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tonnage and quantitie of oyle and finns br … tonnage and quantitie of oyle and finns brought home the voyage in question<br />
but is neither promised nor expecteth any reward for his testimonie./
To the 3 Interrogatorie hee saith that about the second of June last the shipp the ''Owners''<br />
''Adventure'' lay about sixe or seaven leagues off Bell point, and the harbour did<br />
then beare North East of the sayd shipp and saith the sayd Gosling and Maundry<br />
nor any other of the sayd shipps Company did not then any waies move or<br />
perswade this deponent to attempt there the putting into harbour, neither was there<br />
any probability there of getting into harbour in the Judgment of this deponent and<br />
of the Interrogate Mr Pibus, and Mr Welch two other Masters of shipps<br />
who were as they sayd positively designed for Bell sound and desyrous to have gone thither if they could have<br />
seene any probability thereof, and this deponent whilst the ''Owners Adventure''<br />
and the sayd Pybus and Welch their shipps laye there went on board the sayd Pybus<br />
his shipp, as alsoe the sayd Welch did, and there they the sayd Pybus and Welch and<br />
this respondent did consult togeather what was best to bee done and whether<br />
there were any probability to get in there to Bell sound and upon such<br />
their consultation the sayd Pybus and Welch and this deponent having Considered<br />
maturely thereupon, did thinke it more convenient to put to sea againe<br />
and plye more to the Southwards of the Ice, expecting there to meete<br />
better opportunitie of gaining shoare, and thereupon the sayd Pybus his<br />
shipp put out to sea and this deponent and the sayd Welch continued aboard<br />
her haveing each of them a shallopp fastned to her, and the sayd Welches shipp<br />
and the ''Owners Adventure'', and ''Greyhound'' seeing the sayd Pybus his shipp<br />
make out to sea, did sayle out with her and after the sayd Pybus his<br />
shipp had sayled about sixe or eight leagues hee this deponent<br />
tooke his shallopp and went aboard his shipp the ''Owners Adventure'', and the sayd<br />
Welch then alsoe tooke his shallopp and went aboard his shipp, And hee<br />
doth by virtue of his oath declare that upon the seaventeenth day of June<br />
last when the sayd Maundrey and Gosling did in manner predeposed<br />
resiste this deponents commands and by their mutinous carriage and speech<br />
discourage the rest of the Company of the ''Owners Adventure'' from<br />
workeing further into the Ice as this deponent commanded, the sayd shipp<br />
was then as neere Bell Point<br />
(it then bearing East and by south of the sayd shipp) as when this deponent<br />
went on board the sayd Pybus his shipp as aforesayd when Bell Point<br />
boare North East as aforesayd, and saith the sayd Gosling and Maundris muti=<br />
nous carriage and speeches were the cause why the Company of the sayd shipp<br />
were soe discouraged that they did not worke the sayd shipp further in to<br />
shoare as this deponent commanded, which if they had done this deponent<br />
verily beleeveth and is perswaded in his conscience that they might then with<br />
lesse difficulty and danger either have gained Bell Sound, (or Greene<br />
harbour which had bin as good a place) as they could have gained Bell sound<br />
at such tyme as this deponent went aboard the sayd Pibus shipp when Bell<br />
Point boare North East as aforesayd; And further hee cannot answere/
To the 4th hee saith there was a writing or order in writing given by the<br />
sayd Batson and others Imployers of the ''Owners Adventure'' to this deponent<br />
whereby they left the whole mannagement of the voyage in question to<br />
this deponent and to his Judgment, but withall orders this deponent (soe often<br />
as hee thought fitt) to advise with the sayd Gosling and Maundry and the harponeeresyd Gosling and Maundry and the harponeeres +
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