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The said '''William Barber''' examined upo … The said '''William Barber''' examined upon the said Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testify the trueth of his knowledge<br />
in this Cause at the request of the said Mr Ashkettle one of the parties producent<br />
in this Cause, and saith hee rendent was Masters mate of the said shipp the<br />
''Minories Busse'' the Voyage aforesaid and belonged to her about a moneth as<br />
hee remembreth, and was bound entertained into that service by the aforesaid Captaine [?ffearnes GUTTER]<br />
John keech his precontest being Master for that Voiage onely, and that there was<br />
for that voiage noe other Master saving the said John keech/ and that all the [?said GUTTER]<br />
shipps Companie went upon adventure to have their respective shares of what they [?could GUTTER]<br />
gett in their said voiage and not otherwise./
To the second hee saith, the Interrogate John keech was constituted Master of the<br />
shipp Interrogate by the said Captaine ffearnes at Wapping, And further otherwise<br />
than negatively, hee saith hee cannot depose:-/
To the third and 4th, hee saith, the said shipp was fitted and furnished for the voiage in question<br />
by the said Captaine ffearnes, and that the said keech came first on board the same [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
some few dayes before she was soe fitted out, and that hee examinate went upon the<br />
fishing voiage Interrogate, the said shipp having been newly repaired, and that shee being<br />
come to sea became leakie and in few daies so disabled, that shee were forced to [?putt GUTTER]<br />
into Yarmouth, where most of her Companie deserted her/ being (unwilling to<br />
adventure any further in her, And further otherwise than negatively hee cannot<br />
depose./
To the 5th hee saith, that the said Master and hee this rendent and others [?within GUTTER]<br />
about a moneth after they sett out to sea as aforesaid, did returne to Wapping<br />
where they were discharged from the said shipp, and that since that time hee [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
hath not seene or observed what became of her./
To the 6th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof./
To the last he referreth himself to his precedent deposition./
The marke of<br />
William Barb[?er GUTTER] [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The said '''John keech''' examined upon the said Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith, that hee rendent cometh to testify the trueth of his knowledge<br />
in this cause by Vertue of a Compulsory from this Court, and was, as aforesaid<br />
Master of the said shipp the ''Minories Busse'' the voiage in question which was<br />
for about a moneth and was made Master of her by the said Captaine<br />
ffearnes as Agent or husband for the said Corporation, and that upon [?adventure GUTTER]<br />
of what hee could get, and not for any wages./
To the second hee saith hee was constitued Master as abovesaid, and that hee<br />
and the said Captaine ffearnes made an agreement in writing for the said<br />
voiage, And otherwise negatively./
To the third and 4th hee saith, That the said shipp was ready to saile upon<br />
the voiage aforesaid, then and not before hee that rendent became Master of [?her GUTTER]<br />
and saith the said shipp having beene about a fortnight at sea upon the said<br />
fishing voiage became soe leaky, that this examinate and Companie were necessitated to<br />
putt into Yarmouth where most of her said Companie left her as not being willing<br />
to adventure any further in her, and saith that shortly before the<br />
undertaking of the said Voiage, the said shipp had beene repaired and [?amended GUTTER]<br />
as aforesaid./
To the 5th hee saith, that about 8. or 9. moneths after this rendent had performed<br />
this voyage aforesaid, hee saw the said shipp where shee lay sunke neere [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
key interrate; and that then shee had onely her bare bulke or hull and her<br />
masts and maine shrowds and fore shrowdes
To the 6th hee saith hee hath heard, the said shipps hull was by the Companie<br />
Interrate in the Condition aforesaid sould for about seaventeene or<br />
twenty Pounds sterling and beleeveth that she was not then soe much worth [XXX GUTTER]
To the 7th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, saying hee continued<br />
Master of the said shipp onely the voiage aforesaid, being about a moneths [?time GUTTER]
John [?keech] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]UTTER]
John [?keech] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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