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hee was not bound to any particular harbour or place but left at
liberty to put make for any place where hee could gett good fishing)
to take oportunity of the sayd opening of the Ice toward the shoare,
went on board his owne shipp the Owners Adventure, and
commanded his boatswaine to call all the shipps Companye upon decke
and to gett their boates in a readinesse to worke the sayd shipps
the Owners Adventure and Greyhound further into the Ice towarde shoare,
Whereupon the arlate Gosling coming upon the deck did in a mutinous
manner saye thus or the like in effect wee (meaning him selfe
and the rest of the Company of the Owners Adventure) will goe noe
further, and speaking to this deponent sayd wee will see you hanged
before wee will goe any further with such a roague and a foole, and
sayd this deponent in tended to knock the sayd shipp on the
head, and this deponent thereto replying and telling the sayd Gosling
that better words could better become him and asking him how
hee could answere his refractory and disobedient carriage to th towards
Marchant this deponent and his commands to the Marchants imployers of the sayd
shipp, and telling him that if the voyage were overthrowne by this
his mutinous carriage and endeavoring publiquely to perswade and
inclyne the shipps Company to bee disobedient to him this deponent
in his commands touching the advance of the sayd voyage the losse
that would ensue thereon would bee greater then hee the sayd
Gosling or any of his relations were able to make good whereto the sayd
Gosling replyed and sayd that hee the sayd Gosling would answere what hee
did, to the Merchants, or to that effect and sayd hee this deponent if hee
made not a good voyage might goe a pimpeing when hee came home, and
gave this deponent other the like opprobrious language and showed him selfe
very backward and unwilling to proceede on any further to gett through
the ice to a harbour, and thereby much discouraged the rest of the Company
of the Owners adventure from performing their duties, which not withstanding
this deponent continuing still his resolution to worke further into the Ice
to gaine the shoare or some harbour, did commande and urge the sayd
shipps company to worke farther into the Ice toward shoare, and
they with much willingnesse did soe farr yeild obedience to this
deponents Command as that in about tenn howers tyme they did
worke the sayd too shipps Owners Adventure and Greyhound about seaven or eight
myles further into the Ice towards the shoare, and within about
five or sixe leagues of the shoare, And then hee saith this deponent
Commanding the saud shipp Owners Adventures company to worke
still on through the Ice to gaine the shoare the sayd Maundrye then speaking
openly upon the deck before the whole shipps company to this deponent sayd wee (meaning
him selfe and the whole shipps company) will goe noe further,
whether would you have us to goe, and this deponent saying I would have
you use your endeavoar to gaine a harbour or the shoare the sayd
Maundrey with intent as hee beleeveth to distracte the sayd shipps Company from working
further toward shoare) sayd I will bee hanged if any shipp gett into any
harbour in Greeneland this yeere and if any one doe, I am sure they will
never