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ánd drew her athwart the chaine that was n … ánd drew her athwart the chaine that was neere her, and<br />
the ''lillies'' company were thereby forced to cut their cable to goe cleere<br />
of the ''Princes'' anchor, yet such was the negligence of the ''Princes'' master<br />
and company, that albeit the said Betts (after hee had fastened his<br />
shipp to the said chaine) went aboard to admonish the master and<br />
company of the ''Prince'' of their undue riding, and danger they put<br />
his shipp and loading in, besides the dammage they had alreadie donne<br />
her, they let her come againe fowle of the lillie, and then putting<br />
the ''lillie'' in greate danger, the ''lillies'' master and company fearing the chaines should give way, were forced to cut<br />
their cable againe, and hall her up to her former mooring, where<br />
the ''Prince'' comming that againe fowle of her, the master and company<br />
of the ''lillie'' were the third time forced to cut their cables, and that<br />
they were forced with her ashore whereby shee tore her false keele<br />
namely seaven foote thereof or thereabouts was torne off. Of which undue mooring<br />
of the ''Prince'' (being moored head and sterne in the river river (sic))<br />
hee and one of the ill behaviour therein of her master and company, hee saith that<br />
seamen and water men generally cried out, and called to and admonished<br />
them thereof. The premisses hee deposeth being one of the ''white''<br />
''lillies'' company and then aboard her, and seeing the said premisses<br />
soe donne and happen.
To the 6th hee saith that by reason of the said shipp the ''Princes''<br />
lying in or sich a dangerous and undue manner and comming fowle of<br />
the ''lilles'', the said mr Betts was necessitated to hire men to assist<br />
his company to remove and new moore his shipp from time to<br />
time to avoide greater dammages, and to worke hard him selfe<br />
therein, and paid them greate wages, and was at greate charges<br />
and expense there abouts, and the same and other dammage came and<br />
happened by reason of the said shipp the ''Prince'' her coming fowle<br />
of and endangering her as aforesaid. Which hee knoweth being p[resent]<br />
and seeing the said premisses soe happen. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose, not being able as hee saith to estimate the<br />
value of the said dammage.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was a foremast man of and in the said<br />
shipp ''lillie'' the time aforesaid, and was aboard her all the time<br />
when the dammage happened, and soe soe was the said Betts the master<br />
or for the most part thereof, and foure or five or soe more of his company,<br />
besides hired men some at one time and some at another, And<br />
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee saith hee favoureth the truth and would give the<br />
victory according thereto, and beleeveth the said Betts and company to<br />
have a iust cause.
To the third hee saith the ''Lillies'' masts, sailes and rigging are of<br />
a middle condition in respect of age, And otherwise hee cannot answer<br />
not knowing the valew of the shipp.
To the 4th hee saith it is usuall for shipps to lie moored in the river<br />
of Thames neere each other, but never to lie in the middle of the River<br />
moored head and sterne as the ''Prince'' did, at which every one [XXXXX]<br />
[XXXXX]. And otherwise hee cannot answer, saving cables [?XXXX] sometimes<br />
thwart each other.
To the fifth and 6 hee saith the bolt bolt spritt of the lillie which was fast<br />
comming against the ''Prince'', was cleared, and otherwise cannot answer them<br />
as aforesaid, saving the ''Prince'' was very unduely moored.
Repeated with his precontest before doctor Godolphin.
H. Betts [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Godolphin.
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