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except the ''Saint Jacob'', which then ste … except the ''Saint Jacob'', which then steered and stood to the Southwards<br />
contrarie to the course of all the rest of the ffleete, there being in<br />
this deponents Judgment noe necessarie cause for the sayd Kennett<br />
and company of the ''Saint Jacob'' soe to doe for that the ''Saint Jacob'' was<br />
further to windewarde than any of the ffleete and therefore might<br />
better have steered her course Northward than any of the ffleete,<br />
which if shee had done shee had avoided the running fowle<br />
of the ''Mary'', and prevented all the dammage and danger which<br />
happened, and might have the next day after the dammage aforesayd<br />
happened, have recovered humber as all the rest of the sayd<br />
ffleete except the ''Mary'', and and ''Saint Jacob'' did,<br />
And hee alsoe saith that about<br />
one hower or two before the dammage aforesayd happened<br />
the sayd Kennett and Company of the ''Saint Jacob'' having their sayles<br />
abroad went ahead of the ''Mary'' and steered and stood<br />
Northwards, and afterwards without any cause at all<br />
and contrary to the course that all the rest of the sayd ffleete<br />
steered, did sayle the ''Saint Jacob'' Southwards, and by that<br />
meanes ranne fowle of the ''Mary'' in manner aforesayd and<br />
damnified her as aforesayd which the sayd Kennett and<br />
Company might if they would, have easily avoided and not have come fowle of the ''Mary'' at all by<br />
steering their course to the Northwards as all the rest of the<br />
ffleete did these premisses hee<br />
deposeth of his owne knowledge sight and observation being<br />
Masters Mate of and aboard the ''Mary'' when the dammage<br />
aforesayd happened And further saving his subsequent deposition<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the seaventh hee saith that after the arlate Micha Cooper<br />
and Company of the ''Mary'' were gott on board the ''Saint Jacob'' hee this<br />
deponent did by the order and direction of the sayd Cooper speake<br />
to the arlate Kennett and desyre that him to lend the ''Maryes''<br />
Company the ''Saint Jacobs'' boate to<br />
goe in the same to looke after the shipp the ''Mary'' and use what<br />
meanes they could to save her if it might bee and offered some<br />
of the sayd Kennetts Company five pounds to yeilde their assistanse<br />
for the preservation of the ''Mary'' and saith the sayd Kennett refused<br />
to lend the sayd boate and hee and his Company refused to give assistanse<br />
or refused to give assistanse<br />
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