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 away, and afterwards went with her to the Soosoo country; she was sent by the prisoner from Tasso; the prisoner sold Banko, a black woman; she was sold for rice, but only four belies (about two bushels) were received; the woman was sent to Murury, in the river Rochelle. The prisoner gave four slaves to King Murra Brimer, as payment for catching the Tasso runaways.

Saree was sworn by his mother, and the earth. The prisoner, this witness declared, had sent five slaves to Dalla-moodoo; he saw them; Brimer got four slaves; he knew a woman sold by the prisoner, and sent to Angofa; Duboo took her; the prisoner saw the witness sell a man to Benmura, saw him sold at Bance island, nearly seven months ago ; the prisoner delivered the man, and Benmura took him away; he saw bullocks, sheep, and goats, given to the prisoner for slaves, who were all delivered over to be treated as slaves, and continue in slavery.

[Here Duboo was called again by the Court.]

He said he carried a woman, by order of the prisoner, to Tombee, in the Soosoo country; he received for her half a ton of salt, one bull, three goats, and three sheep; he delivered these articles to William Tufft, who is the prisoner's partner; William Tufft delivered the girl, or woman, to him; the prisoner was present, who is considered an higher man than Tufft. It was three months since the witness went with the woman sold, he took her from Bance island; he received also from the prisoner another woman to sell, and he received three at another time to take to William Tufft. The prisoner sent two boys to Boolam; they were to be given to Tufft's sister as slaves; five other slaves were sent to Tufft, a boy, a man, his wife, and two children.

Boreega sworn according to the custom of his nation. The prisoner at the bar, he said, had sold him to Dalla-moodoo; he did not know what was given for him; he was