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The fourth of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADIN … The fourth of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
A businesse of redeeming and saving of a certaine}<br />
shipp called the ''Hope'' of Quinsborowe and}<br />
her lading et cetera promoted by Edmund Hempson}<br />
and others against Beniamin Harrison}<br />
and William harrington.}
Examined upon an allegation given in on<br />
the behalfe of the said Hampson and<br />
others, the second of this instant.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Seth Thurston''' of Wivenho in Essex ffisherman<br />
aged 20ty yeares or thereaboutes a witnes<br />
produced sworne and Examined deposeth as followeth
On the first article of the said allegation hee deposeth and saith that Edmond<br />
hempson William Scotcher James warden, Valentine hudson and John Mortimer<br />
arlate were commonly knowne reputed and taken to be masters and<br />
owners of five severall hoys or vessells as is arlate dureing all thetyme<br />
arlate, which this deponent knoweth having sayled any tyme these 3. monethes<br />
last past with James Wardell one of the sayd masters arlate, and knoweing what<br />
hee hath deposed to be true. And further cannot depose./
To the second article of the said allegation hee sith and deposeth that in or about<br />
the 16th day of december last past, the alate hampson Scotcher wardell<br />
hudson and Mortimer being in their severall hoys att sea came to a place called the<br />
Swin off of the Coast of Essex, and there found a vessell or shipp since knowne to bee<br />
the ''hope'' of Quinborrow in a sinkeing and perishing condition, haveing 4 Inches<br />
water on her upper deck[?e], haveing neither man nor cat or any other livinge<br />
creature on board her, haveing alsoe her hatches washed over board, before the said<br />
masters came to her And hee saith the said Masters arlate and all their companies did<br />
presently use theire endeavors to save the said ''hope'' of Quinborrow from Utter loose[?ing]<br />
and towed her off that place with very much labor and great hazard of<br />
their vessells and men, unto a place called Grays where the [?foresaid] vessell now [?remayneth] [#]
[# LH MARGIN]<br />
[?which] is att least 50 miles from<br />
[?the ?place] where they towed her
where by<br />
the said 5. masters and Companys did preserve the vessell the ''hope'' of Quinborrow<br />
from utterly perishinge in the sea of this deponents knowledge, who was<br />
then on board James Wardells vessell as a common man, and did see and knowe the<br />
premisses as hee hath deposed. and further cannot day./
To the third article of the said allegation hee cannot depose./
To the fourth article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that in and about<br />
the saveing of the ''hope'' of Quinborrow arlate Edmond hampson one of the said<br />
Masters did loose his skiffe, which in this deponents judgement was worth 4 ''li''<br />
sterling. Andfurther saith that the said 5 Masters did in this deponents iudgement<br />
loose , dureing the tyme of theire seizeing and carryeing the said shipp the ''hope'' of<br />
Quinborrow to Grays) att least twenty pounds sterling per hoy as fish [?fell] out<br />
att that tyme and further cannot depose./
To the fifth article of the said allegation hee saith the ''hope'' of Quinborrows<br />
arlate was laden the tyme arlate with Hempe Clapboard and oares. and<br />
further cannot depose.
To the 6th hee cannot depose
To the last hee saith and deposeth that his former deposition for the reasons<br />
by hin predeposed was and is true and further cannot day./
REpeated before doctor Godolphin.
Seth '''T''' Thurston [MARKE, RH SIDE]n.
Seth '''T''' Thurston [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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