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To the seventh hee saith that some certain … To the seventh hee saith that some certaine dayes (how many hee knoweth<br />
not) after such going out of the ''desire'', the storme being over, shee retourned<br />
and upon her retourne into the said roade, this deponent saw the boate of the<br />
''Alexander'' (which was retourned before her) rowing up and downe with [?mate GUTTER]<br />
therein to seeke their said buoy, and soe to find their cables and anchors<br />
but by the meanes aforesaid, they could not finde them, the said cables and<br />
anchors being sunck through want of the said buoy which the ''desire'' had<br />
cut away, and all the premisses hee saith happened on the high and<br />
open sea. And further hee cannot depose.
To the eighth hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest not examined by direction.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was spoken to by the owners of Captaine Cornelis<br />
his shipp the ''Alexander'' aforesaid to come and testifie what hee knew in<br />
this business, and being spoken to and [?warned] by the officer of this Court<br />
who gave him a ticket in writing for his appearance, and saith his wages are<br />
paid him for the said voyage and service in the ''desire'' whereof hee was a<br />
foremast man, and hath not bin promised nor hath received nor expecteth<br />
ought for his deposition, and otherwise referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee saith that the said shipp ''desire'' alsoe rode by two cables<br />
and anchors in the said roade, which anchors came home as aforesaid, and<br />
after fastening to the said s[?lipp] of the ''Alexander'', the<br />
''desires'' cable and anchors were haled up and the anchors fastened to<br />
her bow, and soe preserved, but before this happened, the said shipp the
''desire'' had lost one anchor by fowle ground in the said roade where shee<br />
ridd, namely her best bower with part of<br />
the cable thereof, and afterwards upon her said restourne into the said roade<br />
(after the said taking away the ''Alexanders'' buoy) shee lost<br />
her sheate anchor, by fowle ground, which cut the cable in peeces,<br />
and afterwards a small bower by the same meanes, and saith the sea was<br />
soe deep where the sheate anchor was [XXst], that the buoy rope and<br />
buoy were drawne both under water, and soe breaking,<br />
the ship drove and the cable and anchors were lost, And saith that it was<br />
in a mooneshine night that the said buoy was cut away and that the ''desire''<br />
stood off to sea from the ''Alexanders'' cables and anchors as aforesaid; And<br />
for the rest hee referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot further depose<br />
saving the same
To the third hee saith the said buoy-rope was soe cut by the said Colquite<br />
himselfe with a small ax of this deponents sight the night aforesaid<br />
and saith there were many other shipps in the said roade the time<br />
aforesaid, but the said Colquite alone cut off the said buoy, and soe<br />
was occasion of the said losse, being thereto constrained by fowle weather<br />
which was soe violent that hee durst not ride by the said fast through feare<br />
of driving ashore. And otherwise referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition
To the 4th hee answereth negatively for his part, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, saving that the said Colquite and one hance Petterson one<br />
of his company having bin one day aboard another shipp [?dXXXXX?s], and<br />
comming both distempered and much overtaken with drink aboard and<br />
falling and the said hance upon provocation giving bad language to the said<br />
Colquite the master, the said Colquite in revenge brought him to the Capstan<br />
and punished him.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Peter hanson '''X''' [MARKE] his<br />
marke [MARKE, RH SIDE]KE] his<br />
marke [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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