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this deponent whether the sayd Lucie preva … this deponent whether the sayd Lucie prevaile or be overthrowne in<br />
this suite./
To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith that the shipp the ''hope'' arrived<br />
first at the Canaries the voyage in question about the sixth or<br />
seaventh of december 1657 and saith that at such tyme as<br />
this deponent and company did as in his foregoeing deposition<br />
is declared cut their cable and thereby loose the same and their Anchor<br />
and boy roape which was on or about the twenty fowerth of<br />
the same moneth of december, a good quantitie of the sayd shipps<br />
outward goods were then on board her the rest being delivered<br />
before the same happened, an dthe goods then on board her were s[oone]<br />
after, all put on shoare, And further saving his foregoeing<br />
deposition hee cannot answere/
To the 3 hee saith hee sawe the first cable cut and the two others lett<br />
slipp and saith they were soe done meerely for the preservation of<br />
the shipp ''hope'' and her ladeing without which doeing shee and her<br />
ladeing could not have bin preserved and further saving his<br />
foregoeing deposition and answeres hee cannot depose/
To the 4th Interrogatorie hee saith that the Cables predeposed<br />
were the one of them cut away and the other two lett slipp<br />
meerely for the safeguards of the shipp and her goods And saith [?it is]<br />
frequentin the Canaries for masters of shipps for preservation<br />
of their shipps and ladeing to lett slipp their cables, tying boys<br />
to the same for markes to find them again by, and to goe<br />
back and endeavour the getting of them if their boyes bee<br />
not either by the storme broken off and carriedd away, or<br />
by some of the Spaniards (as oft tymes they are in hope<br />
after the shipps who lost them are departed thence to use<br />
some meanes to get them to them selves) cut and stolne away,<br />
And saith that his boyes of his Anchors were either<br />
broken away by storme or some such meanes as a foresayd<br />
cut away while this deponent was absent at sea in order<br />
to the better safety of his shipps and goods, and saith that hee did<br />
pay to two spanish boates which hee imployed to<br />
seeke up and downe in the Roade of Oratava for his Anchor<br />
there lost, a hundred Royall plate, and did agree to give<br />
them a hundred more in case they had dound any of them which<br />
they did not, And further saving his foregoeing deposition hee<br />
cannot answere/deposition hee<br />
cannot answere/ +
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