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neere about five moneths, and then sett sa … neere about five moneths, and then sett sayle thence for England with<br />
only about one third part of her ladeing vicelicet with about two hundred<br />
hogsheads of tobaccoe (shee being a shipp in this deponents<br />
Judgment of about two hundred and odd tonnes) although the sayd<br />
Jeggles did as hee beleeveth doe his endeavour to procure a freight<br />
for her And otherwise hee cannot depose./
To the 8th hee saith that the sayd Jeggles did at Virginia receave<br />
goods aboard the sayd shipp to be delivered at Galloway in Ireland<br />
and did Covenant or agree with the laders to staye there five dayes<br />
in delivery thereof, and did accordingly in his voyage towards<br />
England put in at Galloway and there stayed eight or<br />
nyne dayes at least, five whereof hee was by Covenant obiged (sic)<br />
to staye and the rest of the dayes hee stayed was occasioned by crosse<br />
windes And otherwise hee cannot depose./
To the 9th hee saith hee being Chirurgion as aforesayd knoweth that<br />
the sayd Jeggles in his passage from Galloway for London with the<br />
sayd shipp did put in with her at Plymouth, and there deliver some<br />
part of her ladeing,<br />
and brought the rest thereof<br />
to London of this deponents knowledge who came to London therewith in<br />
the sayd shipp, but what the cause thereof was hee knoweth not, but<br />
hath heard it was by reason of some difference which happened [?there GUTTER]<br />
betweene the sayd Jeggles and the Merchants or ffreighters, And<br />
further cannot depose/
To the 10th hee cannot depose/
To the 11th he saith hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this<br />
Court And further cannot depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to testifie his knowledge in this<br />
cause by virtue of a compulsorie procured against him out of this Court by the<br />
producent James Cowse, and saith hee hath noe interest in this cause<br />
nor will it bee profitt or preiudice to him which soe ever of the parties<br />
litigant prevaile therein, And otherwise negatively
To the 2 negatively./
To the 3 hee saith hee was never at Porto Port before the voyage<br />
in question and is noe sea man and therefore knoweth not what to Judge of<br />
the danger of getting into that Port, but beleeveth and hath heard that the enterance therein<br />
is dangerous for that there is a barr to bee passed over and may<br />
well require the assistance of a good Pylott experienced in the enterance<br />
thereinto And as hee hath heard all shipps doe make use of a Pylott skilled in these parts for enterance there And saith the sayd Jeggles did (at his first arrivall there<br />
after his Mate had overshott the Port as aforesayd) shoote off gunnes<br />
for a Pylott to come which is the usuall course, and saith that none<br />
did come, And further saveing his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere
To the 4th hee saith hee is noe sea man nor hath any skill in Navigation, but<br />
hath used the Sea as a Chirurgion for these sixe or seaven yeares last<br />
past, and saith hee hath knowne the sayd Jeggles only during the voyage in<br />
question and since, and saith hee hath heard him reputed amongst Sea men to<br />
bee an able and experienced Sea man and fitt<br />
to take Command of any vessell And further hee cannot answere /
Tossell And further hee cannot answere /
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