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HCA 13/70 f.513r Annotate
First transcribed 28 October 2015  +
First transcriber Karen Gunnell  +
Folio 513  +
Parent volume HCA 13/70  +
Side Recto  +
Status Uploaded image; transcribed on 28/10/2014  +
Transcription '''D.10''' The 22th of September 1655/ Y'''D.10''' The 22th of September 1655/ Yaxeday against Delavall and others}<br /> Suckley Smith} Examined upon the sayd allegation/ '''vide the other 5 in<br /> Quire D.9./''' '''d:smith''' '''6''' '''Robert Osborne''' of Shadwell in the parish of Stepney and<br /> County of Middlesex Mariner Carpenter of the shipp ''ffreeman'' aged<br /> 47 yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined<br /> saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet. To the first second and third articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee<br /> this deponent being Carpenter of and aboard the ''ffreeman'' when the damage<br /> in controversie happened well knoweth that the Company of the ''ffreeman'' before such<br /> tyme as the damage in question happened and which the shipp ''Mary'' arlate was<br /> at a good distance, (yet soe neere as within call that they might very well heare what<br /> was spoken and sayd unto them) did call out to the Company of the ''Mary'' aforesayd<br /> and desyred them to put their sayd shipp a stayes and told them if they did not<br /> soe doe they would runne fowle of the ''ffreeman'' or words to that effect which notwithstanding the Master<br /> and Company of the ''Mary'' did brace their mayne top sayle on back stayes and [?shivering] it in the winde and<br /> put their helme a weather and boare up towards the ''ffreeman'' which was a shipp<br /> of greate burthen videlict about five hundred tonne burthern and drewe about sixteene<br /> foote water, and was then soe neare the southerne shoare of the Thames that<br /> shee could not goe neerer without driveing on ground to the apparent hassard of<br /> the sayd shipp and her ladeing and was soe neare shoare that her company were forced<br /> to put out an Anchor a sterne to heave her off from the shoare for the better preservation<br /> of her and her ladeing by which meanes of the ''Maryes'' company braceing and [?shivering] their topsayle and putting their helme a weather the sayd shipp the ''Mary'' ranne in a wilfull<br /> and negligent manner a thwart the ''ffreemans'' hawse, the ''ffreeman'' being as aforesayd<br /> soe neare the shoare that shee could not avoide and passe by the ''Mary'' And the reason<br /> why hee beleeveth and is in his conscience persuaded that the same was wilfully done by the Master and Company of the<br /> ''Mary'' is for that hee well knoweth the sayd shipp ''Mary'' was and is a smale shipp and<br /> was comeing up the River with the benefitt of the tyde and her company might very well if<br /> they had pleased and put her a stayes as they were desyred or by the benefitt of the tyde have soe wrought<br /> her that shee might safily have avoided running fowle of the ''ffreeman'', And<br /> hee saith hee is well assured that what damage is happened to the ''Mary'' is<br /> soe happened by the default and wilfullness of the Master and Company<br /> of the ''Mary'' by their shapeing their course in the manner predisposed and not by<br /> any fault in the Master and Company of the ''ffreeman'' who did their utmost endeavour<br /> to have prevented the sayd ''Maryes'' running fowle of her, And further<br /> to these articles hee cannot depose saving hee saith the ''ffreeman'' had aboard her when the<br /> ''Mary'' ranne fowle of her goods worth to value of thirty thousand pounds or<br /> thereabouts as hee believeth. To the 4th hee saith hee knoweth not that any of the ''ffreemans'' company did cutt<br /> any of the tackle of the ''Mary'', but saith if any were by them were by them cutt the same was<br /> necessariy done in order to the preservation of the ''ffreeman'' and her ladeing from<br /> being runne on shoare by the ''Mary'' her running upon her as aforesayd.<br /> And further to this article hee cannot depose. To the last saving his foregoeing deposition to the 1: 2 and 3 articles to which hee<br /> referreth hee cannot depose./ To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING] '''Suckley''' To the first Interrogatory hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth of his knowledge<br /> in this busines being required soe to doe by John Whitty, Commander of the ''ffreeman''<br /> andmander of the ''ffreeman''<br /> and  +
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