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his comeing to Saint Lucar aforesaid in D … his comeing to Saint Lucar aforesaid in December last did see and observe that the<br />
sayd ship or Catch the ''John and Elizabeth'' did then want a mayne maste and Rigging and<br />
had only the Master and his Mate and a boy belonging to her, but hee this deponent verily<br />
beleeveth that the Catch might have bin fitted and furnished there with all<br />
men and all things necessarie, to have proceeded on her<br />
voyage to Santa Cruze if the sayd Keene her Master had bin industrious<br />
and had earnestly endeavoured to fit him selfe with men and necessaries<br />
to proceede on the sayd voyage, and the reason why hee soe beleeveth is for<br />
that hee heard the sayd Keenes Mate one Lansely saye that presently after the sayd Catch<br />
her first arrival at Saint Lucar the sayd Keene was offered a very good mayne<br />
mast and which as the sayd Mate sayd would very well have served to proceede on<br />
the voyage to Santa Cruze , and further sayd that if the sayd Keene would<br />
have trusted him the sayd Lansely with the mannagement thereof hee could<br />
have fitted the sayd catch with all things necessarie to proceede on her voyage<br />
to Santa Cruze and have procured men to have sayled her to Santa Cruze, but<br />
sayd, the sayd Keene would not trust him the sayd Lansely with provideing<br />
men and necessaries to proceede on the sayd voyage but had turned him the<br />
sayd Lansely on shoare and told him that hee should have no further<br />
entertainment in her or to that effect And for that hee alsoe saith that the sayd Lansely and others<br />
did alsoe tell this deponent that one Mr duck (a correspondent of sayd Cowes at<br />
Saint Lucar) did offer to supplye the sayd Keene with whatsoever money hee stood<br />
neede of to fit him to proceede on his sayd voyage to Santa Cruz And also [?XX] to<br />
the best of this deponents now remembrance the sayd Mr duck alsoe<br />
told this deponent that hee had offered the sayd Keene to supply him with such money<br />
as hee wanted, and was fit, to furnish him to proceede on his sayd voyage to<br />
Santa Cruze and further to this article hee cannot depose/
To the 6th hee saith hee this deponent knoweth that the sayd Keene<br />
did let his sayd vessel or catch the ''John and Elizabeth'' to freight at Saint<br />
Lucar to one Mr William Bland Merchant to bringe goods to London<br />
and did accordingly take the sayd Blands goods or the greatest part of them<br />
on board his sayd vessel while this deponent stayed at Saint Lucar, And hee<br />
this deponent for his part verily beleeveth and is perswaded in his conscience that the sayd Keene might if hee had<br />
pleased as well, and as easily have gone on his voyage to Santa Cruz as<br />
have come with the sayd goods for London, And further hee cannot depose
To the 7th and 8th articles hee cannot depose./
To the 9th hee saith hee referreth himself to the Registry of the<br />
Admiralty Court And further cannot depose
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth of his knowledge in<br />
this cause being soe requested to doe by the producent Mr Cowse to whom<br />
hee is nothing of kinn nor any servant to him, and saith hee hath noe<br />
share or interest in this cause, and favoureth both parties litigant a like, and<br />
shall receave neither benefit nor preiudice or losse which paartie soe ever<br />
prevaile in this suite, nor expecteth or hath received any reward for him selfe<br />
in this cause./ for him selfe<br />
in this cause./ +
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