lightens Number Two, Six and Ten which
this Depont. was Directed to carry Down the River of Thames and deliver the Salt on Board a
Ship then Lying in Lymehouse reach And this Depont. further sayth that hee this Deponent
together with the other Depont. Did carry two of the Sd three Lighters (Vizt) No. Two and No.
Ten to the Custome House Key where the Salt on board them both was theighed out and Did
containe Twenty one they and four Bushells And this Depont. John Clarke< no role > maketh oath
that hee did Carry the other Lighter No. Six from the the harse at Baynards Castle
aforesaid and in the passage (Vizt) as two was going with the Lighter through London
Bridge the Lighter Struck against the Startings of the Bridge and received to much
Damage thereby that the Snuck and perished with all her Lading in her and all
the Salt was lossed except a handfull or two which this Depont. took out of her
and put in his Handkercheife as She was Sinking and this Depont. and another Man
that was in her would have been lost if help had not come to their releife and taken
them out of the Lighter And this Depont. Henry Cheesman< no role > sayth that Forty theigh at
French Salt was out on board the said three Lighters at Baynards Castle as aforesaid and
that here was no part thereof taken out of any or either of them untill the Lighters No.
Two and No. Ten arrived at the Custome house Key and were unladen and theighed there and
the Quantity that was taken out of those two Lighters at the Custome house was Twenty
one they and four Bushells and no more and the Lighter No. Six which was cast away
had on board her Eighteen they and Thirty Six Bushells being the remainder of the
Forty they of French Salt which was theighed out by the Queen's officer and taken on
board the Three Lighters at Baynards Castle by this Deponent as aforesaid.

Jurat 14o. January 1703
Coram

the Mark of
John [mark] Clarke< no role >

Henry Cheesman< no role >