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The 21th day of January 1658
Sorrell and … The 21th day of January 1658
Sorrell and others against hall)<br />
and others, aforesaid)
Examined upon the said Allegation
'''9us'''
'''vide 8th in Ci5<br />
and the 11th in AA:'''
'''Richard Edwards''': of Shadwell in the<br />
County of Middlesex aged 42 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined:/:
To the first 2d and Third articles of the said Allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knoweth the ship arlate the ''Agreement''<br />
and saith that on or about the twentieth day of October 1658<br />
the said ship came from Newcastle Laden with Coales in<br />
Company of a ffleete of English ships Consisting of about 60 sale, most of which were<br />
bound to this Port of London, and the rest to other places<br />
here in England, and the arlate ship the ''Abigail'' whereof<br />
one Lauer?ick was master came alsoe out from Newcastle, the same<br />
day, and Imediately after the ''Agreement'' came thence<br />
and was likewise bound to this Port of London, as the<br />
''Agreement'' was, And saith the said ship the ''Abigail'' was<br />
a sterne of the said ship ''Agreement'' from the time of their<br />
Coming out of Newcastle as aforesaid, untill the morning<br />
of the 25th. or thereabout sof October Aforesaid and saith<br />
the said ship the ''Abigail'' kept and was behind the ''Agreement''<br />
until the sayd Morning most Constantly about a League or two; And saith<br />
that on the said morning the said ship the ''Agreement'' was<br />
sailing with an easy saile to keepe her Lead, and the Company<br />
of the foresaid shipps of the said ffleete, and to keepe her Cleare<br />
of the said ships which were sailing before and by her, And<br />
while shee was soe sailing the said ship the ''Abigail'' (which [XXX GUTTER]<br />
the ''Agreement'' as aforesaid) came sailing up<br />
towards the ''Agreement'' with a very swift saile having all<br />
her sailes sett, and came very nere the ''Agreement'' and soe<br />
neere that her Company feared that they would come foule<br />
of the said ship ''Agreement'' some of them called<br />
out to the Master and Company of the ''Abigaile'', and<br />
desired them to Keepe Cleere of the ''Agreement'' and not<br />
come soe neere her for feare of Coming foule of her, and<br />
to put their helme hard a Port or to that effect, which words the said Lau[XXX GUTTER]<br />
and some of his Company heard, and made answer<br />
that there helme was hard a Port, whereas in truth it was<br />
not, but was hard a Starboard, which is quite Contrary, (which<br />
was soe put as this deponent beleeveth, by the Carelessenes or Con[XXX GUTTER]<br />
of the man at the helme of the ''Abigail'' and by that<br />
meanes ranne to Windward of the ''Agreement'' and soe<br />
ranne stemling with the ''Agreement'' Which John hall the<br />
Master of the ''Agreement'', and this deponent and Company perceiving<br />
Imediately bore up and did their utmost Indeavour and as much<br />
as could be done by men for the Avoiding of the ''Abigail''<br />
(commingng of the ''Abigail''<br />
(comming +
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