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To the 7th hee hath not soe deposed./
To … To the 7th hee hath not soe deposed./
To the last hee cannot Answer/:
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The same day. Examined on the said Allegation.
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'''Ralph Shephard''' of Horsey downe<br />
Carpenter. aged 24 yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
and Examined./.
To the first hee saith that hee this deponent belonged to the ship ''Iland''<br />
''ffrigot'' which lay in the Road of Oratava and by the side of<br />
the ship the ''Desire'' arlate at the time of her being there the voyage<br />
in question. And thereby knoweth that during all the time that<br />
the ''Island ffrigot'' Lay there (which was about Eight weekes<br />
the said ship desired did not come within three quarters of<br />
a mile at the least to the Place where the said ship the ''Alexander''<br />
Rid, not did at any time during the said ''Iland frigotts'' stay there<br />
ride by or make fast to any of the buoyes Cables or Anchors<br />
or buoy Ropes, belonging to the said ship the ''Alexander'', neither<br />
did the arlate Colquite Master of<br />
the said ship ''desire'' during the said Time, cut or cause to be<br />
cut any of the boyes buoy Ropes, Cables, or Anchors of the said<br />
ship the ''Alexander'', or any other ship, but what were his owne<br />
which hee knoweth for that hee belonged to the said ''Island ffrigot''<br />
for All the time shee lay there as aforesaid; And further Cannot<br />
depose./.
To the second and third hee saith that the arlate ship the<br />
''Desire'' in the moneth of December last, shee then lying<br />
in the Road of Oratava, was forced from her Anchors and<br />
Cables, by meanes of stormes, and driven out to sea; and there<br />
were buoyes left fastned thereto, and they intended to returne againe<br />
and come to their owne Anchor[?s] by the Guidance of their boyes<br />
and saith the said Colquite did loose three Anchors in the said<br />
Roade the said voyage, by reason that the buoyes were kept under water<br />
by meanes of Great Currants, and saith that many Anchors are<br />
and have bin lost in the said Roade by meanes of the boyes being<br />
kept under water by meanes of the Currants, and their<br />
loosing, And saith that the said Colquite upon his returne<br />
into the said Road the second time after hee had bin driven out<br />
as aforesaid, did make fast the said ship the ''Desire'' to a slip Rope<br />
or buoy, belonging to a ship whereof one Osborne was<br />
Comander and Rid by that and her Sheate Anchor and and<br />
rid soe about nine houres, and then the said Colquite in<br />
regard hee could not loose his owne Rope that hee fastned<br />
to the Buoy rope or buoy belonging to the said Osbornes<br />
ship hee Cut his owne Rope, and for sometime rid<br />
by his Sheat Anchor; And did noe Prejudice to the said<br />
Bouy or Buoy Rope or Cable or Anchor belonging<br />
(to Cable or Anchor belonging<br />
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