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to get help and to retourne to get off the … to get help and to retourne to get off their shipp; but after hthey were gonne<br />
the tide increasing, the said shipp the ''Hope'' (as the report went) got off<br />
of her selfe, as alsoe the dutch hoy. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith that shortly after sich their commong ashore<br />
they understood of such their shipps being come off, whereupon they<br />
betooke themselves to [?rowe] after her up the river, whither as they<br />
understood shee was carrying by some ffishermen; and hee hath since spoke with<br />
some of the company of the said dutch hoy that alsoe got off<br />
when the ''Hope'' got off the sands, and hath bin by them informed to all the<br />
rest of the effect arlate touching the ''Hares'' men going aboard and<br />
plundring the ''Hope''. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith that Grayes to which the ''hope'' was brought by the<br />
ffishermen, is about 40 miles from the said Middleground, and hee<br />
beleeveth that having got help from shoare hee and company could<br />
themselves have gonne aboard and brought her up from the place where<br />
shee got off for 20 ''li'' sterling charge at the most. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the 7th hee saith that after the said shipps bringing by the fishermen to<br />
Grayes, this deponent went there aboard her, and sawe wanting and<br />
taken from her severall parcells of tackle, and rigging, ropes, anchors,<br />
and all her sailes and many other materialls to the valew of two hundred<br />
and fiftie pounds sterling, and severall of the clapboards,<br />
and since some of the oares are alsoe wanting. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 8th hee saith that two of the said fishing ketches, with<br />
each six or seaven men could conveniently and without more help<br />
have brought up the said shipp and her ;lading from the place where<br />
shee got loose, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that thesaid shipp ''Hope'' came from Coningsburgh<br />
and there began her voyage, and there tooke in her lading that was found<br />
aboard her, and saith shee belongeth to the port of Coningsburg, and<br />
saith the said Thomas [?BeXXXn] dwelleth at dantzike, John Cotton and<br />
Thomas Tailer at Coningsbergh and Andrew Tailer at Yorke, and<br />
all the rest of the said owners at Coningsberg, and saith this deponents<br />
father built the said shipp at Lubeck and left her to this deponent of<br />
whom the said owners bought her about foure yeares since, And<br />
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the second hee saith hee this deponent a burgher of Coningsburgh was<br />
master of thesaid shipp, And otherwise negatively.
To the third hee saith the said goods were consigned to be delivered here<br />
at London according to the said bills of lading to which hee referreth<br />
himselfe, And saith the hemp is all wet, and otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose saving as aforesaid.
To the last hee cannot answer.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Martin Barn[?hXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE].
Martin Barn[?hXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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