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Transcription

damage in question happened whicvh shipps hee saith did ride safe without
any dammage And further hee cannot answere/

To the 4th hee saith it is usuall for the Masters and Companyes of shipps who come
laden innto the River of Thames for their better security to moore their
sjipps fast And saith the Imployment before and at the tyme shee receaved the
dammage predeposed of was soe fast moored with two Anchors athwart
the River of Thames And further hee cannot answere/

To the 5th hee saith that hee this deponent at such tyme as the shipp the Imploy
ment came first to anchor neere the James and Martin did diligently looke
and observe whether any boyes were neere the Imployment and thereby did observe
that the James and Martin had then noe boye to her Anchor at least wise
none that appeared above water or would be seene either at high water
or lowe water whereby to give notice where about her Anchor lay And
further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere/

To the 6th hee saith the James and Martin was at an Anchor when the
Imployment came first to Anchor neere her, but how longe before shee
had layne there hee knoweth not And further hee cannot answere/

To the 7th hee saith hee hath heard that sometymes boyes and their roapes
have bin cutt of from Anchors of shipps lying in the River of Thames,
by ill disposed persons, without the knowledge of the Masters and Company of
such shipps from whence they are cut, and hath heard that some have
bin punished for soe doeing and further hee cannot answere./

To the 8th hee saith that hee was on board the Imployment a little
before the dammage happened, but was gone a shoare before it
happened, and returned on board againe within lesse then an hower after and at
his comming found that shee had receaved dammage by the Anchor of
the James and Martin in manner predeposed And further saving his fore=
goeing deposition hee cannot answere./

To the 9th hee saith hee was present and sawe the Master of the Imployment
pay moneys to divers men who helped to pumpe and bayle the sayd shipp
after shee had receaved the damage predeposed of and sawe hee paid some
of them for the same three shillings a man for every tyde and to others
of them halfe a crowne a man for every tyde for soe workeing upon her
but what the whole summe hee paid them amounted to hee did not
observe nor knowethAnd alsoe saith hee sawe the sayd Master pay
twenty shillings to those who digged to make way for the Carpenters
to stopp the hole made in the bilge of the Imployment by the Anchor
of the James and Martin aforesayd And saith hee was by the Master
of the Imployment aforesayd imployed after the damage in question
receaved in severall [?sorts] of Imploment videlicet to helpe to pumpe and
bayle