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Eadem die. [CENTRE HEADING]
Super allegatione pred[?ca].
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'''Stephanus White''' civitatis Nristoliensis Nauta, [?arles] ibm, etatis<br />
30ta. annorum aut eu circiter, testis productus.
Ad primum arlum deponit that the day whereon the ''Recovery'' and ''Charitie''<br />
arlate came fowle of each other being about eight moneths since, was a very<br />
darke and foggie day, and saith that in such weather the masters and mariners<br />
of shipps ought to be upon their watch on the decks, and to make a noise<br />
by some of the meanes arlate videlicet by ringing a bell, beating a drum, or<br />
sounding a trumpet (if they have them) or some other wayes, as by beating<br />
with a greate mall or sledge upon the anchor with whooping and holloring<br />
that soe those of other shipps may take notice of and avoid them, and this<br />
hee saith was and is usuall and customary at sea in such weather, which<br />
hee knoweth having gone to sea on voyages for theise eighteene yeares last.
Ad secundum arlum deponit that the arlate John Gardner Master of the ''Charitie''<br />
and his company whereof this deponent was one did on the said day before<br />
and to the time of the disaster hereafter mentioned keep diligent watch<br />
on their deck, and with their Carpenters mall beate upon their anchor<br />
and made much noise therewith as alsoe with hooping and hollowring to the<br />
end aforesaid, as they of the ''Recovery'' might have done if they had bin stirring<br />
upon the deck as it was credibly affirmed that they were not, and hee beleeveth<br />
there were noe more than two of them then upon the deck, for hee saw noe<br />
more, and if there had bin more, hee would have seene them as hee did<br />
those two when the two shipps clashed. Et alr nescit.
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