| First transcribed
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9 January 2015 +
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| First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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| Folio
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349 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/70 +
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| Side
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Verso +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 09/01/2015 +
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| Transcription
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The 28th of July 1655./ [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 28th of July 1655./ [CENTRE HEADING]
John Biggs and Company owners of the shipp}<br />
or Barke called the ''Blessing'' against a certayne shipp}<br />
called the ''helpewell'' (whereof William Cooke is Master)}<br />
and her tackle and furniture and against the sayd Cooke}<br />
and alsoe against John Webb and Company comming}<br />
in for their interest, and against all others}<br />
comming in on their behalfe: Cheeke : Suckley}
Examined on a libell given in on the behalfe of<br />
John Biggs and Company./
'''d: Cheeke/'''
'''1us.'''
'''Gregory Parker''' of the parish of Saint John<br />
the Baptist in the Isle of Thanet Gentleman aged<br />
47 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne<br />
and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet
To the first article of the sayd libell hee saith and deposeth that in the<br />
Moneth of June last the arlate john Biggs was and went Master of the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Blessing'' and had the Command of her as Master and saith the sayd<br />
Biggs and Company were then commonly reputed the true and lawfull Owners<br />
and proprietors of the sayd shipp the ''Blessing'' and of her tackle<br />
apparrell and furniture as alsoe of a certayne boate belonging to her and for<br />
such they the sayd Biggs and Company still are commonly accompted<br />
the premisses hee deposeth for that hee is well acquainted with the sayd<br />
Biggs and liveth in the same towne where hee liveth and soe hath done for<br />
divers yeares last past and for that the sayd Biggs hath divers tymes within these twelve moneths last past as Master<br />
and part Owner of the sayd vessell lett the same to freight to him this deponent<br />
and others neighbours liveing neere this deponent and the sayd Biggs And further<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 2: 3: and 4th articles of the sayd libell hee saith that in the sayd moneth<br />
of June last and on or about the nyneteenth day thereof the sayd Biggs and Company<br />
were sayleing in the ''Blessing'' in the River of Thames laden with Corne and<br />
were taken shorte by the tyde in Blackwall reach, by reason whereof<br />
and alsoe for that the winde was then Contrary the sayd vessell the ''Blessing''<br />
came to an Anchor close under the weather shoare in the sayd Reach in<br />
a very convenient place for such a smale vessell as shee is to anchor in, and<br />
a place very probable for avoideing any occasion of damage by any shipps coming<br />
fowle of her, where shee intended to ride at Anchor till either a faire winde<br />
happened or the tyde returned to beare her up to London All which tyme of the<br />
''Blessings'' casting Anchor the arlate shipp the ''helpewell'' was at a<br />
great distance from the ''Blessing'' soe that the Company of the ''helpewell''<br />
had space sufficient to have borne up and kept cleare of the ''Blessing'' and<br />
have avoided dalling fowle of her if they had pleased and endeavoured<br />
soe to doe, and might have passed by her without doeing her any damage as well as a shipp which came by her<br />
a little before the ''helpewell'', and another which came a little after the ''helpewell''<br />
did of this deponents sight and knowledge, which notwithstanding and although<br />
tyhe Master and Company of the ''Blessing'' perceiveing the ''helpewell'' to<br />
come directly towards them did earnestly and with a loude voice call out to<br />
the Company of the ''helpewell'' to beare up and passe cleere and<br />
not fall fowle on their shipp the ''Blessing'' yet the sayd ''helpewells'' Company<br />
kept on their course and fell fowle of the ''Blessing'' and brake her sterne<br />
poste andand brake her sterne<br />
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