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hang or hitch in the tackling of other shi … hang or hitch in the tackling of other shipps, and saith that in case thae<br />
''White lillies'' company had taken in her [?iarb] staff (as was donne to most other<br />
shipps, and is usually on the weeke dayes or working dayes) there would noe hurt<br />
or dammage at all have happened to the ''White lilly'', whose bolt spritt came<br />
against the ''Princes'' sterne on a working or worke day, all which hee knoweth<br />
having used the sea about 25 yeeres, and being present aboard the ''Prinse'' as<br />
aforesaid.
To the seavanth article hee saith an deposeth that during all such time<br />
as the said shipps the ''White lillie'' and the ''Prinse'' soe lay together, the ''Prinse''<br />
did not soe much as breake one cord or rope yarne of the ''White lilly''<br />
nor drive her from her moorings, and during the said time, the ''White''<br />
''Lilly'' was very carelessly, slightly and loosely moored, in such manner as was<br />
not fitting for her to lie; which the ''Prinses'' company seeing, they moored her<br />
both ahead and asterne to prevvant such dammage ás might happen<br />
by reason of such loose and slight mooring of the ''White lilly'', which by<br />
her soe lying, tooke up more roome in the river than three or foure<br />
shipps that were well moored would have donne. And that the ''lilly'' by soe<br />
lying was very apt in her turning and swingeing to and againe by the turne<br />
of the tide by reason of her loose mooring, to come fowle of other<br />
vessells that lay well moored. yeelding a reason of his knowledge as<br />
above.
To the eighth hee saith that the ''White lillies'' company drew her<br />
or haled the ''White lilly'' of up to the chaine alate, and that<br />
shee was not by the ''Prinse'' forced a thwart or fowle of the chaine.
To the nineth hee saith that the ''White lillie'' had discharged and<br />
delivered out her lading before shee cutt her cable, and when<br />
shee cutt shee was removing from her moorings to moore neerer the shore<br />
and they might (if they had bin pleased) have avoided such cutting<br />
their cable, for the ''Princes'' company manned out their boate when<br />
the ''lillies'' company were weighing their anchor, and assisted the<br />
''White lillies'' company in such weighing, and clearing the same<br />
from the ''Prinses'' cable, and while the companies of both shipps<br />
were soe clearing the ''White lillies'' anchor, the ''white lillies''<br />
boatswaine called out to the ''Prinses'' company and bade them cut the<br />
''White lillies'' cable, which they (seeing noe neede for soe<br />
doeing) refused, and answered that if hee or his fellowes had any<br />
minde to have it cut, they might doe it them selves, or to the same effect<br />
whereupon the said boatswaine presently cut the same asunder himselfe<br />
which this deponent saith needed not have bin done, for that the<br />
anchor and might and would suddenly have bin cleared without doe such<br />
cutting, but the ''white lillies'' company were carelesse and negligent. All<br />
which hee knoweth being present and seeing the same.
To the eleaventh hee saith the ''lillies'' companie soe cut their cable<br />
neere or close to the ring thereof, and where the same was very much<br />
worne, as cables in that place use to be, soe that the said<br />
cable was by the said cutting little or nothing damnified, it being<br />
as hee saith usuall for shipps upon each voyage to cutt<br />
off their cable at the rings, to make new fasts. And saith the said<br />
company of the ''lillie'' soe cutting close by the ring, did not loose above<br />
a foote of it; and that the ''Prinses'' company in their instance held one end<br />
oftheir instance held one end<br />
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