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arlate formerly called the ''Love'' and no … arlate formerly called the ''Love'' and now called the ''Mary'' (whereof the arlate Richard Thompson was Master) and thereby<br />
the better knowetg that upon or about two of the clock in the morning of the two<br />
and twentith day of June last past the sayd vessell the ''Love'' was comming up<br />
the River of Thames against the tyde betwixt Blackwall and Greenwich<br />
and came as neere the shoare as conveniently shee could<br />
it being then ebbing water, And saith that at the same<br />
tyme the vessell the ''REbeccca'' arlate (whereof as he hath heard and beleeveth<br />
the arlate Thomas [?Painter] was Master) came downe with the tyde of<br />
Ebb very little winde being then stirring And the sayd vessell the ''Rebecca'' comeing neere<br />
the shoare and with the tyde of Ebbe<br />
and neere the vessell the ''Love'' aforesayd the Master of the ''Rebecca'' or<br />
some of the Company thereof spake to the sayd Thompson<br />
and Company of the ''Love'' and bid them first starr board, and then imediately [?bad] them port their<br />
helme, And the sayd Thompson being himselfe at the helme accordingly<br />
did soe and steered as neere the shoare as possible hee could without<br />
puting his bessell the ''Love'' on ground and then told the sayd [?Printer] that hee the sayd Thompson was as neere the shoare with his vessell which notwithstanding the sayd<br />
vessell the ''Rebecca'' holding on her course did runne her boltspritt against<br />
the Mayne mast and mayne sayle of the sayd shipp the ''Love'' and soe<br />
cleered off againe without receaving any hurt at all from the ''Love'' soe farr as<br />
this deponent being theron board the ''Love'' could or did observe, And hee<br />
further saith that about fower or five<br />
dayes after the premisses soe happened as before is declareed, the sayd<br />
[?Printer] and an other man whome this deponent did then and doth beleeve to [?be]<br />
one of his the sayd [?Printers] shipps company) came to the sayd Thompsons<br />
house in Saint Katherines and desyred to speake with the sayd Thompson who [?was]<br />
not then within, and hee not being within, the sayd [?Printer] told this deponent<br />
that his sayd shipp the ''Rebecca'' and the goods in her was damaged by reason shee fell [?fowle]<br />
on the ''Love'' and desyred this deponent to tell the sayd Thompson<br />
thereof and desyre him the sayd Thompson to come and view yje samage done and [?this]<br />
deponent then speakeing to the man who came with the sayd [?Printer]<br />
asked him whether the company of the sayd shipp the ''Rebecca'' did pumpe<br />
heer presently after her falling fowle of the ''Love'' and search her whether shee were dammaged or to that effect [?whereto]<br />
hee answered that they did pumpe her presently after her falling fowle<br />
as aforesayd and search her but could not then perceive that the sayd ''Rebecca'' had [?received]<br />
any damage thereby And further to these articles hee cannot depose [?saving]<br />
hee saith hee hath heard the sayd vessell the ''Rebecca'' sayled soe [?lower ?to]<br />
Woolwich the same tyde of ebb after shee fell fowle of the ''Love'' [?as]<br />
aforesayd./
To the 6th hee saith that hee knoweth of noe damage done by the shipp<br />
the ''Love'' aforesayd to the sayd shipp ''Rebecca'', and saith that in case<br />
any damage was done to the sayd ''REbecca'' by her falling fowle<br />
of the ''Love'' aforesayd in manner aforesayd, the same was and happened (in this<br />
deponents judgement) through the carelessenes and neglect of [?the]<br />
master and company of the ''Rebecca'' and by their comeing soe neere [?the]<br />
shoare upon the tyde of ebb, whereas their safest way tp avoide [?XXX]<br />
andafest way tp avoide [?XXX]<br />
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