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as belonging to them, and otherwise hee ca … as belonging to them, and otherwise hee cannot depose, not knowing<br />
ffrederick Calllowe or other Inhabitants of Conincksbergh, saving that the<br />
foresaid Thomas Benson and John Cotton dwell there.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that in or about the time arlate the<br />
said shipp the ''hope'' was at Coninsbergh laded with clapboard, wainscot,<br />
oares, about 29 bundles of hemp and about 20 deales to be transported thence<br />
to this port of London and here to be delivered, which hee knoweth to be true<br />
being one of the said shipps company and hired for the said voyage<br />
which was to end at London, and thence hee was to help to carry the said shipp<br />
back againe to Conincksbergh, and saith hee helped to store the said goods,<br />
but by whome or for whose accompt they were laden hee did not take notice,<br />
saving there was a yonge English man that looked to the lading of the hemp.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp the ''Hope'' in her said voyage from<br />
Conincksbergh for London comming in or about the beginning of december<br />
last past neere harwich, and going into harwich to looke for Convoy met<br />
the ''harePinck'' arlate comming out, which haled her and asked<br />
whether shee was bound, and being answered, that shee was bound for London<br />
and was going into harwich to looke for Convoy, the commander or some<br />
of the company of the said Pinck, replied that the said ''hare Pinck''<br />
was a man of warr in the service of this Commonwealth, and therefore<br />
willed the master and company of the ''hope'' to tack about and make a little<br />
stay for a hoy which was comming out which was to be convoyed for London<br />
by the said Pinck, and that the said hoy being come up, the said<br />
shipp the ''hare Pinck'' would alsoe convooy the ''Hope'' for London: and<br />
accordingly hee saith the said shipp the ''Hope'' tacked about, and then<br />
the said hoy and a harwich ketch being come up to them they all set<br />
saile together for this port about a moneth since, which hee knoweth being<br />
then one of the ''Hopes'' company. And otherwise hee cannot depose;<br />
saving that the Commannder of the said ''hare Pinck'' (as this deponent<br />
heard) was called Captaine Crannawell.
To the fourth hee saith that the said severall vessells in their said course<br />
from harwich for London, by casualtie came aground upon the sands<br />
in a place in the sea called the Middle ground, where they all sate fast,<br />
and that there after some space the said vessell the ''hare Pinck'' beate<br />
and brake in peeces, which being happened, and the company<br />
of the ''Hope'' (whereof this deponent was one) being in the ''Hopes'' boate<br />
searching for deep water that soe they might endeavour to get off their<br />
shipp, diverse of the ''hares'' company came in their boate, and violently<br />
assaulted the master and company of the ''Hope'' as they were in their<br />
said boate, endeavouring to take the said boate from the said company<br />
of the ''Hope'', and saith that foure of the ''Hopes'' company got forcibly<br />
intoes'' company got forcibly<br />
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