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same was Delivered out of the said Ship, s … same was Delivered out of the said Ship, shee<br />
would want stiffening, but desired the said Wood<br />
to stay a little space untill hee Gott stones to stiffen<br />
and ballast the sd ship to keepe her streight and<br />
right, and Imediately the said Grove sent some of his Company<br />
in the Ships Boate to get Stones to the said Ships side, and as<br />
the same were receiving onboard. others of the<br />
said Ships Company at the same time, and in the<br />
afternoone of the said 21th of August. 1656 [CSG: CHECK THIS YEAR, SINCE SHOULD BE 1657]: delivered<br />
out to the said Wood a Boate, or two boates Lading<br />
of salt. And saith that it would have been very dangeros<br />
for the said Grove to have delivered out the said<br />
salt without first receiving stones of other heavy<br />
things on board her, to ballast her, and keepe<br />
her stiffe, for that thereby shee might be over<br />
set, And further saith that the said Wood at other<br />
times sent Boates soe fast that the said Grove and<br />
the marine:rs on board her had not time to fetch<br />
stones to stiffen the said Ship; And saith the said Wood<br />
did as aforesaid Imploy most of the said Ships<br />
Company on shore; soe that the said Grove had not<br />
men sufficient to fetch stones to ballast and stiffen y:e<br />
said Ship, And further that a Ships Lading<br />
of salt is, and may be sooner delivered out of a<br />
shup, then Boates can goe on shore and fetch<br />
stoned, The Premisses hee deposeth being Mate<br />
of the said Ship all the Voyage in question, and taking<br />
notice of the Premisses: And further hee cannot depose
To trhe 6th hee cannot saving as aforesaid./.
To the 7th hee saith that the said Luke Wood (being ashore<br />
did send one Tizard that was one of the Mates of the<br />
said Ship onboard her to the said Grove (who was then<br />
on board the said Ship). to desire him the said Grove<br />
to send all this the said Woods Coyles of Ropes on shore, But the<br />
said Ropes being upon the private account of the said<br />
Wood and the said Grove not knowing the weight<br />
thereof, did forbeare the delivery of them, and the said<br />
Tizard goeing ashore and acquainting the said Wood<br />
therewith. the said Wood came on board the sayd ship and ?gave ?the<br />
said Grove the Invoice of the same and of the weight thereof upon sight whereof<br />
the said Grove did Imediately cause the same to be put on<br />
a Boate or Boates, and sent the same onshore; and did<br />
not hinder the said Wood any way in the disposall thereof<br />
The premisses hee deposeth being on board the said Ship and ?seeing<br />
and taking notice of the Premisses. And further cannot depose./the Premisses. And further cannot depose./ +
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