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order of the Trinity house to see by what … order of the Trinity house to see by what meanes the damage<br />
happened did some, but the sayd Tottie would not consent to any<br />
such survey, but commanded the company to proceede on with ladeing<br />
the sayd lighter which they at present refused to doe<br />
desyring a survey might first bee made, but the sayd Totty went on<br />
shoare and fetched labourers to lade the sayd lighter and the<br />
Company seeing that he would deliver more goods before<br />
a survey was made, did thereupon some of them goe downe under hatches<br />
and breake bulke in other places where noe dammage was<br />
and brought goods to have for the labourers and others of the shipps<br />
Company to lade the sayd lighter, and the sayd lighter being laden<br />
by the helpe of the sayd labourers and the sayd shipps company<br />
the sayd Totty sent it away, And not longe after the company<br />
seeing that Totty did cause noe survey to be made, the sayd<br />
William huggery did in behalfe of him selfe and the company<br />
procure a survey to bee made of the sayd shipp and goods in her<br />
by order of the Trinity House, after which survey the sayd<br />
shipps company did constantly assiste in unladeing the sayd<br />
shipp till such tyme as her whole ladeing was delivered, and<br />
and further to this article, he cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith that hee hath bin a Mariner these five and<br />
twenty yeares and gone many voiages upon Merchandising im=<br />
ployment and hath for all of them (except this voiage) bin allowed<br />
his part of primage and Averidge besides his wages it being a thing constantly<br />
allowed to Masters and Mariners over and above their wages to<br />
encourage them to take the more care of the shipp and goods, and<br />
also to binde them to pay such dammages as shall happen by<br />
their default or neglect either in base stowage, want of pumpeing<br />
imbezelement or the like, And saith hee believeth the<br />
arlate Totty hath receaved primage and averidge for the voyage<br />
of which this deponent hath had no part and beleiveth<br />
none else of the sayd shipps company have had any thereof And<br />
further hee cannot depose.
To the 8th he saith hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of<br />
this Court and further cannot depose
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first interrogatorie (the danger of periurie being declared<br />
unto him as is required) hee saith he was one of the company<br />
of the ''Edward and John'' the voyage in question, and saith hee [?doeth GUTTER]<br />
sue Captain Totty by this suite for his wages.
To the 2 hee saith hee beleiveth<br />
the Interrogate Tottie was sued for the horse in question at<br />
the Barbadoes for that hee sawe him come aboard to seeke witnesses<br />
about the delivery of him and further cannot answere/
Toery of him and further cannot answere/
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