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have seene or heard of the same, which hee … have seene or heard of the same, which hee saith hee did not. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that within theise 3 monethes<br />
last, the master of the shipp arlate the ''Successe'' came severall<br />
times to this deponent to his house in Wappinge and demanded and<br />
asked of himn this deponent if it were the said shipp the ''dove''<br />
that had run him over upon the well, and this deponent answering<br />
noe, the said master [?XXX] and perswaded him this deponent to say<br />
that it was the said shipp the ''dove'' that had se donne, and this<br />
deponent still saying that it was not the ''dove'' (as in truth it was not)<br />
the said master of the ''Successe'' carried him to the alehouse and<br />
gave him drinke, and afterwards came againe to this deponents said<br />
house and would needs have perswaded this deponent that hee<br />
this deponent had confessed or said that it was the ''dove'' that had<br />
donne him that dammage, whereas this deponent had never<br />
soe said, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith that the bowe of the said shipp<br />
the ''dove'' was amended after her arivall the said voyage at Newcastle<br />
by having a peece graven into her head, which did not happen<br />
nor was donne because it was broken with running against another<br />
shipp, but because the old peece which was taken out was<br />
rotten and unserviceable, all which hee knoweth because hee<br />
thiss deponent did the said repaire, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith hee this deponent hath not at any time<br />
confessed or said that the said dammage was donne by the ''dove''<br />
her company, and if hee should have soe said hee should<br />
have spoken that which was not rue. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
Thomas ramse [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Thomas Spratling''' of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, aged 70 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first article hee saith that hee was Cooke of the said<br />
shipp the ''dove'' arlate (whereof Walter Cable was and is master)<br />
in her last voyage from London for Newcastle in August last<br />
and thereby well knoweth that in all her passage from<br />
Gravesend to the time of her comming within the barr at<br />
Newcastle shee did not touch any shipp or vessell whatsoever<br />
neither did the said shipp the ''dove'' ever soe much touch the<br />
shipp the ''Successe'' arlate in all that voyage, nor did this deponent<br />
ever see the said shipp the ''Successe'' in all that passage<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee cannpt depose saving as aforesaid, and<br />
saving that hee hath heard that the master of the ''Successe''<br />
arlateter of the ''Successe''<br />
arlate +
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