HCA 13/73 f.417r Annotate
Volume | HCA 13/73 |
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Folio | 417 |
Side | Recto |
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Katherine Parker | |
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14/06/11 | |
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Edited on 11/06/2014 by Katherine Parker & on 11/02/2018 by Colin Greenstreet |
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fetched a sheere over the sand neere the south shore
by Reason the Alborough ship tooke away her winde
as this Deponent beleavith, and the Alborough ship and
the Mary Rose, sailed directly toward the sea, with
their heads right out upon the Tyde, and as the said
two ships were soe sailing the said ship John sheered
from the Southward to the Northward,
almost Crosse the tyde, and came foule of the
Mary Rose as shee was sailing as aforesaid (the Alborough ship being shott by) and
laid her foreshrowds against the Boltspritt of the
Mary Rose, and one of the Lanyards of the John was
hooked by the Anchor of the Mary Rose, All
were hee saith happened and came by reason of the
Sheering, the said Ship as aforesaid, and not by
any fault whatsoever of or in the master or Company
of the Mary Rose, The premises hee deposeth
being an eye and eare witnes of the same, hee
being the said [?XXXd] Gunner of, and on board the said ship
Mary Rose and further hee cannot depose,/:
To the 3.rd 4.th and 5.th hee saith that at such time as the
Said ship John did come foule of the Mary Rose, as
aforesaid, the Boate of the Mary Rose was not
Towing of her, neither were her sailes full, but her
fore Topsailes and maine topsailes were hawled downe
and her fore saile hawled up, nether was her maine saile
then sett, And saith that the Master and Company
of the Mary Rose seeing the John come sheering from
the Southward as aforesaid and fearing shee would come
foule of the Mary Rose (which shee afterwards did) they
did use, and doe their utmost endeavour to avoid her
coming foule of the Mary Rose, and did haule downe
the for Topsaile and maintopsaile, and hauled up her
foresaile as aforesaid, and saith that hee did not
heare the said Master or any of the Company of the Mary
Rose say or declare that they would not slacken their
sailes, or lett fall an Anchor, or any words
to that Purpose, neither did he heare either the Master or
any of the Company of the John speake, or desire
the Master or any of the Company of the Mary Rose soe to do,
although hee was the said time on the forecastle
or Deck of the Mary Rose, And saieth by vertue
of his Oath that the Mary Rose did not come foule
of the John, but the John of her in manner aforesaid,
(And