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putt off contrary to the minde and intenti … putt off contrary to the minde and intention of this<br />
deponent who was supracargo of her and to the great preiudice of<br />
the sayd shipps freighters who were thereby very much damnified [?in ?the GUTTER]<br />
price of their ginger (which was the cheife ladeing of the sayd shipp) it [?being GUTTER]<br />
being at their arrivall at hamburgh falne in price about a penny<br />
every pound, of what it would have yeilded if the sayd Master had<br />
proceeded on his voyage thither ˹without staye˺ when this deponent first commanded<br />
him soe to doe./
Repeated before Colonell Cock./.
Na: Lansdon [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 23th of August 1656.
'''2.'''
'''Caleb Burton''' of dover Merchant aged 34 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne before the right Worshippfull<br />
Charles George Cock Esquire, one of the Judges<br />
of the high Court of the Admiraltie, saith<br />
and deposeth by vertue of his oath.
That in the moneth of September 1653, a certaine vessell<br />
named the ''Hopegood'' (whereof henry Sherwood was master) came<br />
into Dover Peir, and there continued intill March next<br />
following, and that during the time of such her being there, the<br />
precontest Nathaniel Lansdon, (who was reputed Sopra=cargo of her<br />
did severall times require and urge Isaac Bowles (who was put<br />
master of her after her comming into dover Peir in place of the said<br />
Sheward) to proceede on her voyage for hamborough, which request<br />
and urging was donne by the said Mr Lansdon severall times in the<br />
presence and hearing of this deponent at dover, And saith<br />
when the said shipp was fitted (as was supposed) and<br />
ready to proceede to sea, the said Bowles made excuse for[X GUTTER]<br />
not proceeding because part of her Skey was beaten off, and<br />
that that must be repaired before hee could proceede with her<br />
and this hee saith was after the said shipp had bin above five<br />
monethes in the said Peir; And saith that severall times before when and<br />
when the said shipp (as the said Bowles avowyed) was ready to<br />
goe to sea. and that the winde served, the said Bowles excused and<br />
putt off his going, staying one while that her rudder was [XXX GUTTER]<br />
and that shee must be haled ashore, and at other times hee made<br />
other excuses, as that his men were prest away, and that hee<br />
wanted a mate, and otherwise, albeit hee from time to time<br />
pretended to be ready, and being requested by Mr Lansdon [?sXXX GUTTER]<br />
to proceede, promised to goe to sea the next day, yet still when<br />
time came hee would put it off with excuses, And saith [XXX GUTTER]<br />
further that the said Lansdon during all the said time of the<br />
shipps being in dover Peir (saving the time of an imbargo which GUTTER<br />
lasted about a moneth) was constantly and continually in dover [XXX GUTTER]<br />
and lodged neere the waters side, still attending the proceeding<br />
of the said shipp to sea, and used all diligence for her proceeding<br />
frequently for her proceeding<br />
frequently +
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