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tion to the whalebone and oil above specified, the sum of 

 One hundred pounds, to be equally divided among the 

 John's crew, liarpooners excepted. And, 



4. Should any of the John's crew, by the unavoidable 

 separation of the two ships, be carried to Whitby, a rea- 

 sonable allowance for their travelling expcnces homewards, 

 shall be paid them by the owners of the Esk. 



Part III. — It is furthermore mutually agreed by the 

 vuidersigned William Scoresby junior^ and Thomas Jack- 

 son, on their own parts, and on the part of their owners, and 

 as far as concerns them, \n\h the free and unanimous con- 

 sent of their respective crews, as follows : 



1. That provided the ship John shall, by any casualty, 

 be obliged to separate from the Esk, and withdraw her 

 assistance, within the space of seven days from the date 

 hereof, the award mentioned in Article 1., Part II., shall 

 be considered as the joint property of the owners of the 

 two ships, and that accordingly, the one-half of the oil and 

 whalebone, as therein awarded, or the value thereof, free 

 of all charges for freight, demvuTage, or other circumstan- 

 ces, excepting actual outlay, shall be returned to the own- 

 ers of the Esk, as soon after the arrival of the John at her 

 port, as conveniently may be. 



2. That should any dead fish be found, or other Avhale 

 be captured within the limits of this contract, whichever of 

 the ship's crews it or they may be seen, struck, or killed 

 by, the whale or whales so found or captured, shall be 

 equally divided between the two ships. And it is declar- 

 ed, 



3. That all the foregoing articles and stipulations of this 

 contract are entered into, not from any regard of relationship, 

 friendship, or other human tic, but from the sole principle of 



