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day June last on which day the sayd damere … day June last on which day the sayd damerell went on board the<br />
sayd Goldings shipp (on board which the sayd Welch ˹then˺ alsoe was) but<br />
what discourse there passed betwixt the sayd damerell Welch and Golding hee<br />
knoweth not, saving hee saith that after the sayd damerell had bin some<br />
tyme on board the sayd Goldings shipp hee standing on board the sayd<br />
Goldings shipp called to his Company of the ''Owners Adventure'' (the sayd<br />
shipps lyeing close board and board one of another) and in a braveding<br />
manner holding ˹setting˺ his armes on his sides, commanded them to lett loose<br />
the sayd shipp ''Owners Adventure'' and to worke her further in toward shoare, and<br />
thereupon the arlate Master Golding (leaning over the Quarter of his own<br />
shipp) called to Richard Maundry then aboard the Owners Adventure<br />
and sayd thus, or the like in effect, dick, I thinke your Master (meaning the<br />
sayd damerell) is madd, for hee hath bin at us (meaning himselfe and<br />
the sayd Master Welch) to worke further into the Ice toward shoare, and wee<br />
seeing our selves to the Northward of our harbour thinke it impossible<br />
to gett in, the Ice being soe thick and wee soe farr northerly, that and are<br />
therefore mynded to worke out to sea againe ˹or wordes to that effect˺ which not withstanding<br />
the sayd damerell still continueing his resolution to worke further in<br />
still called from on board the sayd Goldings shipp and commanded the<br />
Company of the ''Owners Adventure'' to loose their shipp and endeavour<br />
to worke her in further, whereupon the sayd Gosling coming up upon<br />
the deck of the ''Owners Adventure'' spake to the sayd damerell (still<br />
on board the sayd Goldings shipp) and sayd thus or the like in effect<br />
whether would you goe now, and the sayd damerell (from a board Goldings<br />
shipp) replyed and sayd thus or to what is that to you, and the sayd Gosling<br />
replyeing it was ˹as much˺ to him as to the sayd damerell, the sayd damerell<br />
replyed and sayd I looke Jackanapes I looke not upon you as one to<br />
bee made acquainted, whereto the sayd Gosling replyed to this effect<br />
I was told by the Merchandes when I was hyred that you (meaning the<br />
sayd damerell) were to doe nothing of any consequence touching<br />
the voyage but with the advice of your mates and the rest of the<br />
harponeeres therefore consider what you doe, for there are as able<br />
men in the other shipps (meaning the sayd fower shipps in<br />
Company) and ˹that˺ would doe as much for advance of their voyage<br />
if as you if they sawe cause to worke further in, and if wee worke<br />
further and leave their Company and come to any Misfortune<br />
wee may repent it too late ˹or wordes to that effect˺ at which wordes the sayd damerell being<br />
displeased came from on board the sayd Goldings and shipp and<br />
came aboard the ''Owners Adventure'', and after such his Coming<br />
aboard continued his Comand to her Company to loose the shipp<br />
and worke her further in, whereupon divers of the Company did presently GUTTER<br />
goe upon the Ice to launch their shallopps to towe her further in and<br />
the arlate Maundrie and others of the Company (whereof this deponent was<br />
one) did helpe to loosen the sayd shipp and put her in a readinesse to<br />
worke further in, And that in the meane tyme while the rest of the<br />
company while the rest of the<br />
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