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To the 14th hee saith hee beleeveth that s … To the 14th hee saith hee beleeveth that since the tyme Interrate<br />
there hath bin other repayres (besides repayres of the damages<br />
predeposed of) done to the ''Exeter Merchant'' but what the same amount unto, or whether they<br />
bee distinguished from the repayres of the damage by him this<br />
rendent predeposed of hee knoweth not, for that hee hath not seene nor<br />
is privie to the Accompts touching the same And further hee<br />
cannot answere/
To the last hee saith hee hath satisfied the contents thereof in his<br />
foregoeing deposition/
The marke of the sayd<br />
James '''M''' Merrit./ [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The third day of September 1655/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Cowse against Keene}<br />
Suckley Smith}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd<br />
Keene/
'''See the first 4 in<br />
D .5.'''
'''5'''
'''Henry Crooke''' of Saint Olave Hartestreete London Merchant<br />
aged 23 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first article of the sayd alleagation hee saith hee cannot depose for that hee<br />
knew not the shipp ''John and Elizabeth'' till after her arrivall in Spaine./
To the 2: 3 4th and fifth articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this<br />
deponent was present at Saint Lucar in Spaine when the sayd shipp or Catch ''John and''<br />
''Elizabeth'' came in thither, and sawe and observed that at her arrivall there<br />
shee was miserably shattered and torne, videlicet her midshipp broken downe to<br />
the water, her masts broken downe by the board, and all her standing rigging torne<br />
and spoiled, and none [?left] on board her to governe and guide her but the<br />
Master himselfe (who was then dangerously sick on board and not able<br />
to give any assistance in the conduct of the sayd vessell) and Samuell<br />
Lansett the sayd Masters mate, and a boy, And the publique report at Saint Lucar<br />
was that the sayd disaster was occasioned by fowle weather which shee<br />
met with at sea, and alsoe by reason a shipp called the ''Supply'' (one [?ffluite<br />
Master) ranne fowle of them and thereby broake her midshipp and masts as<br />
aforesayd, And alsoe saith that the reporte there alsoe was that all<br />
the rest of the sayd shipp of Catch her company (seeing the danger shee<br />
was in by the hurt receaved as aforesayd) did presently forsake her<br />
fearing shee would perish in the sea, and went presently on board the<br />
shipp ''Supplie'' and came noe more on board the sayd Catch. And hee this<br />
deponent seeing her come into Saint Lucar in that torne condition and<br />
most of her company gone well knoweth that the sayd Catch ''John and''<br />
''Elizabeth'' could not possibly proceede on her voyage to the Canarie<br />
Islands as she was designed to have done untill shee were repaired<br />
of her hurt and damage receaved and other mariners gott to navigate her, And<br />
further to these articles hee cannot depose./ther to these articles hee cannot depose./ +
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