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To the 3: 4th 5th 6th and 7th Interrogator … To the 3: 4th 5th 6th and 7th Interrogatories hee saith saving his<br />
foregoeing deposition to them, formerly taken in this cause when<br />
hee was examined upon the libell in this cause given and his<br />
deposition to the sayd libell to which hee referreth hee cannot<br />
further answere to those Interrogatories./
To the last hee answereth negatively./
Repeated before doctor Godolphin/
Henry Tidemans [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The last of ffebruary 1658./
Examined on the said Allegation./:
Sorrell con hall)<br />
aforesaid:)
'''Rp. 2us.'''
'''John Moses''' of Upper Shadwell in the parish<br />
of Stepney mariner aged 52 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined:/:
To the said Allegation hee saith that on the Morning hee was in Company<br />
with one John Bathoe, who was one of the Company of<br />
the arlate ship the ''Abigail'' her last voyage as hee declared<br />
to this deponent and saith that this deponent and the said Bathoe and others holding discourse together<br />
about the said ship ''Abigail'' and the arlate ship the<br />
''Agreement'' and John hall the Master of her, the said Bathoe said<br />
that hee could not blame Mr hall in any thing,<br />
touching the sincking of the ship, for hee was to Leeward<br />
of the ''Abigail'' and declared and said that it was only the fault of the man<br />
at the helme for hee starboarded the ''Abigails'' helme and<br />
bore up from the South East to the North East, and by that meanes ranne<br />
aboard the ''Agreement'' and alsoe said that if hee the said Bathoe had had any thing in his hand hee would have ?bXXXX him ?about<br />
the ?path for starboarding anthe helm XX soe much or to that effect all which hee soe spake<br />
in the presence of This deponent one William Robinson and Jenkin Jones and Mr hall the Producent And further hee<br />
Cannot depose saving the said Bathoe told this deponent that the Owners of<br />
the ''Abigail'' gave a shilling ?to ?Drinke and would have him say that mr hall was in the fault/
To the first hee saith hee cometh required by mr hall to<br />
Testify in this Cause, And saith the foresaid words or the like in<br />
effect were spoken by the said John Bathoe at the<br />
signe of<br />
the ffountaine in White Chappell, in the presence of this<br />
deponent the said Robinson, the said Jenkin Joanes. and Mr hall the<br />
Producent, and this deponent and the said Robinson went to the<br />
said bathoe, to heare what hee would say about this busines<br />
at the request of the said hall, and further cannot answer<br />
saving as aforesaid:/:
To the second hee saith hee hath used the sea for theise seaven<br />
yeeres last, most of which time hee hath bin in the States<br />
Imployment. And saith hee is worth five pounds his debts paid<br />
and further cannot answer. for his part./
To the 3d hee cannot answer being then in Scotland in the<br />
states service:/:
[John moses SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ervice:/:
[John moses SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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