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might be taken aboard and there was about … might be taken aboard and there was about two boats lading<br />
thereof taken aboard the sayd shipp, this deponent helpeing to heave<br />
it aboard, and saith that after the sayd two boates were receaved<br />
aboard the sayd Thomas Grove the Master of the sayd shipp refused<br />
to receive the rest of the sayd fower or five boates ladeings<br />
of salt on board the sayd shipp although the shipps company<br />
were willing to receave and of this deponents knowledge could<br />
well have receaved and carried all the sayd boates ladeings of salt<br />
but turned them away without receaving the same to the dammage<br />
of the sayd Luke Woods who had contracted for the same, but<br />
what to value the sayd dammage at hee knoweth not And further<br />
to this arle hee acannot depose./
To the 8th article hee saith that while the sayd shipp ''Peace'' remayned<br />
at Leserns arlate and when shee was ready to depart thence the<br />
arlate Luke Woods did with this deponent and Thomas Yeomans whome hee had<br />
imployed on shoare in takeing Accompt of what salte was sent<br />
aboard the sayd shipp to be laden, goe on shoare to cast up and<br />
make even his the sayd Woods Accounts, that hee might bee<br />
in a readines to depart, And hee saith that the sayd Thomas<br />
Grove would needes goe on shoare and did goe on shoare at the same<br />
tyme (but whether with them in the same boate hee remembreth not)<br />
And after the sayd Grove was come on shoare hee the sayd<br />
Grove went with the sayd Wood and Yeomans and this deponent to<br />
the house where they were to make up their Accounts And the sayd<br />
Grove there fell a rayleing against the arlate Edward<br />
Crispe one of the Owners of and Adventurers of the sayd shipp<br />
the sayd voyage, and called the sayd Crispe dogg and roague<br />
and the like opprobrious language and saith they should suffer all for him the sayd Crispe or to that effect whereupon the sayd Woods<br />
endeavoured to perswade the sayd Grove to be quiett and forbeare<br />
such his ill language and telling him that though hee the sayd<br />
Grove did not affect the sayd Crispe, must therefore all who<br />
avere interested in the sayd shipp the sayd voyage suffer, or words to<br />
that effect, whereto the sayd Grove replyed and sayd yes by [?God GUTTER]<br />
they should all farre the worse for him, (meaning the sayd Crispe)<br />
which words were spoken in presence of this deponent and the sayd<br />
Yeomans, and Edward Spurling one of the sayd Shipps<br />
Company And further hee cannot depose/
To the 9th hee cannot depose not being aboard then nor hearing<br />
any such words spoken as are arlate by the sayd Grove./
To the 10th 11th 12th and 13th articles of the sayed libell hee saith<br />
for that hee this deponent was imployed [for GUTTER]<br />
about three weekes tyme in the moneth of August 1657 by the arlate Luke Woods at a place or [?harbour GUTTER] in<br />
fferrylan in New found land to take account of and<br />
lade fish aboard a Ketch there to be therein brought thence and delivered a board<br />
the shipp ''Pease'', hee this deponent was not present at any [?the GUTTER]<br />
or actions arlate sayd in the sayd articles to be spoken and done by the said<br />
Grove and therefore cannot depose to these articles./
Tofore cannot depose to these articles./
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