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Transcription

might take hold to stopp the Shipp, but notwithstanding all the endeavour
that could be used the sayd Shipp the Exeter Merchant fell fowle of the
boltspritt of the arlate bvessell called the Pilgrim and shee and the sayd
Pilgrim and a vessell laden with Coales which lay neare the Exeter Merchant
were by the force of the tyde of Ebb which rann stronge forced on ground
before this deponent could or did get on board againe of the Exeter Merchant.
And hee saith that at his this deponents coming on board her hee did
see that the Quarter of the Exeter Marchant was broken by falling fowle
on the Pilgrim the premisses hee deposeth being an eye witnes thereof and
further to this article hee cannot depose./

To the 5th hee cannot depose, otherwise then as is conteyned in his
foregoeing deposition./

To the 6th hee saith hee referreth him selfe to the Registrie of this Court
and further cannot depose./

To the 7th hee saith that hee well knoweth that what damage is happened
to the Exeter Marchant or her ladeing, and also what damage happened to the
Pilgrim by their being driven fowle one of an other and being driven on
ground as aforesayd happened meerely through the rashnes and unadvisednes
of the sayd Smith and his company in cutting or loosening the hawser of
the Exeter Merchant as aforesayd and turneing her a drift, and hee saith hee
verily beleeveth if the sayd Smith and his Company had not cut or loosened the sayd
hawser the sayd damage had not happened And further hee cannot
depose./

To the 8th hee cannot depose./

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/

To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee was Masters Mate of the Exeter Merchant at
the tyme Interrogate and further cannot answere/

To the second hee saith the premisses by him predeposed of in his deposition to the
second and third articles were soe done in the day tyme and in the afternoone
betweene two and six of the clock And further saving his foregoeing
deposition hee cannot depose./

To the third Interrogatorie hee saith hee is 29 yeares of age or thereabouts and
hath used the Sea for these fowerteene or fifteene yeares last past
and thereby well knoweth and hath observed the customes by him
predeposed of, and can safely depose touching them./

To the 4th hee saith that the tyme Interrogate the shipp ffrancis and Mary
laye at the Chayne Interrogate outward bound (as the sayd Smith her master
told the Company of the Exeter Marchant) and saith the sayd Smith was not then
in the Act of receiving in any goods but told the sayd Company hee was
tp receive goods aboard, whereupon the Company of the Exeter Marchant or
some of