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29th die January <u>1660</u>/
Absolon con Paine}<br />
Suckley Smith}
'''Rp.'''
'''jus'''
'''Johnes Gimblet''' parochia ancta Maria Overyes<br />
in Burgo Southwarke Nauta annos agens 50<br />
aut eo circiter testis in hac causa products et<br />
Juratus
Ad .jum. 2um. 3um et 4um. arlos dra Allegatione deponit et dicit that at the time<br />
Arlate to wit when the arlate ships the ''Prosperous'' and the ''Swann''<br />
came foule together in the River of New Castle they were in<br />
Companie of about six or seaven other Colliers, which were alsoe comming<br />
downe the River of Newcastle, And saith that River is in most<br />
places narrowe, and in many places very sandy. And the Bill poimt<br />
in the said River hee saith is narrowe and a very dangerous<br />
place to have ships at espetially at Ebbing Water, and ships are<br />
often times there and thereabouts driven aground by shipps falling foule<br />
of them, And saith that comeing about the said Bill point the Boltsprit<br />
of the ''Prosperous'' came foule of the ''Swanns'' Misen stay, and only<br />
cast her quarter about, and did not breake soe much as any of the<br />
''Swanns'' Tackle that this Deponent Knoweth of, And then hee saith that some<br />
of the foresaid shipp were very neere unto the ''Prosperous'' and in danger<br />
to have fallen foule of her, And most of the sayd ships, to prevent coming<br />
foule of one another lett goe their Anchors, And saith that it is the<br />
use and Custome for the Companyes of ships which are there fallen<br />
foule of, with all speed soe soone as they are fallen foule upon to lett<br />
goe an Anchor to bring them upp, to prevent goeing on ground, and most<br />
commonly the Companyes of ships when they are passing the said<br />
Bill point have their Anchors in their boats or ready at the Bowe to cast<br />
out And saith that the Anchor of the ''Swanne'' was cast out Imediately<br />
after the sayd ships Comming foule together but by Accident the buoy and<br />
buoy=rope that were fastned to the said Anchor catching hold of the<br />
foretack of the ''Swanne'' the sayd Anchor did not take hold untill the<br />
said ship ''Swanne'' was almost onground, And saith that hee verily<br />
beleeveth that the said Anchor had taken hold soe soone as the same<br />
was let goe it would have brought up the said ship, And shee have<br />
(sustainedship, And shee have<br />
(sustained +
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