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deck of the said shipp ''Mary'', together … deck of the said shipp ''Mary'', together with Robert Yaxley her Master Richard<br />
Cocket Samuel Browne Robert Lilycrop his Contests and others of the said<br />
shipps Companie, and saith this deponent at the time of the said dammage<br />
sustained was Gunner of the said shipp ''Mary'', And further saving his<br />
foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot answer./
To the second Interrogatorie, hee saith hee this rendent is no part Owner of the<br />
said shipp, And saith, that the masts spoyled in the said shipp ''Mary'' were<br />
very sufficient and goods, and had as this rendent beleeveth belonged to her about<br />
three or foure yeares, and that the rest of the Tackle and furniture and<br />
small rigging were for the most part new, and the rest very sufficient and<br />
serviceable, and saith hee knoweth not particularly what the said endammaged tackle<br />
and furniture were really worth or could be sould for before the said dammage sustained<br />
or since, but saith the said Masts and yards and rigging were rendred utterly unserviceable, and<br />
the Owners constrained to buy new in the roome, and that the sailes with some<br />
expense in the reparation may againe be made serviceable, And beleeveth that all<br />
such endammaged tackle and furniture as may or can againe be made usefull did<br />
and doe remaine aboard the said shipp ''Mary''. And further cannot depose./.
John Page [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day/ Examined upon the said Allegation:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2us'''
'''Richard Cockett''' of Alborough in the Countie of Suffolke<br />
Mariner one of the Companie of the said shipp the ''Mary'',<br />
aged 50 yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That in the moneths<br />
of August September and October in this present yeare <u>1654</u>:- and for sewerall<br />
yeares before, the arlate Robert Yaxley, George Blowers Arthur Blowers<br />
and Companie inhabitants of and in Alborough aforesaid have bin and are<br />
the true and lawfull Owners of the shipp the ''Mary'' of Alborough arlate<br />
and of her tackle and furniture, and for such for all the time aforesaid they<br />
the said Yaxley Blowers and Companie have bin and are well knowne and<br />
generally reputed. Which the premisses hee this deponent well knoweth having lived at<br />
the said place of Alborough for about 20. yeares past, and for about 2. yeares last<br />
hath served as masters mate in and aboard the said shipp And further cannot<br />
depose./
To the second Article hee saith and deposeth, That upon or about the six and<br />
twentieth day of October last in this instant yeare <u>1654</u>:- the said shipp the<br />
''Mary'' with her full ladeing of New-Castle coales under the Conduct of the said<br />
Robert Yaxley then and now Master and part Owner of the said shipp, comeing up the<br />
River of Thames towards this Port of London, and the arlate Vessell the ''freeman''<br />
then coming downe the said River, the wind then being at West Southwest as<br />
this deponent remembreth, and the said shipp the ''ffreeman'' and Companie having<br />
a very fair and favourable gale right afore the wind and having the full channell and roome<br />
sufficient to have passed by the said shipp the ''Mary'', without falling foule or<br />
endammaging her at all, the said shipp ''Mary'' then expressely bearing for the<br />
shoare on purpose to avoyd any inconveniences that might happen, and leaving<br />
as aforesaid the full scope of the Channell to the said shipp the ''ffreeman''<br />
(to havehipp the ''ffreeman''<br />
(to have +
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