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and Comonly accounted, and further cannot … and Comonly accounted, and further cannot depose:/:
To the second hee saith that in or about the beginning<br />
of the moneth of August 1658, the said ship ''Warewell''<br />
arived in the River of Thames with her Lading<br />
of Coles. and came to an Anchor a little belowe<br />
or against Wapping dock, and there moored in<br />
a very good and Convenient birth, where ships doe<br />
usually ryde at Anchor, and there rid in safety<br />
one floud and two Ebbs, during which time there<br />
was noe appearance of any Anchor or buoy neere<br />
unto the place where the said ship was moored<br />
The premises hee deposeth for that hee this<br />
Deponent belonged the said time to the ''James'' of<br />
London which then came up the River the Tide before<br />
the ''Warewell'' came up, and moored a little above<br />
the ''Warewell'', and this Deponent did see the said<br />
ship the ''Warewell'', take up her birth in the foresaid<br />
place, and tooke notice of her said mooring and ryding<br />
as aforesaid: And further cannot depose.
To the 3.d and 4.th hee saith that after the said Ship the ''Warewell''<br />
had layne moored in the place aforesaid for the<br />
space of One ffloud and two Ebbs. shee happened<br />
to be bilged upon an Anchor which lay within the<br />
said ships birthe which had not then any boy fastned<br />
to it, and saith that soo soone as the said ship the<br />
''Warewell'' was perceived to be bilged by her not XXXXing in the<br />
River, this Deponent and severall other Mariners<br />
belonging to other ships that Rid there went<br />
presently on board her, and found her then to have<br />
foure fooote water in her hold. And saith that this<br />
Deponent and the said other mariners and alsoe the ''Warewells''<br />
Company, did Labour very hard and used their<br />
best Endeavours to runne the said ship ashore, and<br />
to that end did pumpe her, and heave out about<br />
three Lighters of Coles: and then by their greate<br />
Labours and endeavour go her some what neerer<br />
to the shore, and then heaved about another<br />
Lighter of Coales. out of her. and did all that<br />
they could possibly doe to prevent further dammages<br />
that might have happened to the said Ship and Coles<br />
by reason of her said bilging on the said Anchor<br />
The premisses hee deposeth for that hee assisted therein<br />
and was was (sic) an Eye witnesse of the same and<br />
further cannot depose./.e and<br />
further cannot depose./. +
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