| First transcribed
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13 October 2014 +
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| First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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| Folio
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511 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/70 +
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| Side
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Recto +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 13/10/2014 +
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| Transcription
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and was then as neere the south shoare as … and was then as neere the south shoare as conveniently shee could goe<br />
above sixteene foote water, And hee this deponent beleeveth that what damage<br />
happened to the ''Mary'' arlate the same happened meerely by the fault and<br />
neglect of her owne Company, and not through any fault of the Master and Company<br />
of the ''ffreeman'', for that they gave them tymely and sufficient notice to put<br />
their sayd shipp a stayes which if they had done or used their endeavour as<br />
they ought to have done and might have done, hee is well assured the damage in<br />
question could not have happened this hee deposeth being an eye witnesse and<br />
one of the Company and on board the ''ffreeman'' while the premisses were acted and<br />
done in manner predeposed And further to these articles hee cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith that in case the Company of the ''ffreeman'' did cut any of the<br />
tackle of the ''Mary'' (which this deponent knoweth not) yet the same was necessaarily<br />
done to prevent the sayd ''ffreeman'' and her ladeing from being runne on shoare and damnified by<br />
the sayd ''Marye'' her running fowle of her And further hee cannot depose/
To the last hee saith as is predeposed that the master and Company of the ''Mary''<br />
the tyme predeposed of instead of putting their shipp a stayes did<br />
brace her mayne topsale with the weather brace and put their helme a weather<br />
which was the direct course in this deponents Judgement to runne athwart the<br />
''ffreeman'' And further hee cannot depose/
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Suckley'''
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee was required by Captaine John Whittie Com=<br />
mander of the ''ffreeman'' to come and testifie the truth of his knowledge in this<br />
cause, and saith hee was one of the Company and Cooper of the ''ffreeman'' the tyme Interrogated<br />
and saith the Mary came fowle of the ''ffreeman'' in manner predeposed in the forenoone<br />
when the tyde was about half fludd And further hee cannot answere/
To the second hee saith hee hath receaved his whole wages due for the voyage Interrogated<br />
save thirty shillings which is deteyned by the owners from him and the like from some<br />
others of the Company of the sayd shipp which money is deteyned by the Owners<br />
for certayne tobaccoes which appeareth by the pursers and boatswaines bookes were laded<br />
aboard the ''ffreeman'' at Virginia and not found aboard at her unladeing at London<br />
And otherwise hee cannot answere having never heard of any such resolution or<br />
declaration as is Interrogate./
To the last hee saith that hee this deponent and one Peter Wittie and one driver and this<br />
deponents contests George Putt and Edward King and others of the Company of<br />
the ''ffreeman'' did call out to the Company of the ''Mary'' to put their shipp a stayes<br />
and alsoe told them that the ''ffreeman'' would keepe to the Southward (the ''Mary'' being then<br />
to the Northwards at a good distance and soe farr as that shee might well have avoided<br />
falling fowle of the ''ffreeman'' if her the sayd ''Maryes'' company had done their<br />
true endeavour soe to doe, but what answere the Company of the ''Mary'' made hee remembreth<br />
not, but saith they might easily have put her a stayes if they pleased, and saith<br />
the boltspritt of the ''ffreeman'' was by the meanes aforesayd entangled in the mayne<br />
stay of the ''Mary'' and brake downe her mayne mast and damnified her but<br />
to what value hee knoweth not And further cannot depose./
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
Morgan Jones [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon sayd allegation/
'''d Smith.'''
'''3'''
'''Robert Holding''' of the parish of Stepney and County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner Quarter Master of the ''ffreeman'' aged 31 yeares of age<br />
or thereabouts a witnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth as<br />
followeth videlicet
To the first second and third articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee the shipp the<br />
''ffreeman'' the tyme arlate was falling downe with the benefit of a winde towards downe with the benefit of a winde towards +
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