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The first of december 1653:- [CENTRE HEADI … The first of december 1653:- [CENTRE HEADING]
The keepers of the Libertie et cetera and of William}<br />
Melvill and others against the shipp the ''Supply''}<br />
Henry Oakes Commander against Mr Batson and}<br />
others. Budd Suckley/}
Examined upon the Allegation on the behalfe of the<br />
Keepers et cetera:-/
'''Budd dt./'''
'''Henry Oake''' of the parishe of Stepney in the<br />
County of Middlesex Mariner aged 30 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined saith as<br />
followeth videlicet:/
To the first article hee saith and deposeth, That in or about the 20th or<br />
21th of September last past, the dammage allegate sustayned by the<br />
shipp the ''Abraham'' arlate, of which James Leshly then was Master, happened<br />
to the said shipp the ''Abraham'' then lyeing in the river of Thames by meanes<br />
of her bilging upon a lost anchor then being neare unto the said shipp which<br />
hee knoweth for that this deponent being Master of the shipp the ''Supply'' arlate<br />
which at the time of the accident aforesaid lay in the river of Thames<br />
in or about the middle of the Channell, and comeing the next morning<br />
after the said accident aboard this deponents ship the ''Supply'', found the<br />
said shipp the ''Abraham'' suncke by the occasion aforesaid. And otherwise<br />
saving his foregoeing depositions hee cannot depose:-/
To the 2. 3. and 4th articles hee saith and deposeth, That the next morning<br />
after the dammage aforesaid happened the allate James Leshly Master<br />
of the said Vessell the ''Abraham'' mett with this deponent in Mr [?John]<br />
Yarwoods yard at Shadwell, and then and there the said Leshly declared to<br />
this deponent that hee was undone, and this deponent asking him how, hee replyed<br />
that his said shipp the ''Abraham'' was bilged upon an Anchor belonging to<br />
a fire shipp lyeing neare to his said shipp, and that by occasion thereof his<br />
said shipp was sunke, and that most of the goods laden therein were spoyled and dammaged<br />
And further saith that the said Leshly then declared to this deponent that<br />
hee the said Leshly was then goeing to procure an arrest to be made upon the<br />
said fireshipp, and because hee had so mett with this deponent hee desired<br />
to be informed who were the Owners of the said fire shipp whereupon this<br />
deponent iformed the said Leshly that one Mr Cattlyne was one<br />
of the Owners of the sayd fireshipp, or words to the effect aforesaid, att<br />
which the said Leshly departed from this deponent and told him hee would [?goe ?to]<br />
teh said Mr Catline and speake with him about the accident or damage<br />
sustained as aforesaid, and accordingly this deponent the same day saw the<br />
said Leshly in Companie and discourse with the said Catline And<br />
further saith, That upon the 24th of the said moneth of<br />
September the arlate Walter fflint one of the parties in this Cause<br />
and the said James Leshly and another who pretended to have an interest<br />
in the shipp the ''Abraham'' aforesaid came to this deponents lodging at<br />
New Gravell Lane in the parish of Stepney, and told this deponent that<br />
the dammage sustained by the said shipp the ''Abraham'' [?XXXX]<br />
([?XXX]he ''Abraham'' [?XXXX]<br />
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