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Transcription

of November December January February March and April [illegible]
last past and before [xxxx] or since the 14th of July last about which tyme the
shipp the Angell Gabriell sett sayle from Gravesend on the voyage in question the
arlate Henry Southwood was Commonly reputed to be the Master and Commander
of the sayd shipp Angell Gabriell and to be soe constitutes and made Master of
her by the Owners thereof, and had by them committed to him the care and charge as Master of
her for the voyage in question (which was from London to Druntam arlate and
from thence back to the Downes) and this deponent goeing Gunner of the sayd
voyage well knoweth the sayd Henry Southwood did goe master
of the sayd shipp the sayd voyage and took charge of her as Master of her during
the same And further saving his subsequent deposicion hee cannot depose.

To the second hee saith that before the sayd shipp her goeing out
upon her voyage in question the arlate Henry Southwood
stood neede of a pilott to conduct the sayd shipp in her sayd voyage and
that the sayd arlate Richard Fare did shipp himselfe with the sayd Master to
goe as Pylott of her the sayd voyage, but for what summe hee knoweth not,
not being present at the contract made betweene the sayd Master and the sayd Fare
but hath heard the sayd Fare was to have ten pounds for his paines in
pyloting the say shipp the sayd voyage, and that hee received 10 L thereof
in hand before hee went the voyage, And saith the sayd Fare had charge
of the sayd shipp and her ladeing as Pilot thereof committed to him by the sayd
Henry Southwood for the say voyage accordingly tooke the same upon him And further saving
this following deposicion hee cannot depose./

To the third hee saith the sayd Richard Fare as to outward appearance
is a very aged man and hee hathe heard the same Fare says that by reason
of his age his hearing is much impaired and that hee cannot heare soe well
as formerly hee could and this deponent being one of the sayd shipps Company
knoweth hee the sayd Fare wanteth an eye and well before that hee did
not performe his office and duty off a pylott in the sayd shipp as hee
ought to doe the voyage in question And further hee cannot depose saving
his subsequent deposicion./

To the 4th and 5th and 6th articles of the sayd libell hee saith that the sayd Fare was
soe unskillfull in the duty of a pylott for the sayd voyage that in the passage
of the sayd shipp Angell Gabriell from the River of Thames upon the voyage
in question shee coming among certaine sands in the Swim on this side Orphord
Nesse the sayd Ricchard Fare was at a stand and knew not the course to
shape to avoide running upon the sayd sands for that had not the sayd Henry
Southwood and his shipps company bin better skilled in passing the sayd sands
then the sayd Fare and for the better preservation of the sayd shipp and their owne
lives, directed and shaped the sayd shipps course whilst shee was among
the sayd sands shee had in all probabillity perished in them And he further
saith that after the sayd shipp was by Gods blessing on the industrie of the sayd master and
Company passed the sayd sands, and in persuance of her voyage to Druntam aforesayd
arrived upon the Coast of Norway and come neere shoare there, the sayd Fare was soe
ignorant of what land or part of Norway they were then neere upon that hee could not tell what