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[?port], and comming some 18 leagues off S … [?port], and comming some 18 leagues off Scilly was met with by a<br />
Brest man of warr a frigot, which tooke her and her said lading<br />
and was carrying the same for Breast, and in her way ran her<br />
upon the Seames, and fearing shee would sinke, the company<br />
of the frigot cutt her off from the frigot by which shee<br />
was [?towed], and the company of the frigot that were put<br />
aboard her and this deponent and such of the said shipp the<br />
''Maries'' company as were in her fearing her said sinking<br />
betooke themselves to her boate for safeguard of their<br />
lives and soe left the ''Mary'' adrift.<br />
Abd afterwards as hee hath heard shee drove off to sea, and<br />
was met with by a fflushinger and carried hence to<br />
fflushing. And saith that when shee was soe abandoned<br />
as aforesaid all her goods taken in at Malega as aforesaid<br />
were aboard her savinge one [?peace] amd two barrells of<br />
raisings which they of the frigot tooke from her. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
Robert Shorting [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
da haze and others against Cable}<br />
aforesaid.}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 3us'''
'''John keble''' of Shadwell in the County<br />
of Middlesex mariner, one of the company<br />
of the said shipp the ''dove'', aged 25 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined as<br />
aforesaid.
To the first article hee saith that hee this deponent was one of<br />
the company of the said shipp the ''dove'' ever since the moneth<br />
of July last to the time of her retourne from Newcastle the<br />
last voyage which was about two monethes since, and<br />
went the voyage in question in her the voyage before her said last voyage and thereby well knoweth as<br />
hee saith that shee came not aboard of or soe much as touched<br />
any shipp, boate or vessell whatsoever from the time of her<br />
departure from Gravesend to the time of her arrivall at<br />
Newcastle the said voyage in question, which if shee had donne hee saith hee must needs<br />
have knowne thereof being constantly aboard her, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving hee doth not calll to minde the day<br />
of the moneth that the said shipp went through the Well/
To the second hee saith that about three monethes since this<br />
deponent at Newcastle heard one mr Laurance an Ipswich master<br />
sayLaurance an Ipswich master<br />
say +
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