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before shee was Cast away. in Company of a … before shee was Cast away. in Company of about five saile<br />
of English ships and saith that the day when they came from thence the winde<br />
was faire, and the next day the weather Changed, and was very<br />
Boisterous, and the said other Ships which were bigger, and<br />
better sailers than the ''Anne''; left her behinde them, and the said<br />
ship ''Anne'' by the said High winds, foule weather, and greate<br />
Tides (and by noe other meanes) was forced and driven upon<br />
the Coast of ffrance, about tenne Leagues to the Westward<br />
of Bullen, where shee as aforesaid: was broken in peeces and<br />
utterly lost. And further cannot Answer/
To the last hee saith that all the said partyes mentioned and<br />
severally set downe in the said schedule; had receaved<br />
at Cyprus some moneyes in part of their Wages for their<br />
service in the said Ship the voyage in question but how much hee knoweth not and further<br />
Cannot answer;/:
Joseph Bond [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 4th of March 1658:/.
Sorrell con Hall: aforesaid
Examined on the said Allegation:
'''Rp. 4'''
'''William Sandwell''' of Shadwell in the parish<br />
of Stepney mariner aged 26 yeeres or thereabout<br />
Sworne and Examined
To the said Allegation: hee saith that in the<br />
moneth of November last, as this deponent was goeing to the<br />
Waterside; neere Colestaires, hee sawe one John Tyler, and<br />
some others talking and discoursing in a Carpenters yard with one Mordecay Yonge:<br />
(who (as this deponent was informed) was one of the<br />
Company of the arlate ship the ''Abigail'';) and as this<br />
deponent was passing by them. hee heard the said Tylor, Yonge<br />
and others talking about the said ship the ''Abigail'', and the ship the ''Agreement''.<br />
whereof John Hall was Master and this deponent having formerly heard<br />
of that busines. hee stood a little way off to heare what the<br />
said Yonge would say and relate about the said Busines;<br />
And the said Yonge in the hearing of this deponent told<br />
them to this or the very same effect: That the ships<br />
being in Company together, and they being neere Mr<br />
Hall, they called one to one another, to take more<br />
roome; and one of the ''Abigails'' Company being at the<br />
Lead said that there was sholes water,<br />
And some of the ''Abigails'' Company hearing him called to the<br />
man of the ''Abigails'' Helme, and bid him Starboard, Starboard<br />
and hee at the Helme replied that, if yow will have it Starboard<br />
I will Starboard it enough, Put the<br />
(Helmeoard it enough, Put the<br />
(Helme +
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