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To the second hee saith there were many ot … To the second hee saith there were many other shipps in the said roade<br />
the time aforesaid, and saith the ''desire'' lost one other anchor before<br />
such her going out and two other anchors after her retourne, [?which GUTTER]<br />
one was the sheet anchor, which was cut away by the fowle ground<br />
and saith it was in the night about tenn or eleaven a clock when the<br />
''desire'' was loosened away from the ''Alexanders'' hold as aforesaid.<br />
And further saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the third hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and cannot<br />
further depose.
To the fourth hee saith if this deponent had then bin overtaken with<br />
dr[?unke], hee could not have gonne up and loosed the m[?aine]saile alone<br />
(as hee did) and have come safely downe againe in such a storme,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose saving negatively for his part.
The marke of the '''P S''' said Peter<br />
Smit [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
examined upon the said Libell.
'''3.'''
'''Hance Petersson''' of Sonderbergh in holstein Sailor<br />
aged 24 yeares or thereabouts worne and examined
To the second and third articles hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the shipp the ''Alexander'' arlate whereof Captaine<br />
Cornelis was commander, and about tenn or twelve weekes since saw<br />
her riding in the Roade of Oratavo, and well knoweth that while<br />
shee soe ridd there a greate storme arising shee was constrained to<br />
her shipp, her cables (rising by two anchors and two cables) to stand<br />
out to sea, which hee knoweth being in the said roade neare the<br />
''Alexander'' in the shipp the ''desire'' (mr Colquite master) whereof hee<br />
was one of the company. And further hee cannot depose saving what<br />
followeth.
To the fourth hee saith that the said roade being open, ships are<br />
necessitated in stormes to put out to sea, and the stormes woming<br />
suddenly to let somtimes their cables slipp, tying only buoys<br />
to them to finde them againe./
To the fifth and sixth hee saith that after the ''Alexander'' was soe<br />
gonne out, the said shipp the ''desire'' her anchors comming [?home] by [?stresse GUTTER]<br />
and shee driving upon the said shipp-buoy of the ''Alexander'' shee was<br />
made fast to the said buoy rope of the ''Alexander'' by the said Colquites<br />
order; which fastening was donne by his company, and afterwards<br />
in the night the storme being greate, and too boisterous for her<br />
to ride, and necessitated to put out alsoe to [XXX], this deponent<br />
went up into the shrowds about fitting her for sailing, and<br />
while hee was there, shee went to saile, being loosened from the<br />
said hold of the ''Alexanders'' bouye rope, and further hee cannot<br />
depose, saving hee heard the [?folkes] of the shipp say shee came<br />
to saile and [?lett] loose by the said Colquites cutting the bouoy-rope<br />
and cutting of the buoy of the ''Alexander.''
To the seaventh hee saith that after wards when the ''desire'' retourned<br />
into the said roade, this deponent saw the ''Alexanders'' boate<br />
manned rowing up and downe to looke for their said buoy, and<br />
soe to get their cables and anchors, but they could not finde them.<br />
And further hee cannot depose.
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And further hee cannot depose.
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