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To the second article hee saith that on be … To the second article hee saith that on behalfe of certaine Englishmen there<br />
were the time arlate laden aboard the said shipp ''hope'' at Coningsborough<br />
hemp, oares, clapboards and pipe staves andwainscot to be transported to this port<br />
of London, and here to be delivered, which hee knoweth being stiersman of<br />
the said shipp and seeing the said lading. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that in or about the beginning of december last past<br />
the said shipp the ''hope'' in her course from Coningsbergh for London comming<br />
neere harwich, was going in thither to seake for Convoy for London<br />
and there met with the ''hare Pinck'' the<br />
Commannder whereof told the master and Company pf the ''hope'' that<br />
hee with the said Pinck was going to Convoy certaine vessells to London<br />
and offered to Convoy the ''Hope'' alsoe, whereunto the said master<br />
condescended, and soe the said Pinck and the ''Hope'' together with a<br />
ketch of harwich and hoy of holland set saile together in or about<br />
the middle of december last for this port, which hee knoweth being<br />
aboard the ''Hope'' whereof hee was Steersman.
To the fourth hee saith that the said severall vessells in their course<br />
betweene harwich and London by cashaltie ran upon a place in the<br />
sea cakked the Middle Ground, and were there for some time laid<br />
fast, and the said vessell the ''hare Pinck'' in a short space stabed on<br />
peeces: And saith that some of the company of the ''Hope''being in their<br />
boate feeling and searching for the deepe water to the ende they might<br />
knowe howe to get of their shipp, diverse of the ''hares'' company<br />
came in her boate, and endeavoured by force to seize and take away<br />
the ''Hopes'' boate, and while the ''hopes'' men that were in her boate were<br />
striving to defend and keepe her, foure of the ''hares'' men got forcibly onto<br />
the ''Hopes'' boate, who perswaded the ''Hopes'' men that were<br />
in the boate to put off therewith, otherwise their fellowes that were gonne<br />
back towards their shipp would (as they said) retourne and force the said<br />
boate from them and force the ''Hopes'' men aboard their shipp, to the<br />
greate endangering of their live. Whereupon the master and company of<br />
the ''Hope'' and the said foure persons of the ''hares'' Company rowed with<br />
their boate twoards shoare (which was about three leagues off) there to get<br />
aid to help off their said shipp, to which they intended suddenly to retourne<br />
But soone after they were gonne, the tide increasing the said shipp<br />
the ''Hope'' gott off as they understood presently after their coming ashore.<br />
The premisses hee deposeth for the reasons aforesaid. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith that the master and Company of the ''Hope'' being<br />
soe got ashore they there shortly understood that their shipp was gott cleare<br />
off the sand, and that some of the ''hares'' men had gonne and brought her<br />
to an anchor and pillaged many things out of her, and carried the said<br />
pillage, and carried the said<br />
pillage +
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