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To the 21th hee saith hee cannot depose, s … To the 21th hee saith hee cannot depose, saving as aforesaid
To the 22th hee saith that the said Thomas Grove was<br />
made Master and Comander of the said Ship ''Peace'' the<br />
Voyage in Question by Captaine Edward<br />
Cripps. a great Part owner of the said Ship. With the<br />
Consent of the rest of the owners of the said Shipp as<br />
hee beleeveth; and was to have the Care and<br />
Charge of her touching her navigation, during all the<br />
said Voyage. from Port to Port. as hee should be<br />
ordered, and not otherwise, And the said Luke Wood<br />
being a part ffreighter of the said ship was, and<br />
went Supra Cargoe of the said Ship the said Voyage<br />
and had and tooke upon him the Care Charge<br />
and management of the whole Lading of the said<br />
Ship in reference to himselfe, and the rest of the<br />
owners of the Lading of the said Ship; And as<br />
hee beleeveth hee was soe made Supra Cargoe<br />
of her by the said Captaine Crips: and others and further<br />
Cannot depose:/.
To the 23th hee saith that he hath well knowne the<br />
said Thomas Grove for above 24 yeeres last, and<br />
hath gone to sea with him, and thereby knoweth<br />
that hee is a very Able Seaman and Mariner, and hath<br />
belonged to the sea, as a Mariner and Master, for<br />
theise twenty yeeres last, and hath bin Master of the said<br />
Ship ''Peace'' for theise three yeeres last, And saith<br />
that for an Able, skillfull, and Experienced Seaman<br />
hee the said Thomas Groves was and is Commonly<br />
Accounted, reputed, and taken. And further hee<br />
Cannot depose
To the 24th hee saith that the said Thomas Grove did<br />
during the whole Voyage strive and endevour to make<br />
his Mariners doe their Dutyes in the performance<br />
of their severall offices and places, and upon severall<br />
occasions and Carles neglects of their dutyes the said<br />
Grove would and did punish them with moderate<br />
Correction, and particularly hee saith that the said Grove<br />
did Moderately Correct one Thomas Capell the Cooper<br />
of the said Ship the said Voyage who was a Stubborne<br />
and Carles ffellowe. And further cannot depose saving that<br />
one Richard BlakeX Boatswaine of the said Ship the said Voyage<br />
hath told this deponent and others that hee the said Blake had receaved<br />
5:ld of the said Luke Wood, more than than of the rest of the<br />
Companyhan of the rest of the<br />
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