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And there was materialls sufficient to hav … And there was materialls sufficient to have made the sayd Stanchions strong<br />
enough in case they would have made use of them. But he<br />
saith the sayd Stancheons were made too weake and insufficient<br />
and indeed so weake that soone after the sayd shipp was gone to sea with<br />
the sayd horses, the sayd Stanchions did breake downe, and the<br />
sayd horses by reason of such bad stowage fell one upon another<br />
and so one killed another and all of them dyed one horse<br />
onely excepted all which he knoweth for that he was a Passenger<br />
in and on board the sayd shipp and saw the premisses so fall out<br />
and heard this precontest William Tickell offer the Master and<br />
Mariners of the sayd shipp strong and good sparrs which he<br />
had provided some where of he brought aboard, for the making<br />
the sayd Stanchions stong and sufficient, but they refused thee some<br />
saying the stanchions they had made were strong enough, or to<br />
that purpose. And saith that the Master and Company did<br />
not proceed on to the Barbadoes but came to Newcastle, which<br />
as this deponent hath heard and beleiveth was without order<br />
of his Owners. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the fourth article hee saith that the sayd Owners being Mr Batson and<br />
Company (as by letters which he hath seene he came to know) and having<br />
notice that the sayd horses were lost and sayd shipp receyved some<br />
hurt and was come to Newcastle, ordered her to come into this<br />
River of Thames neer to Gravesend there to be supplyed of what<br />
she wanted and so to proceed on her sayd intended voyage. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the fifth article of the sayd allegation he saith it is not usuall to impresss the<br />
mates or Boatswayne of any shipp being upon a voyage, and<br />
in case any such be prest it is usuall upon their making knowne<br />
their imployment to release them and accordingly he saw that<br />
the sayd James Cooke and Maynard Johnson having bene once prest<br />
were released presently upon their making knowne their offices<br />
on board the sayd shipp. And further he ćannot depose not being<br />
on board upon the sayd persons were last pressed, and submitted thereto<br />
without returning to their respective imployment on board the<br />
sayd shipp.
To the .6th. article of the sayd allegation he saith that the sayd Maynard Johnson<br />
did behave himselfe Stubbornely and perversly on board the sayd<br />
shipp not onely neglecting and refusing to obey the Masters Commands<br />
but discouraging his fellowes in their dutyes, and particularly saith<br />
that whilest the sayd shipp lay att NewCastle he heard the Master<br />
call to him the sayd Johnson to call upp the Company to assist att the<br />
removing of a stage for the Carpenters who went there doeing some<br />
repairs to the sayd shipp, and heard the sayd Johnson refused to<br />
call them, and heard him allso say, that the Mariners were fooles<br />
if they gave their assistance or to that purpose. And further he<br />
cannot depose.
To further he<br />
cannot depose.
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