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The 8th day of May 1656
harris, Bowyer an … The 8th day of May 1656
harris, Bowyer and}<br />
others against Pursell Walters.}<br />
nd others. Smith Suckley}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd<br />
Harris, Bowyer and others
'''[?dt] Smyth 2'''
'''Edward Gray''' of Wapping in the County of Middlesex Mariner<br />
now master formerly Masters mate of the shipp ''Matthew''<br />
''and John'' aged two and thirty yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witness sworne and examined saith as followeth<br />
videlicet
To the first article of the said allegation this deponent saith he was Masters mate<br />
of the shipp ''Matthew and John'' the voyage in question, and thereby<br />
knoweth that the Master and Company of the sayd shipp did not that<br />
voyage beginn to take or receyve into the sayd ship at Newfound<br />
land and fish upon Accompt of the sayd Pursell Walters and Company<br />
untill all the sayd fish was made up and cured sufficiently, which was<br />
about the beginning of August <u>1650</u> and not before. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second article of the sayd allegation This depondent saith that the fish which<br />
was taken and received into the sayd shipp the voyage in question for<br />
the accompt aforesayd was well and sufficiently cured of this deponents<br />
sight and knowledge who never saw a shipps lading of such fish<br />
better ordered, and the same was well and in good ordered delivered<br />
in Spayne unto the factors of the sayd Purser Walters and Company<br />
of this deponents certayne knowledge and sight. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
To the third article of the sayd allegation he saith he cannot depose.
To the Crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first he saith that it allwayes or for the most part happens that in such<br />
voyages some fish comes to be spoyled and thrown overboard, by being<br />
[?in<br />
dammaged and broken with a presse or by treading or other accidents<br />
and accordingly hee believeth some few of the fish in question<br />
being so casually dammifyed were thrown overboard but not to any<br />
considerable valew; and that none was thrown overboard for want<br />
of caring or well making. And otherwise negatively
To the second he saith he cannot depose.
To the third he saith that the sayd shipp upon her returne from the Canaries with<br />
her lading of wynes (but how many butts she had on board he remembereth<br />
not) was taken and lost to the owners. And otherwise he cannot answer[?e GUTTER]
To the fourth hee saith that this deponent and others of the sayd shipps<br />
Company did not in this Court recover wages against the sayd [X]eaman but<br />
how much att present he remembereth not. And otherwise cannot answer
Edward Gray [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]t answer
Edward Gray [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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