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30. die Octobris 1660:/:

Bradley et Marriot con Cold}
[XXXX] Smith Suckley.}

3us

Johannes Burnett de Radcliffe in
parochia de Stepney Nauta, annos agens
47 aut de circiter productus et juratus./

Ad jum positionem dictj Libell dicit et deponit that in the
moneth of September and October 1658 the lilate Robert
Merriat Nicholas Bradley and Company were the true
and reall Owners of the lilate ship the John of Ipswich
and her tackle and furniture and alsoe of about One
hundred and fforty Chaldron of Coles thenonboard her And
for such they were commonly accounted, which hee knoweth
going in her the voyage in question et alr nescit./.

Ad secundam positionam dicit et deponit that for and during
all the months aforesaid the lilate John Cole was master of
the lilate ship the Mary Rose and had the care and
Charge of her as Master and for such commonly Accounted

Ad 3rd 4th 5th et 6um positione dicit that in the said month of October
1658 (the particular Day hee cannot call to minde) the said
ship the John was comming out from the river of Newcastle, and had then onboard
her the number of One hundred and ffourty Chaldrons
of Newcastle Coales Newcastle measure, and shee was soe
coming out in company with a great ffleete of shipps, the
greatest part of which were a head of the John, and the winde
being then West South West, or neere thereabouts, the foresaid
Robert Marriot the Master of the John, to prevent Coming foule
of some or one of the ships of the said ffleete ahead of
the John as aforesaid did Cause the Topsaile of the John
to be lowered and if the same had not bin done the John
would undoubtedly have come foule on some or one of the
foresaid Ships, And saith that soone after the John weighed
Anchor in Tinmouth haven the said time, the Company
of the Mary Rose alsoe weighed, to come out thence
and came asterne of the John untill shee came onboard
the John and did the dammage hereafter mentioned, And
the said Robert Marriot seeing her come neere to the
John (the Mary rose having all her sailes full, and her
boate Towing of her,) called out to the said John Cole
the Master of the Mary Rose and desired him for [?XXX GUTTER]
sake to shorten saile for feare hee should be onboard
the John, but notwithstanding the said Cole would not
slacken saile, orkeepe off of the John, but came on board
her, and brought her bowe on board the Johns Larboard
quarter, and tooke away the winde from the John and [?XX GUTTER]
Anchor [?XXX] into the Maine shrouds and her b[?XX GUTTER]
with the foreshrouds of the John soe that the Master and Company
were forced to cut the Lanyards of the Johns shrouds and
by that meanes the John was put from her steerage [?XXX GUTTER]