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Transcription

7

The 5th of December 1656.

Smyth against the shipp the Gyant and}
her tackle and furniture. [?Cayhton.]}

Exámined upon an allegation in the

Acts of Court made by XXXyham

Rp. 1

Samuell Lindsey of Bell Wharfe Waterman, aged
28 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined

To the said allegation he saith and deposeth that on
munday last past the said shipp the Gyant being adrift neere
Limehouse hee this deponent and his contest Jacob Warner
went aboard her, and brought her up to Shadwell and there
moved her, and found and sawe that shee was in
a perishing condition and much perished and leakie, insomuch
she takes in much water soe that if shee be not mended
shee will sinke by her leakinesse, and that shee is many
other wayes decayed and in ill condition, and will be still
worse and worse by lying unlesse shee be speedily repaired
being an old decayed vessell: And saith hee hath skill in the
condition of shipping having bin longe and often at sea
in shipps. And otherwise hee cannot depose

Samuell Lindsey [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]

Exámined upon the said allegation.

Rp. 2.

Jacob Warner of Greenwich Waterman, aged 22
yeeres or thereabouts sworne and exámined.

To the said allegation hee saith hee well knoweth the shipp
the Gyant allegated and hath soe donne theise three yeeres
last and hath sailed in her often , and saith that on munday
and tuesday last this deponent and his precontest Samuel Lindsey
seeing her adrift neere Limehouse went aboard her on
tuesday, and with other help brought her up to Shadwell and
moored her, and that hee found and sawe and well knoweth
that shee was and is in a perishing condition, and much [XXXX GUTTER]
and leakin, and hath taken in much water, and will be [XXXX GUTTER]
worse and worse unlesse some course be taken for her [XXXX GUTTER]
and fitting, and besides her leakinesse hee saith there is
otherwise defective and very insufficiencie, having [XXXX GUTTER]
[XXXXXX]. And saith hee hath bin often at sea and therefore
is able to Judge of the condition of shipping. And otherwise
hee cannot depose.

The marke of [MARK] Jacob Warner [MARKE, RH SIDE]

Repeated with his precontest before doctor
Godolphin.

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