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and saith that upon these words, severall … and saith that upon these words, severall of the shipps company deserted and left her<br />
declaring that if the carpenter and Gunner (which the said Whitfeild<br />
and Edwards were) reported soe of her, they had noe reason to venture them=<br />
selves in her. howbeit hee saith that hee cannot affirme such speeches<br />
and behaviour of the said whitfeild and Edwards to be the cause of the<br />
freighters giving over the voyage, for notwithstanding the same the<br />
said shipp proceeded on the said voyage with the said goods from Saint Christofers<br />
to goe to Montserrat where shee was to have taken in fiftie other tonnes of<br />
goods of the Governour there for England, but in her course after three<br />
times setting out shee proved soe leakie, that shee was faine to returne<br />
againe into the Roade of Saint Christofers, and soe the Captaine<br />
got them laden in other shipps for England, all which hee knoweth<br />
being one of her company, And otherwise hee cannot depose saving the<br />
said shipp lay tenn or eleaven monethes at Saint Christofers.
To the third article hee saith and deposeth during such time as the<br />
said shipp remained at Saint Christofers the said voyage, the said Whitfeilds<br />
mate and an other man endeavouring to stop a leake which shee had<br />
sprung, the said whitfeild came and did chide and was much displeasd<br />
with his mate for doing it without his order, telling him that if<br />
they let her alone, shee might be hald ashore, as captaine<br />
Brownes men had donne theirs and soe they might have had their<br />
wages, which they were more likely (as they said) to have<br />
by haling her ashore than by stopping her leakes or to that effect,<br />
but the foresaid goods were taken out before this passage happened,<br />
All which hee heard and saw. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee cannot depose, saving there happened a greate storme<br />
while the said shipp was neere the Madera's in her homewards voyage.
To the fifth hee saith that the said voyage there was at New England<br />
a good quantitie of corne put aboard the said shipp,<br />
for the Madera's; amd in her course for the Maderas the said shipp<br />
her bulkheads not being made fast, shee was in much perill of perishing,<br />
and her men had much adoe to keep her free, but for any order given<br />
to Whitfeild to have a care or looke to them, or any neglect of his therein<br />
hee cannot depose, and<br />
saith that the said voyage for Madera's the corne ran downe<br />
into the wells, and thereby the pumpes were choked, and the said<br />
corne soe fallen downe was spoiled and heaved over board. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith that the said Edwards once or twice strucke the<br />
steward of the said shipp the said voyage. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the 7th hee cannot depose.
To the 8th hee cannot depose, saving the said Edwards from<br />
New England to the Madera's carried Pipe staves, (but how many<br />
hee knoweth not) and wines from the Madera's but the quantities hee<br />
knoweth not.
To the nineth hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee cannot depose.
Topose.
To the tenth hee cannot depose.
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