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is interrate. And further otherwise then n … is interrate. And further otherwise then negatively hee cannot<br />
depose,.
To the 7th hee saith hee knoweth not any thing further in satisfaction<br />
to this Interrogatorie, then what hee hath formerly deposed
Repeated before doctor Clerke/
Simon Orchard [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 8th day of January <u>.1654:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:
'''6us'''
'''Joseph Carswell junior''' of Limehouse in the parish<br />
of Stepney and Countie of Middlesex Mariner : aged 18:<br />
yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and examined<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet:
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That hee<br />
well knoweth the arlate Thomas Browne, and saw and observed him to be<br />
Master of the shipp the ''John'' the Voyage in Controversie at Porta Port,<br />
and never did see or observe him to be Master thereof before And further<br />
or otherwise cannot depose:-/
To te 11th and 12th hee saith, That this deponent being Purser of and aboard the<br />
shipp the ''Porto Port Merchant'' of this City at such time as the shipp the<br />
''John'' in Controversy was at Porto Port aforesaid laden and bound )as<br />
there generally reported) for the Barbadoes well observed that the said shipp<br />
''John'' after such her lading descended from Porto Port to the barr of that<br />
place, being designed to passe over the same and to proceed upon her Voyage,<br />
but saith shee did there abide about a moneth after before shee could with<br />
security passe the said barr, shee being a french built shipp and heavy and drawing<br />
of the observation of this deponent and sewerall others, and according to his best<br />
Judgement at least thirteen foot water, And saith this deponent going seweall times<br />
upon occasions towards the barr, which the said shipp ''John'' lay ready to passe<br />
observed three swerall times that her anchors were on board her, and shee<br />
readie to passe the said barr, bu the winde coming in full from sea, shee<br />
was still necessitated there to remaine, and that without any defect of the<br />
said shipp, or neglect in her Master and Companie as hee verily beleeveth.<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the 13. and 14th hee saith, That hee this deponent hath been 4 sewerall<br />
voyages at Porto Port aforesaid, and thereby well knoweth, That there is<br />
a very dangerous barr neere unto that place, which no forraigne shipps<br />
doe or are permitted usually to saile over without the Conduct of Certaine<br />
Pilots residing in Porto Port and commonly knowne by the name of the<br />
kings Pilots, being thereunto authorized by order of the king of Portugall<br />
and are there generally observed to bee the persons who doe and ought<br />
to dtermine of the convenience of wind and water for the Conducting<br />
of shipps of all sorts of burthens over the said barr, and have theirurthens over the said barr, and have their +
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