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To the 10th hee saith that the said Anchor … To the 10th hee saith that the said Anchor whereupon the ''Warewell''<br />
was bilged as aforesaid was Cast and did lye in as Convenient<br />
a birth for ships to ride as any in the river of Thames, And saith<br />
that Masters of ships doe not use to cast their Anchors in such places<br />
And by the Customes observed in the said River, they ought not soe<br />
to doe, And saith that by reason of the lying of the said Anchor<br />
in the Place aforesaid, and without a buoy, all the foresaid damages<br />
came and happened, to the said ship the ''Warewell'', and not by any<br />
Carlessnesse or insufficiency of the said Clarke and Company<br />
which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid: And further deposeth<br />
not./.
To the 11th hee saith that hee hath bin a Seaman for about twenty<br />
yeeres last, and thereby knoweth that it hath bin and is a Custome<br />
observed in the said River of Thames that noe Master of a ship ought<br />
to let his Anchor lye without a buoy longer than one<br />
Tyde, and that in case any Master shall suffer his Anchor to lye<br />
without a buoy longer than one Tyde the said Master or the ship<br />
to whome the sayd Anchor belongeth ought and is Liable to<br />
make satisfaction, for what damage shall come and happen thereby<br />
and further cannot depose:/::
To the 12th and 13th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this<br />
Court and further deposeth not./.
To the 14th hee saith the said Clarke and Company the owners of<br />
the said ship by reason of the Premisses have sustained losses and<br />
damage, (besides the severall summes aforesaid) to the Vallue<br />
of Tenn pounds sterling for the losse of Imployment of the said ship.<br />
and the forebearance and Interest of the said money: and<br />
further deposeth not:/
To the 15th and 16th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition<br />
and to the Lawe:/.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./.:.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was a Common man of the ''Warewell'' the time<br />
Interrate:/.
To the second hee saith hee knoweth the foresaid Dutch ship called<br />
(as hee remembreth the ''Susan'', which is of the burthen of about<br />
200 Tonns, and saith shee did noty lye in a Usuall place<br />
where ships doe use to ride, and further cannot answer/.
To the 3d hee saith the said ship ''Warewell'' came to an Anchor<br />
in the foresaid place, at high water<br />
and the said ship came upon the said Anchor, when the<br />
water was about 3 quarters Ebb. and further Cannot answer
To the 4th hee saith the said ship the ''Warewell'' had laine in the<br />
foresaid Place (before shee was bilged) about Ninetene houres<br />
and otherwise cannot Answer.
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and otherwise cannot Answer.
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