5838. Who were the men with whom it was done?-One man who told me twice over about it was Hugh Phillip; it happened with him in two different years.
5839. Has it happened with anybody else to your knowledge?- No.
5840. Was it not quite fair that a man should be expected to work for the curer until his debt was paid?-Yes.
5841. How does a man get into such an amount of debt as that? Is it from dealing with the shop?-I cannot say that the shop accounts are the cause of it, but it may arise from the circumstances of his family. The fishing here is the only thing a man has to depend upon, and sometimes, when it turns out bad year, he perhaps has taken a greater amount of supply from the shop for his family than usual.
5842. Was Phillip's account for shop goods?-It was for an advance of rent.
5843. That was what he was taking the money for but was he in debt before for shop goods?-Yes.
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5844. You live at Sullem?-Yes.
5845. Are you a boat-skipper?-Yes.