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The 13th day of 8:ber 1656/ [CENTRE HEADIN … The 13th day of 8:ber 1656/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation./
'''Rp EA'''
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'''Edward Purdy''' of Yarmouth Mariner aged fiftie three yeares<br />
or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that in the<br />
moneth of September last past 1656 the arlate William Lee with his shipp the<br />
''Samuell'' and the arlate Otter with his shipp whereof hee was Master (called as hee<br />
hath heard and beleeveth by the name of the ''Providence'') came from Newcastle togeather<br />
and being come both to the Northwards of Scarborough Castle and the<br />
winde being then Contrary videlicet at the South upon or about the sixth day of the sayd<br />
moneth of September the sayd shipp ''Samuell'' stood off, and the sayd Otters<br />
shipp stood in, by meanes whereof they came very neere each other, whereupon<br />
the sayd Otter waved to the Company of the ''Samuell'' to heave up and the sayd<br />
Lee after the sayd Otters soe waveing to them to heave up did accordingly, give<br />
Command to his shipps Company to heave up that for the ''Samuell'' might come<br />
to Leewards of the sayd Otters shipp, and the Company of the ''Samuell'' in order to<br />
the Command of their sayd master did brace up the helme with all speede to come to the leeward, and<br />
braced their mayne sayle, and mayne top sayle in the winde, and brailed up their<br />
Mizen sayle, and used all possible diligence to get<br />
cleere of the sayd Otters shipp and to prevent doeing any dammage to the sayd Otters shipp<br />
or receaving any dammage from her, which not withstanding the sayd Otters<br />
shipp comming with full sayle ranne aboard the ''Samuell'', and brake downe<br />
the ''Samuells'' stemme and heads and brake three beames of her forecastle<br />
and carried down her upper deck and carried forth two foote of planke<br />
under her forechannel and did her much other hurt and dammage and<br />
much endangered the sinking of the sayd shipp the ''Samuell'' shee being<br />
by the meanes aforesayd made soe leakie that the sayd Lee and Company<br />
had much a doe to keepe her a floate and for her better preservation from<br />
sinking were forced to put her in to Scarborough (shee not being able<br />
to endure the sea any farther) this hee deposeth of his owne sight and<br />
knowledge being one of the Company of the shipp ''Samuell'' and helpeing to<br />
brace and brayle her sayles as aforesayd and using his utmost endeavour<br />
to keepe her cleere of the sayd Otters shipp, but as to the value of the<br />
sayd dammage done to the ''Samuell'' by the meanes aforesayd hee saith hee<br />
cannot estimate the same, And further to these articles hee cannot depose/
To the third article of the sayd allegation hee saith the sayd Otters shipp by further<br />
running against the shipp ''Samuell'' having alsoe receaved some dammage<br />
did not withstanding heave up towards Whitby arlate which is about<br />
ten fower leagues distant from Scarborough and further distant from the place the Otters shipp fell fowle of the ''Samuell'' then Scarborough is whereas hee the sayd Otter might<br />
with more ease and convenience and safety have put in to Scarborough and<br />
might have bin there at least two or three howers before the ''Samuell'' shee the ''Samuell'' being<br />
soe exceedingly dammaged as aforesayd, which if the Sayd Otter had done hee<br />
had without doubt prevented that danger which afterwards befell his sayd shipp<br />
by reason afterwards (as this deponent hath credibly heard) hee rann her on shoareath credibly heard) hee rann her on shoare +
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