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during all the sayd storme, doe and discha … during all the sayd storme, doe and discharge<br />
their dutyes respectively, And further he cannot<br />
depose./
To the third article he deposeth that when he this deponent<br />
went to Captaine Croford at the Barbadoes to speake<br />
his passage and freight, the sayd Captaine told this deponent<br />
that hee would keepe his decks cleere that he might have liberty<br />
to use his gunns, but he saith that when this deponent<br />
came away in the sayd shipp he found that the sayd Croford<br />
had stowed her betweene decks all along, with hoggs=heads<br />
Butts and other goods, and that she had more goods<br />
aboard her than she was well able to carry, and that<br />
in the storme predeposed of the sayd shipps chaine=<br />
pumpe was not nor could be made use of Nor<br />
indeed could the gunns have bin made use of (in case<br />
there had bin an occasion) unless the some goods had<br />
first bin heaved over board her, And further he<br />
cannot depose/
To the fourth he deposeth that on or about the 18th of<br />
January 1656 the sayd shipp did arrive at Aberdee<br />
which was a place altogether unknowne unto the sayd<br />
Croford and Company, and that therupon many<br />
gunns were fired and shott off, and that alsoe lights<br />
were hanged out upon the shrowds to have had some<br />
helpe or releife to have come unto them, though none<br />
came áll that night And further he cannot depose
To the fifth article he deposeth that betweene the time that the<br />
storme predeposed of happened to the sayd shipp and her<br />
arrivall at Aberdee, she sprange a leake in her stemme<br />
which was very dangerous to both shipp and lading, and<br />
that the sayd leake was stoppt (as was reported in the<br />
sayd shipp) by peeces of beif and putting of Okum<br />
into the said leake with hands only And further he cannot<br />
depose./
To the sixth article he deposeth and saith that when the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Gilbert'' was at Aberdee there was aboard her<br />
Mariners and passengers to the number of about 55 persons<br />
and that of this deponents certaine knowledge the sayd<br />
shipps Mariners did indure great hardshipp and wer<br />
much pinched in their allowance, Insoemuch that during the sayd voyage he<br />
this deponent did and doth much wonder how they could doe their<br />
labour soe well as they did with soe short allowance<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the seaventh and eighth articles, that whiles the sayd shipp<br />
was at Aberdee she having noe boate to goe ashoare some<br />
of the Mariners of the sayd shipp did make a boate of<br />
boards to send some of the Company ashoare to look[e GUTTER]<br />
for helpe concerneing the sayd shipp and her lading, and<br />
he saith there was noe use made of the sayd boate, And<br />
that upon or about the 19th day of January 1656 the arlate<br />
Williamanuary 1656 the arlate<br />
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