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 Duboo was sworn on the Old Testament; he believed in a state of future rewards and punishments. He saw many of the Tasso slaves working on William Tufft's place; they laboured as slaves, but the witness did not know of the prisoner having sent any slaves away. Yangyarra was sworn in a very solemn manner, according to his nation, by praying that God would cause the earth to open and receive him, if he told not the whole truth. He declared he was a head man at the island of Tasso. He had kept an account of the slaves sent off by the prisoner at the bar; he produced a handful of small stones, and counting out thirty, swore that was the number sent away by the prisoner. He saw the prisoner go to Sery with some slaves, who did not return. He saw him give some slaves to Ben Muro of Boolam, as payment for something; the persons delivered were to be treated as slaves; the witness did not know of the prisoner giving any more slaves.

Adam was next sworn in the same way as Duboo. He knew the prisoner had sent slaves from Tasso; he gave some black people to King Murra Brimer; they consisted of a woman, two girls, and two boys: the witness was present when these blacks were delivered; the prisoner gave them up to be treated as slaves ; he sent some to Ben Muro; he saw them ; they were given as slaves; a man, his wife, and one girl; the witness did not see the prisoner receive any thing in return ; the time was about five months ago; the prisoner, he heard, gave the slaves as payment for catching the runaways ; they were given at Bance Island, and witness was present at the time.

Esq., sworn. He saw three women, a man, and a child, who had been given to Dallamoodoo by the prisoner; he also saw at Murra Brimer's five slaves, who had been delivered by the prisoner as payment for his trouble in causing the runaway