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Transcription

The same day./ [CENTRE HEADING]

Robert Harwell of Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney
and County of Middlesex Mariner one of the Company and a
Midshipp man of the Shipp the Vine aged twenty five yeares
or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined saith and
deposeth

That the shipp the Vine of London (James Barker Master) about the
latter end of December 1654 sett sayle from Gravesend bound on a
voyage to the East Indies and this deponent went a Midshipp man in her,
and John May went Masters Mate and Pylott of her the sayd voyage
outward bound, but the sayd May left her at her arrivall at Meslipatam
in the East Indies, there having bin frequent fallings out and differences
in the sayd shipps outward voyage betwixt the said Master and the sayd
May: And saith that there was in the moneth of June 1655 a great difference
and dissention betwixt the sayd Master and the sayd May touching a Compasse
hee this deponent (as this deponent hath heard by others of the sayd shipps
Company) but this deponent being a sleepe in his Cabbin when the sayd
differense about the sayd Compasse happened, hee this deponent cannot
speake anything of his knowledge touching the same, but saith that
about three or fower dayes after the same happened, the sayd May came
to this deponent and told him this or the like in effect that by reason of difference betwixt the
said Master and him hee did beleeve the sayd Master would proceede
to bring him to the Capsterne and punish him and asked this deponent whether
hee (if the Master should soe proceede) would assiste him the sayd May
to free him from punishment and told him that Swinburne the Boatswaine
and diverse others of the sayd shipps Company had promised to stand by him the sayd May and assiste him
that none should meddle with him but the sayd Master, And hee
further sayeth that after the sayd May had soe desired this deponents
assistance as is before declared, the sayd May being standing by the
Bitts of the sayd shipp accompanied with this deponent and this
precontest Daniell harman and the sayd Swinburne the Boateswaine,
the sayd May entered into discourse concerning wages, and sayd
the sayd Master had denyed him his wages, and sayd that if they
this deponent and the sayd harman and Swinburne would bee
ruled by him
hee knew there was money sufficient and more in the Stearne sheates to pay
him and them their wages and that
they would pay them selves their due out of
it whereto the sayd Boatswaine
replyed that it was better to lett it rest and doe nothing therein till
they came at Meslepotam whether the shipp was to goe, and then hee the sayd
Boatswaine could pick a boates Crue to carrie the Marchants and Master
on shoare, and then they might and would pay them selves out of that
money and soe goe on shoare and leave the sayd shipp or words to that effect,
whereto the sayd daniell harman speaking to the sayd May in behalfe of himselfe and this deponent sayd
for