First transcribed
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2 September 2015 +
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First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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Folio
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515 +
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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 02/09/2014 +
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Transcription
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To the 3 4th and 5th articles of the sayd … To the 3 4th and 5th articles of the sayd libell hee saith that although it be usuall<br />
as aforesayd for three shipps and noe more to lye there on brest and that there were on the sayd<br />
Tuesday the 18th of this instant June at Tower wharfe aforesayd three shipps<br />
lying moored a brest videlicet the sayd shipp the ''Sara'' and an other shipp that laye next<br />
her (whose name this deponent knoweth not) and the sayd shipp the ''William'' who lay<br />
moored on the outside of the sayd other shipp yet hee saith that after the sayd<br />
Tuesday the Master of the ''Waterhound'' arlate<br />
(whose name as hee hath heard is Mr Constant) and his Company came about<br />
midd night next after the sayd day and moored their sayd shipp the ''Water hound''<br />
on the Outside of the sayd shipp the ''William'' soe that then there laye fower<br />
shipps on brest this hee knoweth being then pilott of and aboard the shipp<br />
''Sarah'' and (the night being a cleere night) seeing the ''Waterhound'' come<br />
and moore there on the outside of the ''William'' seeing the ''Water hound'' moore<br />
on the outside of them did according as they ought put out their ffenders<br />
to preserve their shipp ''William'' soe much as they could from damage (shee<br />
being (of this deponents knowledge but a smale shipp of about fortietonne and<br />
then emptye and the ''Waterhound'' being a shipp of threescore tonns<br />
burthen at the least, and then laden with Corne as to this deponent appeared<br />
hee having since seene her deliver her ladeing, And saith when the ''Waterhound''<br />
soe came on the outside of the ''William'' was as hee beleeveth a floate<br />
it being neere about high water, And hee saith that the Master and Company of<br />
the ''Waterhound'' being come on the outside of the ''William'' did in the night tyme<br />
[?lust] their shipp the ''Waterhound'' towards the ''William'' without giving any notice<br />
thereof to the Master and Company of the ''William'', but the night being Cleere and<br />
the company of the ''William'' and perceiving that the Company of the ''Waterhound'' were<br />
about to [?last] their sayd shipp towards the ''William'', one William<br />
Smith the then pylott of the ''William'' called out to the Company of the ''Waterhound''<br />
and willed them to [?lust] their vessell the ''Waterhound'' off from the ''William''<br />
least the same should damage the ''William'', whereupon the Master<br />
of the ''Waterhound'' answered and sayd hee would [?lust] his sayd shipp [?XXXed]<br />
towards the ''William'' for hee had rather they should suffer then hee and<br />
his vessell suffer, and withall did bidd the Company of the ''William'' hawle out<br />
if they [?would] for hee was resolved to lye there and to lust his sayd shipp in<br />
towards the ''William'' or hee the Master of the ''Waterhound'' spake then words to<br />
the very like effect And hee saith by reason of the Company of the ''Waterhounds''<br />
soe lusting of their sayd vessell inwards upon the ''William'' the ''William'' was<br />
forced upon the vessell that lay next her of the inside soe that the tyde falling shee hunge cleere<br />
up from ground about three foote being soe borne up by the ''Waterhound''<br />
her forceing her upon the vessell that lay next her on the inside by which<br />
meanes the said shipp ''William'' (being empty) was very much brused and<br />
three of her mayne tymbers broken, and divers of her mayne plankes broken and<br />
divers of her seames and butt heads soe strayned that they opened soe wide that<br />
one might put their hand betweene, this hee deposeth being an eye wittnesse<br />
and eare witnesse on board the ''Sarah'' aforesayd and seeing the damage soe<br />
done, the next morning after it was soe done and seeing the ''William'' hange in manner<br />
predeposed And further to these articles hee cannot depose/rther to these articles hee cannot depose/ +
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