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The 24th of November 1657.
Paine and comp … The 24th of November 1657.
Paine and company against Cooke.}
Exámined upon the libell.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Nathaniel Paine''' of Shadwell Mariner, aged 23 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first árticle hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the<br />
producent Joseph Paine, and alsoe the shipp the ''William Bonadventure'' arlate<br />
of which shipp and of her tackle and furniture, hee saith the said Joseph Paine<br />
and company were the time arlate and are the true and lawfull owners and<br />
proprietors and for such commonly accounted and reputed, which hee knoweth having<br />
bin Masters Mate of the said shipp within the said time.
To the second árticle hee saith and deposeth that the time arlate and<br />
more particularly on the second day of August last and thereabouts the said<br />
shipp the ''William Bonadventure'' was and rode and was well and sufficiently maned<br />
in a place of the River of Thames where shipps doe use to ride over against<br />
Bell wharfe, where shee had a safe and convenient birth, and had<br />
there ridd about six weekes before the said second of August, which hee<br />
knoweth being masters mate of her and helping to bring her there to an<br />
anchor, and having seene such her safe riding there all the said while, But<br />
on the said second of August (being sunday) this deponent in the afternoone<br />
comming from Church and looking towards Thames<br />
saw the said shipp lying ashore at Bell wharfe, having her cable cutt<br />
and being forced ashore, and understood that it was donne by the shipp the<br />
''Hopewell'' (whereof Mathew Cooke was master) her comming fowle of the<br />
''William Bonadventure'' and sitting upon her cable. And saith that by the said<br />
comming ashore of the said shipp the ''William Bonadventure'' the time and by<br />
the occasion aforesaid, her Thiller was broke close by the head of the<br />
Rudder, and the Rudder (which before was but crackt), was by the<br />
meanes aforesaid broke shere off in peeces, soe that one part fell from the<br />
other, and that the anchor and a greate part of the cable of the said<br />
shipp ''William Bonadventure'', were and are by the meanes aforesaid<br />
lost, which anchor and part of the cable soe lost were and worth the<br />
summe of twenty pounds sterling, and that to make and supplie<br />
a new Ruddar and Thiller instead of those soe broken and to hang the ruddar, will cost (as<br />
hee hath bin credibly told by an experienced shipp wright (tenn pounds sterling<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that there were three other shipps moored on the off-side<br />
and close by and abreast of the ''William Bonadventure'' to the time of the said<br />
dammage happening, and the said shipp ''Hopewell''<br />
falling asterne of all the said foure, hove or forced in amongst them<br />
and soe [XXXX] upon the fore said cable, and occasioned the said dammage,<br />
after warning given to some of˺ her company of the danger.
To the fourth hee referreth himselfe to the Registrie of this Court, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith the said Cooke is a subiect of this Commonwealth<br />
and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true.
Toith his foregoeing deposition is true.
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