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or words to the like effect And further to … or words to the like effect And further to this article hee cannot<br />
depose/
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was none of the Mariners of the shipp the<br />
''hopefull Adventure''./
To the 2: 3: 4th 5th and 6th Interrogatories hee saith for that hee is none of the sayd shipps<br />
Company hee cannot answere to nor knoweth ought touching the matters Interrogate And<br />
further cannot answere./
To the seaventh hee saith hee was one who did search for, and see the Leake Interrogate and<br />
saith the same was a great leake, and soe great that all the company of the sayd<br />
Shipp ''hopefull Adventure'' could not possibly have kept her above water if<br />
the same had not bin found and amended, And further hee cannot answere<br />
saving his foregoeing deposition./
To the 8th hee saith that hee haveing gone many voyages to sea as a shipp<br />
Carpenter, knoweth that it is the custome for Mariners when they are at<br />
sea upon a voyage to sounde the pumpe and pumpe, and somtymes pumpe and not sounde once in two howers if they knowe<br />
their shipp have any defect otherwise not in fower or somtymes eight howers<br />
according to the tightnesse of the shipp and fayrenesse of the weather at sea, but saith<br />
if a shipp be in harbour then they doe not usually sound the pumpe nor<br />
pumpe her soe often except they knowe her to be leakie in harbour, for<br />
that a shipp often tymes at Sea by reason of her labouring, and her weaknes<br />
may be leakie at Sea and yet tight when shee cometh in harbour this hee<br />
knoweth by experience being a shipp Carpenter and haveing observed soe much<br />
by divers very good shipps Merchantmen wherein hee hath gone as<br />
Carpenter And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere/
To the 9th hee cannot answere not knowing or haveing heard ought touching<br />
the matters Interrogate nor being any of the Company of the Shipp Interrogate./
To the 10th hee saith that for that hee was one who searched for and<br />
mended the sayd leake, hee knoweth that the same was soe great that<br />
after the same once sprange and appeared the Company of<br />
the ''hopefull Adventure'' could not have kept the goods<br />
on board her drom damage if the pumpe had stood still but [?one GUTTER]<br />
halfe hower at any tyme till the same was mended, and further<br />
saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere/
To the 11th hee cannot answere being none of the sayd shipps<br />
Company nor having heard what the dammage Interrogate amounteth<br />
to,/
Repeated before doctor Godolphin/
the marke of the sayd<br />
Robert [MARKE] fflewen/ [MARKE, RH SIDE];
Robert [MARKE] fflewen/ [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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