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did come to Accompt with the sayd ffarington, and the sayd ffarington allowes them upon Accompt only tenn moneths pay a peece for their whole voyage, and this deponent hath heard that they did accept of the sayd tenn moneths pay in full for their sayd voyage and have since receaved the same of the sayd ffarington in full of all wages due to them for the sayd voyage And further to this article hee cannot depose./ To the 16th hee saith hee being Purser and on board the sayd shipp the ''George Bonadventure'' then, knoweth that in the moneth of ffebruary. 1655 there was a generall Imbargoe made at Plymouth of all shipps then there lying by order of the Lord Protector and Counsell, which Imbargoe lasted one and twenty dayes, under which Imbargoe the sayd ''George Bonadventure'' (togeather with other shipps stayed by virtue thereof) laye, during the continuance of the sayd Imbargo And further hee cannot depose./ To the 17th article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee being then Purser of the sayd shipp ''George Bonadventure'' well knoweth that on the 12th of January 1654 the sayd shipp lay at the Chayne at Bell wharfe ready to sett sayle thence on the voyage in question outward bound and had a fayer winde for to doe, and saith that most of the Company of the sayd shipp were on shoare drinckeing and about other occasions of their owne soe that they could not bee gott on board, this hee the better knoweth for that the Master of the sayd shipp and this deponent went up and downe to divers Alehouses to finde them out and gett them togeather, and did finde divers of them but could not gett them to goe on board, and saith that dimock Godden and Brooke three of the parties to this suite were some of these which were soe on shoare, though not found in the Alehouses, by reason of which absense of the Company from on board a fitt opportunitie of setting sayle was lost, and the winde turneing, it continued crosse untill the third day of ffebruary next following soe that by the sayd Companyes absence and neglect of takeing a fayre winde when offered the sayd shipp was faine to lye at Bell wharfe chayne till the sayd third of ffebruary to the great preiudice and dammage of the arlate ffarington which but the value of the dammage hee cannot compute and further cannot depose./ To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/ Robte Tompson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Repeated before doctor Godolphin/
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