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sayd voyage aswell outward as inward the M … sayd voyage aswell outward as inward the Mariners<br />
did all (noe man excepted) severally and respectivley doe and<br />
performe theire dutyes and services in the sayd shipp, in<br />
such manner as they ought or to their utmost endeavours and<br />
labours as men could doe, And therefore (he beleiveth) that<br />
they are as well worthy of their wages as ever men were who wrought<br />
as they did, considereing the hardshipp they were mett<br />
with, And further he cannot depose.
To the second he deposeth that on the 24th of December arlate<br />
at night a storme begann, which continued about five dayes<br />
and nights, the sayd shipp being at the beginning of the sayd<br />
storme in her course for London, but diverted by reason of<br />
extremity of wind and weather, and that in the sayd storme<br />
(of this deponents certaine knowledge) the Shipps side did<br />
give way from her Gunn Deck, and her Long boate was<br />
broken by the sea, And he saith that (without doubt)<br />
there was feare and danger enough when the Mariners<br />
were up to the middle in water upon the upper deck, when<br />
the sayd boate was broken in peices, And further he cannot<br />
depose./
To the third he deposeth that the sayd shipp was much<br />
over laden at the Barbathoes upon the homeward bound<br />
voyage, and that the deponent seeing the greedines of the<br />
sayd Croford to make more gaine did in a civill and freindly<br />
manner tell him, that she had more then she was able to<br />
carry, and that thereunto the sayd Croford answerd that she<br />
must and showld take in more, and he saith that the<br />
Chaine pumpe arlate could not be made use of in the sayd storme<br />
by reason of the sayd overlading And further he cannot depose
To the fourth article he deposeth that he (having now his iournall<br />
of the voyage in hand) well knoweth (therby) that<br />
the sayd shipp did come to an unknowne place (but<br />
afterwards knowne to be Aberdee) in the Evening of the<br />
18th of January 1656, and by reason of the not=knowing<br />
where they were when the shipp was Aberdee, many<br />
gunns were shott off and Lights were hanged out to have<br />
had helpe, but none came that night And further<br />
he cannot depose.
To the fifth article he deposeth that by the Captaines order<br />
the Mariners of the shipp did on the 19th of January 1656 (in the morning)<br />
by the Captaines order sayle the shipp (having the wind<br />
west North East) to gett out of Aberdeee with an intent<br />
for this port of London, but by the speciall command of the<br />
sayd Captaine within lesse then an houre the shipp came<br />
to an anchor upon the sayd Captains apprehension of the<br />
great danger shipp goods and Lifes were then in And<br />
further he cannot depose to the sayd article for that the Leake<br />
happned before her comming to Aberdee, and it is an errour in the<br />
article.
To an errour in the<br />
article.
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