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in a place called Robbin hoods bay about f … in a place called Robbin hoods bay about five myles from Scarborough<br />
where shee bilged upon a Rock and further to this article hee cannot<br />
depose./
To the 4th hee saith that notwithanding the sayd the sayd Otters shipp came to<br />
the sayd disaster, yet the sayd Otter saved all her masts sayles yards<br />
Anchor Cables and boate this hee knoweth for that during the tyme the<br />
shipp ''Samuell'' and her Company remayned at Scarborough hee sawe them<br />
brought thither in a five man Coble or fisherboate, And saith hee hath<br />
Credibly heard that the sayd Otter alsoe saved his lading of Coles and<br />
sold them at Robin hoods bay and alsoe the hull of his sayd shipp, but for<br />
how much hee sold them hee knoweth not nor hath heard, And further<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 5th hee saith that if the sayd Otter had carried his sayd<br />
shipp to Scarborough, as the sayd Lee did the ''Samuell'', (which hee<br />
might very well have done if hee had pleased) hee had in all<br />
probabilily and likelyhood saved both her and her la goods and gotten her<br />
repayred of such such hurt as shee did her selfe by falling fowle of<br />
the ''Samuell'' for a smale charge, soe that what dammage happened<br />
to the sayd Otters shipp and lading (as is evident by what hee this<br />
deponent hath of his owne sight and knowledge deposed for truth) happened<br />
meerely by the carelessenesse or willfullnesse of the sayd Otter and<br />
Company and not through any default of the sayd Lee and<br />
Company And further hee cannot depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true./
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin.
The marke of the sayd<br />
Edward '''X''' Purdy [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation/
'''Rp. 3'''
'''Andrew Page''' of South Shields in the County of Durham<br />
Chirurgion aged forty yeares or thereabouts a wittness<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that<br />
in the moneth of September last 1656 the arlate William Lee with his<br />
shipp the ''Samuell'' came in Company of the arlate Otter and his shipp<br />
whereof hee the sayd Otter was master from New Castle wards, and being<br />
come togeather to the Northward of Scarborowe Castle and the winds proveing<br />
then contrarie videlicet being at South, and both shipps plyeing to the winde [?with GUTTER]<br />
the ''Samuell'' standing off, and the sayd Otters shipp standing in, the<br />
sayd Otter called and waved to the Company of the ''Samuell'' to goe to<br />
the Leeward And the sayd Lee the Master of the ''Samuell'' thereupon [?Called GUTTER]<br />
him who was at the helme of the ''Samuell'' presently to put the same a weather, and caused<br />
his company to cast of the mayne sheate and mayne brace of his mayne [?XX GUTTER]<br />
and his mayne bowling, and mayne top sayle bowling and brace in the weather [?XX GUTTER]<br />
off his mayne yarde and brayle up the mizen sayle and hee and Company of the<br />
''Samuell'' did use all possible dilligence to gett cleere of the sayd Otters<br />
Shippleere of the sayd Otters<br />
Shipp +
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