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ábout one of the clock in the afternoone a … ábout one of the clock in the afternoone a shipp laden with coles (whereof<br />
one Cocke was master) came in and comming to the said place where the ''William''<br />
''Bonadventure'' laid moored with three other shipps abreast (whereof two were<br />
moored to the ''William Bonadventure'') and endeavoured to heave in<br />
a sterne betwixt the two either mast of the said shipps in which doing shee must needs<br />
come upon the ''William Bonadventures'' Southerly cable the anchor wherof lay<br />
out in the River, whereupon this deponent who<br />
was then upon the ''William Bonadventure'' (being hired to watch and lie in her)<br />
called out to the company of the said Cockes shipp, and warned them of<br />
the said cables soe lying out and of the danger it was in if<br />
they hove in there over it, howbeit they hove in and carried their foXX<br />
ashore, and some space after (that afternoone) the said shipp the ''William''<br />
''Bonadventure'' went ashore at Bell wharfe with her sterne ashore<br />
her be cable being cut or broke by such forcing or heaving in<br />
of the said Cockes shipp, All which<br />
hee deposeth because hee was present and saw the same, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, saving what followeth.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee saith hee was not any of the ''William Bonadventures''<br />
company but only was hired to lie aboard her the time aforesaid.
To the third hee saith hee did not take notice nor knoweth whether the<br />
''William Bonadventure'' had any buoy aflote from the said Southwest<br />
anchor (the cable whereof was broken or cut as aforesaid) or not, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith the said shipp ''William Bonadventure'' being shoremast<br />
of the said foure shipps, grounded at every tide of ebb, and soe continued<br />
till the flood, and otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 5 negatively referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 6 hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the 7th negatively, people not being suddenly to be got on the<br />
Sabbeth day for such a busines.
To the 8th hee saith the Northerly anchor of the ''William Bonadventure''<br />
lay ashore or neare tthe shore and that the master as hee beleeveth nor any<br />
other hath recovered the said anchor, but the same with a greate peece<br />
of the cable are lost or wanting, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving<br />
as aforesaid.
To the tenth hee cannot answer, not seeing the anchor weighed or cable<br />
measured.
To the 11th hee saith hee is a cobler by trade, and otherwise negatively.
The marke of [MARKE] daniel Chamberlen [MARKE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.H SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin. +
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