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at the lower Chayne neere Lymehouse that s … at the lower Chayne neere Lymehouse that shee might ride thereby,<br />
but by reason the vessell the ''ffrancis and Mary'' arlate was fastened thereto<br />
with a Cable and there was noe fastening to the chayne till the tyde were<br />
lower, the sayd Woodfin caused the Company of his vessell to fasten a hawser to the Cable of the ''ffrancis and Mary'' to stay his shipp the ''Exeter''<br />
''Merchant'' till the tyde was lower that hee might fasten her to the sayd<br />
chayne, and went aboard the ''ffrancis and Mary'' and spake to Mr<br />
Smith the Master of her and desyred him that hee might alsoe<br />
fasten an other hawser to the boltspritt of the sayd ''ffrancis and Mary'' untill<br />
such tyme as the tyde fell soe much that he might fasten to the chayne<br />
but the sayd Smyth although it be a usuall instance for shipps in the<br />
River of Thames to fasten upon one another for one tyde at least, refused to lett<br />
him fasten his sayd shipp the ''Exeter Merchant'' to the boltspritt of the<br />
''ffrancis and mary'', and alsoe commanded one of his Company to<br />
Cutt the hawser of the ''Exeter Merchant'' which was fastned to his the<br />
sayd Smyths Cable, and one of the Company of the sayd Smiths shipp<br />
did accordingly cutt the sayd hawser in a willfull and violent manner<br />
before shee had layne halfe an hower soe fastned, by meanes whereof<br />
(the tyde then ebbing very strobgly), the sayd vessell the ''Exeter Merchant''<br />
was turned a drift with all her ladeing, to the great danger of the<br />
losse of the sayd vessell and her ladeing and of such other shipps and their<br />
goods as laye neere thereunto, and by reason of the sayd vessell the<br />
''Exeter Merchant'' her being soe willfully turned a drift by the Company of the<br />
''ffrancis and Mary'', the ''Exeter Merchant'' fell fowle of the Boltspritt of<br />
the arlate Vessell the ''Pilgrim'', and brake downe her the sayd ''Exeter Merchants''<br />
quarter and shee was by force of the tyde of ebb carried and driven (togeather<br />
with the sayd vessell the ''Pilgrim'' and a Collier that laye aboard the<br />
''Pilgrim'' on ground notwithstanding the Master of the ''Exeter Merchant'' caused this deponent to drop an Anchor presently to staye the sayd shipp ''Exeter Merchant'' And did his best endeavour to prevent any damage but the value of the damage hee cannot depose/<br />
the premisses hee deposeth being then boatswaine of the sayd shipp the ''Exeter Merchant'', and on board her and hearing the sayd Woodfin speake to<br />
the sayd Smith and desyre him in freindly manner to permitt him to fasten a hawser<br />
to his boltspritt, and seeing the sayd Smiths Company cut the halser<br />
of the ''Exeter Merchant'' fastned to their cable as aforesayd, And further<br />
to those articles hee cannot depose.
To the 5th hee cannot depose saving hee saith hee well knoweth the mending<br />
and repayring of the ''Exeter Merchants'' quarter, and new mooreing of her could not choose<br />
but cost the arlate hatton and Company a considerable summe of money but<br />
how much hee cannot estimate./
To the 6th hee saith hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and further cannot depose./rt<br />
and further cannot depose./ +
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