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Transcription

ought but his charges of comming. And saith hee this deponent was
iust come out of his canbbin upon the deck of the Successe as her master
called out to them of the said other vessell to beare up. And otherwise
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

To the second hee saith hee knoweth not the interrogated Cable, nor did
hee knowe the said other vessell before such her running upon and sinking
the Successe as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving
his foregoeing depositin to which hee referreth himselfe.

To the third hee saith the said Well is about tenn English miles over
and all shipps sailing from London to Newcastle use to passe over
thatplace, And saith that the night wherein the said mishapp happened
in the morning was darke, and when the said blowe happened, it
was not very darke nor very light, but betwixt both. And
otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.

To the 4 and 5th hee saith that this deponent and others of the
Successes company having soe seene the Angell on the head and
the dove on the sterne of the said shipp that did them the
foresaid mischeife, they often forthwith after the said mishance
talked and spake amongest themselves and tooke notice one to
another that the said vessell had soe the Angell on her head
and the dove on her sterne, longe before they came to
Newcastle where they sawe her againe lying to mend
her bowe as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose saving
as aforesaid, and saving that all the Successes company soe tooke
notice and spake of the said markes of the said vessell.

To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition,
And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the 7th negatively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot
answer saving as aforesaid.

To the 8th hee saith hee can neither write nor reade, but
yet can keep accompt of times, by a sort of Cyphering which
hee hath learnt for his owne use, and thereby remembreth
the time aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as
aforesaid.

Repeated before doctor Clerke./.

the marke of the said
John I R Roo./. [MARKE, RH SIDE]