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do joyntly and severally make Oath And first this Deponent
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upon his Oath sayth that on the Third Day of November which was in the yeare of our
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Lord One Thousand Seaven hundred and two hee received by the order of
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John Pym
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from a Warehouse at
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Baynards Castle
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London Forty theigh of French Salt as this Depont.
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was informed by the Queens Officer that attended at the Warehouse and took an Account thereof
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when he Salt was Weighed out and delivered to this Depont. And this Depont. sayth that the
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said Forty theigh of Salt was put on Board Three Lightens Number Two, Six and Ten which
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this Depont. was Directed to carry Down the
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and deliver the Salt on Board a
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Ship then Lying in Lymehouse reach And this Depont. further sayth that hee this Deponent
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together with the other Depont. Did carry two of the Sd three Lighters (Vizt) No. Two and No.
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Ten to the Custome House Key where the Salt on board them both was theighed out and Did
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containe Twenty one they and four Bushells And this Depont.
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maketh oath
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that hee did Carry the other Lighter No. Six from the the harse at Baynards Castle
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aforesaid and in
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(Vizt) as two was going with the Lighter through
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the Lighter Struck against the Startings of
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and received to much
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Damage thereby that the Snuck and perished with all her Lading in her and all
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the Salt was lossed except a handfull or two which this Depont. took out of her
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and put in his Handkercheife as She was Sinking and this Depont. and another Man
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that was in her would have been lost if help had not come to their releife and taken
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them out of the Lighter And this Depont.
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sayth that Forty theigh at
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French Salt was out on board the said three Lighters at Baynards Castle as aforesaid and
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that here was no part thereof taken out of any or either of them untill the Lighters No.
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Two and No. Ten arrived at the Custome house Key and were unladen and theighed there and
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the Quantity that was taken out of those two Lighters at the Custome house was Twenty
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one they and four Bushells and no more and the Lighter No. Six which was cast away
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had on board her Eighteen they and Thirty Six Bushells being the remainder of the
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Forty they of French Salt which was theighed out by the Queen's officer and taken on
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board the Three Lighters at Baynards Castle by this Deponent as aforesaid.
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Jurat
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14o. January 1703
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