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sayd shipp ''Recovery'' the sayd Turley re … sayd shipp ''Recovery'' the sayd Turley receaved a mischance, which mischance (as hee afterwards confessed to this<br />
deponent and as this deponent heard by severall of the sayd shipps Company)<br />
he receaved by a fall on shipp board, (a scuttle of the shipp being open,) and<br />
this deponent sawe him the same evening about tenn a clock at night brought<br />
into the sayd Yonges house very sore hurt not able to goe of him selfe but as hee was<br />
held up betweene two men and was scarce able to speake by reason of the<br />
paine hee was in, and this deponent heard the Chirurgion who had him<br />
in Care saye, that by the sayd fall there was some of his Ribbs broken<br />
And this deponent sawe him layed into bedd and did visite him severall<br />
tymes in the tyme hee this deponent stayed at Berghen after the sayd<br />
mischance happened (which was about fifteene or sixteene days) And<br />
saith hee alsoe well knoweth that in the tyme the sayd Turley was ill<br />
of the sayd disaster the sayd Cutberd did cause the sayd shipps outward<br />
ladeing brought from England to be brought on shoare, and<br />
hyred a warehouse or shopp to lay them and to make sale of them in,<br />
and did dayly sell off the outward Cargoe and buy a great<br />
part of the homeward Cargoe while the sayd Turley continued ill<br />
of the hurt receaved as aforesayd, and the sayd Cutberd for the<br />
better secureing the outward Cargo till it could be sould, did frequently<br />
lye on shoare in the sayd Warehouse or shopp to watch the sayd, goods,<br />
and this deponent the better knoweth the same for that hee and other Merchants<br />
who laye at the sayd Yonges house having occasion to bee sometymes very late<br />
aboard and sometymes very early up did knocke at the sayd<br />
shopp as they went by early and late, to see whether all were safe and<br />
whether anybody was within, and were answered upon their<br />
soe knocking by the sayd Cutberd, and knoweth of his the sayd<br />
Cutberd selling the sayd Outward Cargoe or the greatest part thereof<br />
for that hee was this deponent was often at the shopp a foresayd and<br />
sawe him make sale of much of the sayd goods, and did knoweth<br />
hee kept a dayly Accompt of the sale of them, for that hee helped him severall<br />
tymes as hee this deponent came by the shopp (or was at leasure)<br />
to write part of his Accompt, And as touching his the sayd Cutberds<br />
buying of a great part of the homeward Cargoe hee saith hee heard sawe<br />
the sayd Cutberd (while the sayd Turley continued soe ill of his<br />
hurte that hee was not able to stirre [?abroard]) buy seaven or eight<br />
lasts of tarre, (part of her homeward Cargoes)<br />
and did heare other Merchants of Berghen (besides those of whome hee saw him buy that quantitie) saye that hee the<br />
sayd Cutberd had bought alsoe of them tarr and deales And saith<br />
that during most part of the tyme that this deponent stayed at<br />
Berghen after the sayd disaster or mischance befell the sayd<br />
Turley, (hee this deponent dayly visiting him being lodged in the<br />
house where hee laye ill) did observe, that hee the sayd Turley was soe<br />
ill that hee was not in a capacity to mannage any busines of buying<br />
or selling, but kept within doores till some few days before this deponents<br />
departure from Berghen, and was then only soe farr recovered as that<br />
with much difficulty and supporte of a staffe hee was able to walk<br />
to the shipp ''Recoverie'', and to the shopp, they being both within a stones<br />
throwing or somewhat better from his lodgeing, And saith hee<br />
experimentally knoweth being him selve a merchant tradeing at Bergen<br />
and other places in Norway that the sayd Cutberd<br />
could not there drive bargaines and buy and sell (as hee did) without being<br />
greats hee did) without being<br />
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