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did come to Accompt with the sayd ffaringt … did come to Accompt with the sayd ffarington, and the sayd<br />
ffarington allowes them upon Accompt only tenn moneths pay<br />
a peece for their whole voyage, and this deponent hath heard that<br />
they did accept of the sayd tenn moneths pay in full for<br />
their sayd voyage and have since receaved the same of the sayd<br />
ffarington in full of all wages due to them for the sayd voyage<br />
And further to this article hee cannot depose./
To the 16th hee saith hee being Purser and on board the sayd shipp<br />
the ''George Bonadventure'' then, knoweth that in the moneth of ffebruary.<br />
1655 there was a generall Imbargoe made at Plymouth of all<br />
shipps then there lying by order of the Lord Protector and Counsell,<br />
which Imbargoe lasted one and twenty dayes, under which Imbargoe<br />
the sayd ''George Bonadventure'' (togeather with other shipps stayed by<br />
virtue thereof) laye, during the continuance of the sayd Imbargo And<br />
further hee cannot depose./
To the 17th article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee being<br />
then Purser of the sayd shipp ''George Bonadventure'' well knoweth that<br />
on the 12th of January 1654 the sayd shipp lay at the Chayne at Bell wharfe<br />
ready to sett sayle thence on the voyage in question outward bound<br />
and had a fayer winde for to doe, and saith that most of the Company<br />
of the sayd shipp were on shoare drinckeing and about other occasions<br />
of their owne soe that they could not bee gott on board, this hee the<br />
better knoweth for that the Master of the sayd shipp and this deponent<br />
went up and downe to divers Alehouses to finde them out and gett them<br />
togeather, and did finde divers of them but could not gett them to goe<br />
on board, and saith that dimock Godden and Brooke three of the parties<br />
to this suite were some of these which were soe on shoare, though<br />
not found in the Alehouses, by reason of which absense of<br />
the Company from on board a fitt opportunitie of setting sayle was<br />
lost, and the winde turneing, it continued crosse untill the third day<br />
of ffebruary next following soe that by the sayd Companyes<br />
absence and neglect of takeing a fayre winde when offered the sayd<br />
shipp was faine to lye at Bell wharfe chayne till the sayd third<br />
of ffebruary to the great preiudice and dammage of the arlate<br />
ffarington which but the value of the dammage hee cannot<br />
compute and further cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
Robte Tompson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin/H SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin/ +
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