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with a stronge and sufficient hawser, and … with a stronge and sufficient hawser, and laye and continued there soe<br />
safely moored by the space of eight howers or thereabouts, And hee saith the<br />
said Buttolphs Wharfe is a usuall, and convenient, and safe place for mooreage<br />
of lighters, And alsoe saith that the arlate Gyles Travers was and is<br />
Commonly reputed the lawfull Owner and Proprietor of the sayd wines soe<br />
laden aboard the sayd lighter, and saith that hee the sayd Travers did as<br />
Owner thereof speake to this deponent to procure him a lighter for carriage of<br />
the sayd wines from on board the sayd ship to Buttolphs wharfe, and this deponent<br />
did accordingly bring the sayd Thomas Taylor the Master of the sayd Lighter<br />
to the sayd Travers who agreed with him the sayd Taylor for carrying the<br />
sayd wines to Buttolphs wharfe and this deponent knoweth that the sayd<br />
wines now controverted did safely arrive in the sayd lighter at Buttolphs wharfe<br />
and were there safely and well moored during the tyme predeposed, for that hee this<br />
deponent was and is Wharfenger of the sayd Buttolphs Wharfe and sawe her<br />
there safe moored as aforesaid, And further to these articles hee cannot depose/
To the 3 and 4th articles of the sayd libel hee saith that after the sayd Taylors<br />
Lighter was safely moored at Buttolphs Wharfe as aforesaid with the wines<br />
in controversie on board her, a lighter belonging to the arlate Pomery and<br />
of the burthen of about eightie tonne laye moored a head of the sayd Taylors<br />
Lighter soe laden as aforesaid, And saith that hee afterwards sawe that the<br />
hawser of the sayd Taylors lighter was broken and the sayd Lighter driven a<br />
drifte, and this deponent goeing on board the sayd Taylors lighter after shee<br />
was againe moored at Buttolphs Wharfe did observe that a pipe of wine<br />
onboard her was staved, and hath heard the same was soe staved by reason<br />
the sayd Pomeroyes lighter fell fowle upon the sayd Taylors lighter and further<br />
not being present when the disaster arlate happened hee cannot depose/
To the 6th hee saith hee verily beleeveth and is perswaded in his conscience that<br />
in case the sayd Pomeroyes Lighter had not (as is sayd) fallen fowle of the sayd<br />
Taylors lighter the sayd Taylors lighter and her ladeing would have continued<br />
safe and in good condition, the same being as aforesaid, of this deponents sight and<br />
knowledge very well and safe moored at Buttolphs wharfe aforesaid. And<br />
further hee cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
Thomas Peacocke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd Libell./
'''Rp. 4'''
'''John Goodman''' of the parish of Saint Mary Hill London<br />
Winecooper aged 18 yeares or thereabouts a witnes<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as<br />
followeth videlicet./oseth as<br />
followeth videlicet./ +
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