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cut the ''Exeter Merchants'' hawser loose … cut the ''Exeter Merchants'' hawser loose from his sayd Cable after the<br />
same had continued fastned there to allmost an howers space, and by<br />
that meanes turned the ''Exeter Merchant'' and her sayd ladeing on drift<br />
to the great hazard and danger thereof, which the sayd Woodfin being aboard<br />
the ''ffrancis and mary'' perceiving, leaped from on board her, and came on board<br />
his shipp the ''Exeteer Merchant'', and the better to prevent all danger<br />
that might ensue by her being cut loose, did cause an Anchor to bee<br />
dropped, and vered the Cable, and used all other diligence hee could to prevent<br />
any damage either to his owne shipp and ladeing or wany other lying neere,<br />
but by reason of the sayd Smith cut her loose and turned her soe on drift<br />
when the tyde of Ebbe ranne stronge, and that other shipps laye a smale<br />
distance off, (notwithstanding his endeavoursm the force of the tyde<br />
of ebb forced the ''Exeter Merchant'' fowle of the ''Pilgrim'' who late a sterne<br />
of her and neere unto her, and by that meanes the ''Exeter Merchant'' brake<br />
downe her owne quarter and brake and lost her aunchient staffe and receaved<br />
other damage by falling fowle of the ''Pilgrims'' Boltspritt, and by<br />
force of the sayd tyde was friven on ground with her ladeing<br />
togeather with the ''Pilgrim'' and an other shipp lying then by the ''Pilgrims''<br />
side The premisses hee deposeth being on board the ''Exeter Marchant'' and an eye wittnesse thereof and further to these articles hee cannot depose saving<br />
hisforegoeing deposition
To the 5th hee saith hee beleeveth that by reason of the sayd Smiths<br />
cutting the ''Exeter Merchant'' on drift as aforesayd, the damage by him predeposed of<br />
done to her quarter and the new mooreing of her could not but cost her Owners<br />
a considerable summe of money videlicet at the least 30 ''li'' sterling as this deponent beleeveth And further<br />
to this article hee cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and further cannot depose/
To the 7th hee saith that the damage predeposed which happened to the ''Exeter Merchant''<br />
(and the ''Pilgrims'' damage if any bee) which hee knoweth not, did happen meerely bny<br />
the sayd Smiths wilfull cutting the hawser of the ''Exeter Merchant'', and turning her on drift,<br />
and hee vverily beleeveth had not the sayd hauser bin cutt and shee turned on drift<br />
noe damage had happened to the ''Exeter Merchant'' or to her ladeing or to any other<br />
shipp neere her And further hee cannot depose/
To the 8th hee saith hee refereth him selfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and cannot further depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing depositon is true/
To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was none of the Company of the ''Exeter Merchant''<br />
but was only hyred as aforesayd to bring her up from Blackwall And<br />
further hee cannot answere/
To the 2 hee saith hee was present on board the ''Exeter Merchant'' the tyme Interrogated<br />
and saith the premisses predeposed of happened in the afternoone and saith there<br />
were present beside the Company of the ''Exeter Merchant'' this deponent<br />
and one William Gage a waterman and an other waterman whose name hee knoweth not who were alsoe<br />
on board her and hyred as this deponent was to bring her up from Blackwall<br />
And further hee cannot answere/
To the third hee saith hee is about 42 yeares of age and hath bin a<br />
watermanof age and hath bin a<br />
waterman +
, cut the ''Exeter Merchants'' hawser loose … cut the ''Exeter Merchants'' hawser loose from his sayd Cable after the<br />
same had continued fastned there to allmost an howers space, and by<br />
that meanes turned the ''Exeter Merchant'' and her sayd ladeing on drift<br />
to the great hazard and danger thereof, which the sayd Woodfin being aboard<br />
the ''ffrancis and mary'' perceiving, leaped from on board her, and came on board<br />
his shipp the ''Exeteer Merchant'', and the better to prevent all danger<br />
that might ensue by her being cut loose, did cause an Anchor to bee<br />
dropped, and vered the Cable, and used all other diligence hee could to prevent<br />
any damage either to his owne shipp and ladeing or wany other lying neere,<br />
but by reason of the sayd Smith cut her loose and turned her soe on drift<br />
when the tyde of Ebbe ranne stronge, and that other shipps laye a smale<br />
distance off, (notwithstanding his endeavoursm the force of the tyde<br />
of ebb forced the ''Exeter Merchant'' fowle of the ''Pilgrim'' who late a sterne<br />
of her and neere unto her, and by that meanes the ''Exeter Merchant'' brake<br />
downe her owne quarter and brake and lost her aunchient staffe and receaved<br />
other damage by falling fowle of the ''Pilgrims'' Boltspritt, and by<br />
force of the sayd tyde was friven on ground with her ladeing<br />
togeather with the ''Pilgrim'' and an other shipp lying then by the ''Pilgrims''<br />
side The premisses hee deposeth being on board the ''Exeter Marchant'' and an eye wittnesse thereof and further to these articles hee cannot depose saving<br />
hisforegoeing deposition
To the 5th hee saith hee beleeveth that by reason of the sayd Smiths<br />
cutting the ''Exeter Merchant'' on drift as aforesayd, the damage by him predeposed of<br />
done to her quarter and the new mooreing of her could not but cost her Owners<br />
a considerable summe of money videlicet at the least 30 ''li'' sterling as this deponent beleeveth And further<br />
to this article hee cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and further cannot depose/
To the 7th hee saith that the damage predeposed which happened to the ''Exeter Merchant''<br />
(and the ''Pilgrims'' damage if any bee) which hee knoweth not, did happen meerely bny<br />
the sayd Smiths wilfull cutting the hawser of the ''Exeter Merchant'', and turning her on drift,<br />
and hee vverily beleeveth had not the sayd hauser bin cutt and shee turned on drift<br />
noe damage had happened to the ''Exeter Merchant'' or to her ladeing or to any other<br />
shipp neere her And further hee cannot depose/
To the 8th hee saith hee refereth him selfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and cannot further depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing depositon is true/
To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was none of the Company of the ''Exeter Merchant''<br />
but was only hyred as aforesayd to bring her up from Blackwall And<br />
further hee cannot answere/
To the 2 hee saith hee was present on board the ''Exeter Merchant'' the tyme Interrogated<br />
and saith the premisses predeposed of happened in the afternoone and saith there<br />
were present beside the Company of the ''Exeter Merchant'' this deponent<br />
and one William Gage a waterman and an other waterman whose name hee knoweth not who were alsoe<br />
on board her and hyred as this deponent was to bring her up from Blackwall<br />
And further hee cannot answere/
To the third hee saith hee is about 42 yeares of age and hath bin a<br />
watermanof age and hath bin a<br />
waterman +
, cut the ''Exeter Merchants'' hawser loose … cut the ''Exeter Merchants'' hawser loose from his sayd Cable after the<br />
same had continued fastned there to allmost an howers space, and by<br />
that meanes turned the ''Exeter Merchant'' and her sayd ladeing on drift<br />
to the great hazard and danger thereof, which the sayd Woodfin being aboard<br />
the ''ffrancis and mary'' perceiving, leaped from on board her, and came on board<br />
his shipp the ''Exeteer Merchant'', and the better to prevent all danger<br />
that might ensue by her being cut loose, did cause an Anchor to bee<br />
dropped, and vered the Cable, and used all other diligence hee could to prevent<br />
any damage either to his owne shipp and ladeing or wany other lying neere,<br />
but by reason of the sayd Smith cut her loose and turned her soe on drift<br />
when the tyde of Ebbe ranne stronge, and that other shipps laye a smale<br />
distance off, (notwithstanding his endeavoursm the force of the tyde<br />
of ebb forced the ''Exeter Merchant'' fowle of the ''Pilgrim'' who late a sterne<br />
of her and neere unto her, and by that meanes the ''Exeter Merchant'' brake<br />
downe her owne quarter and brake and lost her aunchient staffe and receaved<br />
other damage by falling fowle of the ''Pilgrims'' Boltspritt, and by<br />
force of the sayd tyde was friven on ground with her ladeing<br />
togeather with the ''Pilgrim'' and an other shipp lying then by the ''Pilgrims''<br />
side The premisses hee deposeth being on board the ''Exeter Marchant'' and an eye wittnesse thereof and further to these articles hee cannot depose saving<br />
hisforegoeing deposition
To the 5th hee saith hee beleeveth that by reason of the sayd Smiths<br />
cutting the ''Exeter Merchant'' on drift as aforesayd, the damage by him predeposed of<br />
done to her quarter and the new mooreing of her could not but cost her Owners<br />
a considerable summe of money videlicet at the least 30 ''li'' sterling as this deponent beleeveth And further<br />
to this article hee cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and further cannot depose/
To the 7th hee saith that the damage predeposed which happened to the ''Exeter Merchant''<br />
(and the ''Pilgrims'' damage if any bee) which hee knoweth not, did happen meerely bny<br />
the sayd Smiths wilfull cutting the hawser of the ''Exeter Merchant'', and turning her on drift,<br />
and hee vverily beleeveth had not the sayd hauser bin cutt and shee turned on drift<br />
noe damage had happened to the ''Exeter Merchant'' or to her ladeing or to any other<br />
shipp neere her And further hee cannot depose/
To the 8th hee saith hee refereth him selfe to the Registry of this Court<br />
and cannot further depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing depositon is true/
To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was none of the Company of the ''Exeter Merchant''<br />
but was only hyred as aforesayd to bring her up from Blackwall And<br />
further hee cannot answere/
To the 2 hee saith hee was present on board the ''Exeter Merchant'' the tyme Interrogated<br />
and saith the premisses predeposed of happened in the afternoone and saith there<br />
were present beside the Company of the ''Exeter Merchant'' this deponent<br />
and one William Gage a waterman and an other waterman whose name hee knoweth not who were alsoe<br />
on board her and hyred as this deponent was to bring her up from Blackwall<br />
And further hee cannot answere/
To the third hee saith hee is about 42 yeares of age and hath bin a<br />
watermanof age and hath bin a<br />
waterman +
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