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The 12th of October 1655./ [CENTRE HEADING … The 12th of October 1655./ [CENTRE HEADING]
The clayme of James Talbot Robert Girlinge}<br />
and company late Owners of the ''hopefull Mary''}<br />
of the which Jeremy Tye was Master for an}<br />
anchor two Top masts and severall peeces of Ropes}<br />
Taken upp by some fishermen of Barkeing and}<br />
presented to this Court the 13th of June 1655}<br />
Suckley Budd}
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
in by Mr Suckley the 11th of 8ber 1655./
'''T: jus:'''
'''Jeremy Tye''' of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex maariner<br />
late Master of the shipp the ''hopefull Mary'', aged about 29<br />
yeares a witnes produced sworne and being examined hee<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first and second articles of the said allegation he deposeth and saith that in<br />
the monethes of Aprill and May 1655 arlate the producents James Talbot Robert<br />
Girling and company were owners and proprietors of the shipp the ''hopefull Mary'' arlate<br />
and of her Tackle apparrell and furniture; and soe generally accompted, and this deponent<br />
was then master of her. And saith that on or about the sixth day of May arlate the said<br />
shipp the ''hopefull Mary'' being in her course from Newcastle (laden with coales) for<br />
this Citty of London, was by Extremity of weather driven on a place called the<br />
Middle ground, which is over against Wivenhoe in Essex and was there wracked<br />
and cast away, But the Company of the said ''hopefull Mary'' saved themselves in the[?ir GUTTER]<br />
boate and got on shoare, and soe preserved theire lives, And saith that [?Samuel GUTTER]<br />
Charsley William Townesend and one Portman of Barkinge did take upp two<br />
Top masts belonging to the said ''hopefull Mary'', which as themselves confessed to<br />
this deponent they found adrift in the sea, and confessed they did also cutt off from the said wrecked<br />
vessell one Anchor and divers peeces of Ropes belonging to her, which [?this GUTTER]<br />
deponent saw in theire Custody, and possession att Barkeing aforesaid, and<br />
which this deponent is informed are presented to this Court. hee further saith that [?the GUTTER]<br />
said goods soe by them found and [?XXsented] did belong to the said shipp the ''hopefull Mary''<br />
att the tyme of her castinge away; and the said Talbot Girlinge and company were<br />
and are the true and lawfull owners and proprietors thereof All which this deponent<br />
knoweth to bee true for that hee hath bin master of the said vessell any time these<br />
4 yeares last before her such castinge away and hath knowne the said Talbot [?and GUTTER]<br />
company to bee owners of her for all the said time, and for all the said time this<br />
deponent gave his accompts to them as owners, and was present on board her att such time<br />
as shee was driven on ground where she was lost as aforesaid./ And further [?to GUTTER]<br />
the said allegation hee cannot depose./
To the Interrogatoryes./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory hee answereth and saith that att the tyme the shipp interrate was<br />
cast away hee was master of her and soe had bin for about 4 yeares before, and to the [?rest GUTTER]<br />
of the said Interrogatory hee answereth negatively./
To the second Interrogatory hee answereth and saith that hee very well knoweth the two Topmasts interrate<br />
when hee saw them in the Custody of the said Charsley and [?Towasead] as also the Anchor<br />
to belonge to the said vessell the ''hopefull Mary''; which this deponent tooke speciall notice [?of ?since] he sailed in her as master 4 yeares<br />
And the said Charsley and Towasead did confesse to this deponent that they did cutt off [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
Anchor from the said wracke and some of the Ropes, and that they found they [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
was the said place of the Wracke, there beinge noe other shipp att the same [?XXXX GUTTER]<br />
cast away or wracked. And further cannot answer./
Jeremy Tye [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
'''see another witnes in :C.3:'''H SIDE]
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