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The 9th of June 1659./.
Wood Bradley and … The 9th of June 1659./.
Wood Bradley and Company against}<br />
Colquite. Smith Suckley}
Examined upon an Allegation given in on the behalfe<br />
of the said Colquite:
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'''John Man''' of Horsey downe shipwright late<br />
Carpenter of the ship the ''Desire'': aged 40 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and Examined.:./:.:
To the first hee saith that the said ship the ''Desire'' whereof Henry<br />
Colquite was Master did not in her last voyage at the Canaryes<br />
come within threee quarters of a Mile of the place where the<br />
arlate ship the ''Alexander''. did there Ride, nor did during her<br />
stay there make fast to any of the buoyes, Cables, Anchors, or<br />
buoy roapes, belonging to the said ship the ''Alexander'' neither<br />
did the said Colquite, nor any of his ships Company during their<br />
saty at the Canaryes with the said ship the ''Desire'', the said<br />
voyage Cut breake or Carry away any of the boyes, buoy Ropes, Cables<br />
or Anchors belonging to the said ship ''Alexander'', or any other<br />
shipp during the said voyage, but what were belonging<br />
to the said ship ''Desire'', which hee knoweth for that hee belonged<br />
to the said ship ''Desire'' all the voyage in question. And<br />
taking notice of the Premisses, and further cannot<br />
depose:/:
To the second hee saith that at the time of the said<br />
shipp the ''Desire'' her being at the Canaryes the voyage in question<br />
shee did foure times by reason of stresse of weather slip her Cables<br />
and Anchors, and put out to sea for her safegard<br />
and left Boyes fastned to the Anchors belonging to the said ship<br />
''Desire'', which said boyes were either broke away from her<br />
Anchors or kept under water by reason of the Currant, by<br />
which meanes the said Colquite lost three Anchors there,<br />
And saith that oftentimes in the said Roade ships are usually<br />
forced out to sea and slip their Anchors and Cables,<br />
with boyes fastnedthereunto, and mant times the boyes<br />
breake off or are kept under water, and by that meanes the<br />
Anchors and Cables are oftentimes lost. Which hee knoweth<br />
for the reasons aforesaid, and further cannot depose./.
To the third hee saith, that the said Henry Colquite did once<br />
upon his returne into the said Road of the Canaryes after hee<br />
had bin soe Driven out as aforesaid, Make fast his said ship<br />
to a slip boy that belonged to one [?Osbornes] ship and rode by that and an Anchor, for some<br />
time, and then in regard the said Colquite could not loose<br />
the rope that was fastned to the slip Boy belonging to the Anchor<br />
of [?Osbornes] ship, hee Cut the same (being his owne) and<br />
left the said slip Boy and the said Anchor and Cable, and did noe<br />
Preiudice to the same, the Premisses hee deposeth being the man<br />
(thate deposeth being the man<br />
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