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Transcription

To the 6th hee saith hee well remembreth that in the morning following
next after the damage predeposed of was done videlicet upon the
19th of this instant the arlate George huntington seeing what damage
was done to his sayd shipp the William by the sayd Waterhounds leaning
upon her and bearing her up did speake to the sayd Constant in the
presence and hearing of this deponent and asked him why hee had soe lusted
his sayd shipp inwards to leane upon and bruse the William whereto the
sayd Constant answered and sayd hee came thither with intente to lust his
shipp the Waterhound inwards and not to laye her off, and that hee cared not
two pence if hee had suncke the William or words to that effecte and this hee soe spake
the tyme aforesayd in the presence of this deponent and one William Smith and
ffrancis Everet and George Watts this deponents contests

To the 7th 8th and 9th hee saith that the damage predeposed of which is happened to the
William was occasioned by the Master and Company of the Waterhound their wilfull
lusting of their sayd shipp in manner aforesayd upon the William and
had not happened if the sayd waterhounds Master and Company had not soe
lusted their sayd shipp inwards upon the William, which hee saith they
neede not to have done but might have layne safely on the outside of
the William without lusting inwards towards her And hee saith the
Master and Company of the Waterhound did by their lusting their shipp in
manner aforesayd much endanger the Sarah and the other shipp who both
laye within the William And hee saith the shipp William
was (before the damage predeposed of receaved) a tight and stronge shipp
and this deponent being pilott of her two voyages this summer 1655
well knoweth shee was then a stronge and stanch shipp, and beleeveth shee
soe continued for that hee came in her company to Tower Wharfe
before the damage predeposed
of happened and was on board her often and knoweth shee was tight both above water and belowe when shee
came thither to lye and observed that her ladeing being beanes and other things when delivered was all
drye and well conditioned And further to these articles hee cannot depose
not being of the Company of the William when shee went downe the River
towards Greenwich as is arlate but this deponent seeing of her after
the damage aforesayd received well knoweth shee was not in condition to goe to
sea till her sayd damages were repayred And hee this deponent verily beleeveth
the damages predeposed of cannot be repayred for lesse then Tenn or twelve
pounds sterling./

To the 10th hee saith that hee sawe a letter from one Mr Edward Jackson of
Gainsburgh (who is accompted owner of the greatest part of the shipp William) wherein hee
ordered the sayd huntington her master, (after his ladeing brought to London
delivered) to goe with his sayd shipp William to the Sheilds and there lade salt
for his the sayd Jacksons Accompt and goe therewith to Gainsburgh And beleeveth
shee was bound then soe to doe And hee this deponent well knoweth that by
reason of the damage aforesayd the William hath bin hindered
about her necessary repayres for longe tyme as whilest shee might with
benefit of fayer winde and weather have accomplished the sayd voyage And
beleeveth the arlate huntington and Company will susteyne damage by
the losse of tyme and for mens wages and victualls spent staying to be repayred
of the damage receaved as aforesayd at the least tenn pounds sterling And further hee cannot
depose