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ánd laded the said lighter, which Captaine … ánd laded the said lighter, which Captaine Totty sent away, and<br />
paid them their hire, and they went ashore, and next day hee<br />
hired them againe, but that night hee the said Captaine went<br />
alsoe himselfe and lay ashore; And saith that all the said times<br />
of their working and lading the said lighter, the most part of<br />
the said shipps company, and principall men of them (whereof<br />
the boatswaine was one) refused to worke and did not worke<br />
but looked on and walked up and downe; And further that<br />
there were about halfe a dozen other men alsoe hired and<br />
imployed by the said Captaine to work aboard the said shipp,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the eighth hee saith that this deponent had five shillings<br />
for his two dayes worke And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the nineth hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not exámined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cometh required by Captaine Totty to speake the<br />
truth, and hath received twelve pence, and expecteth his<br />
charges and for losse of time, And otherwise negatively.
To the 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6 hee cannot answer, not being in the voyage<br />
and saving as afore said.
The marke of<br />
[MARKE] Abraham Skelton [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
Exámined upon the fore said allegation.
'''Rp. 9.'''
'''Safron Wandal''' of Greenwich Waterman, aged<br />
50 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the seaventh article hee saith and deposeth that after the<br />
returne and coming of the shipp ''Edward and John'' to an anchor<br />
in the River of Thames neere Greenwich, Captaine Totty the<br />
commander came ashore and hired this deponent and five [?other GUTTER]<br />
watermen and sent them aboard her to worke, being on a<br />
friday happening (as hee taketh it) in June last) and saith<br />
that when they came aboard, the mariners aboard asked them<br />
wherefore they came, and they telling them that they were hired<br />
and sent aboard by the master to worke, the said mariners<br />
replied and said that if any of them offered to lay hand on [XX GUTTER]<br />
tackle or to hoist out any goods, they (the mariners) would<br />
knock them on the heads, or to the same effect, and<br />
many abused them with badd language, and whereupon [XX GUTTER]<br />
expected the master, who about halfe an houre or more after<br />
came aboard, and asked why they they were not at worke, and<br />
they answereing that his men had forbidden them and threatened<br />
to knock them on the heads, hee said [XXXX] I will [?turne GUTTER]<br />
boatswaine this once and help you my selfe and soe they [?sett GUTTER]<br />
to worke till evening and laded a lighter which was by the shipp<br />
sideer which was by the shipp<br />
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