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of a voyage to Newcastle, which in all pro … of a voyage to Newcastle, which in all probability shee might in that time<br />
have performed, and that the Owners are thereby damnified to the cleare valew, as<br />
hee verily beleeveth of 60 ''li'' sterling or thereabouts. a shipp of that burthen as the ''Mary''<br />
is upon such a Voyage in the winter, being very able to cleare so much.<br />
All which hee deposeth upon the reasons aforesaid, And further cannot depose./
To the 4th hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings of this Court And<br />
further cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to wittnesse the trueth of his knowledge in the<br />
Cause in question by the procurement of Robert Yaxley Master of the said shipp<br />
''Mary'', and was Boateswaine of and aboard upon the decke of the said shipp<br />
together with the said master and his Contests and rest of the said shipps Company<br />
when the dammage in question was done, which was in the forenoone about .10.<br />
or 12. of the Clock. And further cannot depose./
To the 2d Interrogatorie hee saith, That the masts of the said shipp ''Mary'' so spoyled as<br />
hee hath predeposed were not new, but very strong and serviceable as could be<br />
required for such a shipp, and saith the standing rigging was all new, and most part of<br />
the running rigging, and that all the tackle and furniture spoyled and perished<br />
by the disaster aforesaid was very firme and sufficient, And saith that such as<br />
the said tackle and furniture as can with some expense be rendred any way usefull<br />
are not in this rendents estimation worth above ten or twelve pounds sterling<br />
And doeth now remaine aboard the said shipp the ''Mary'' And further hee<br />
cannot answer./
the marke of<br />
Samuel '''+''' Browne [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 25th day of November <u>1654</u>:- Examined upon the said Allegation./
'''Rp. 4./'''
'''Robert Lillicrep''' of Wapping in the parrish of<br />
Stepney and Countie of Middlesex mariner one of the Companie<br />
of the said Vessell the ''Mary''; aged 28. yeares or thereabouts<br />
a Wittnes sworne and examined./
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith hee cannot depose, saving that hee<br />
hath credibly heard tha the arlate Robert Yaxley and others of Alborough<br />
in the County of Suffolke were and are the true and lawfull Owners of the<br />
arlate shipp the ''Mary'' and of her tackle and furniture, and so generally accompted
To the second hee saith and deposeth, That upon ffriday the 26th day of October<br />
last past the said shipp the ''Mary'' being in her Course from Newcastle with a<br />
ladeing of Coales, bound for his Port of London, and coming up the River of<br />
Thames in Gallions reach, the Master and Companie thereof espied the shipp<br />
the ''ffreeman'' John Whitty Master, coming downe the said River in the reach<br />
aforesaid with a faire gale afore the same the wind then at West Southwest and having<br />
the full liberty of the Channell to passed by the said shipp ''Mary'' with<br />
as much convenience as could be desired, yet the said shipp the ''freeman'' bearing<br />
directly upon the shipp ''Mary'' the Master and Company thereof waved and<br />
called to them of the ''freeman'' to keepe a sterne, but the premisses notwithstanding<br />
the said Whitty and Companie violently and wilfully rann aboard the<br />
(saidwilfully rann aboard the<br />
(said +
, of a voyage to Newcastle, which in all pro … of a voyage to Newcastle, which in all probability shee might in that time<br />
have performed, and that the Owners are thereby damnified to the cleare valew, as<br />
hee verily beleeveth of 60 ''li'' sterling or thereabouts. a shipp of that burthen as the ''Mary''<br />
is upon such a Voyage in the winter, being very able to cleare so much.<br />
All which hee deposeth upon the reasons aforesaid, And further cannot depose./
To the 4th hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings of this Court And<br />
further cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to wittnesse the trueth of his knowledge in the<br />
Cause in question by the procurement of Robert Yaxley Master of the said shipp<br />
''Mary'', and was Boateswaine of and aboard upon the decke of the said shipp<br />
together with the said master and his Contests and rest of the said shipps Company<br />
when the dammage in question was done, which was in the forenoone about .10.<br />
or 12. of the Clock. And further cannot depose./
To the 2d Interrogatorie hee saith, That the masts of the said shipp ''Mary'' so spoyled as<br />
hee hath predeposed were not new, but very strong and serviceable as could be<br />
required for such a shipp, and saith the standing rigging was all new, and most part of<br />
the running rigging, and that all the tackle and furniture spoyled and perished<br />
by the disaster aforesaid was very firme and sufficient, And saith that such as<br />
the said tackle and furniture as can with some expense be rendred any way usefull<br />
are not in this rendents estimation worth above ten or twelve pounds sterling<br />
And doeth now remaine aboard the said shipp the ''Mary'' And further hee<br />
cannot answer./
the marke of<br />
Samuel '''+''' Browne [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 25th day of November <u>1654</u>:- Examined upon the said Allegation./
'''Rp. 4./'''
'''Robert Lillicrep''' of Wapping in the parrish of<br />
Stepney and Countie of Middlesex mariner one of the Companie<br />
of the said Vessell the ''Mary''; aged 28. yeares or thereabouts<br />
a Wittnes sworne and examined./
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith hee cannot depose, saving that hee<br />
hath credibly heard tha the arlate Robert Yaxley and others of Alborough<br />
in the County of Suffolke were and are the true and lawfull Owners of the<br />
arlate shipp the ''Mary'' and of her tackle and furniture, and so generally accompted
To the second hee saith and deposeth, That upon ffriday the 26th day of October<br />
last past the said shipp the ''Mary'' being in her Course from Newcastle with a<br />
ladeing of Coales, bound for his Port of London, and coming up the River of<br />
Thames in Gallions reach, the Master and Companie thereof espied the shipp<br />
the ''ffreeman'' John Whitty Master, coming downe the said River in the reach<br />
aforesaid with a faire gale afore the same the wind then at West Southwest and having<br />
the full liberty of the Channell to passed by the said shipp ''Mary'' with<br />
as much convenience as could be desired, yet the said shipp the ''freeman'' bearing<br />
directly upon the shipp ''Mary'' the Master and Company thereof waved and<br />
called to them of the ''freeman'' to keepe a sterne, but the premisses notwithstanding<br />
the said Whitty and Companie violently and wilfully rann aboard the<br />
(saidwilfully rann aboard the<br />
(said +
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