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the Company of the <u>''hare''</u … the Company of the <u>''hare''</u> understanding that the <u>''hope''</u> was bound for London promised<br />
to Convoy her, whereupon the Master of the ''Hope'' for avoyding the Dunkirke frigots<br />
and for Company did assent to goe with them, and so stayed not att Harwich<br />
but departed for London with the sayd pilott still on board, And it was in a morning<br />
and the ''Hare'', Ketch and hoy lead the way and the ''Hope'' followed them. And in<br />
the afternoone of that day the sayd ''hare Pinke'' ketch and hoy being still<br />
on head of the ''Hope'' came upon certayne sands off of Colchester, And<br />
the sayd vessells came allso upon the sayd sands and fastned there, And her master<br />
and Company of this deponents sight and knowledge used their utmost endeavor<br />
to gett her off. but could not. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 15th and 16th articles he saith that the sayd ''Hare pinke'' soone after she came<br />
upon the sayd Sands brake in peices and was lost, and her Company having but<br />
a small boat and having about thirty two men on board endeavoured to gett the<br />
boat of the ''Hope'', which the Master and Company of her would not part with<br />
and so they endeavoured all that was possible to gett their shipp off, and plyed the<br />
pumpe, and went not to shoare till being past hope and being in feare<br />
to loose their boat by the Company of the ''Hare'', they the sayd Master and<br />
Company of the ''Hope'' together with four of the ''Hares'' Company that had<br />
gotten into their boat did in the same boat gett to shoare, And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose saving that the sayd shipp ''Hope'' had taken in much water<br />
upon the sayd sands before her Master and Company went ashoare as aforesayd
To the 17th. and 18th articles he saith that the sayd shipp came upon the sayd sands about fower<br />
leagues from the shoare, and there was noe towne neere to the place, and only one<br />
poore howse whither the sayd four persons of the Pinkes Company and the Master and Com<br />
pany of the ''hope'' came about midnight, and they enquired for helpe to gett their<br />
shipp from the Sands but could heare of none, but within a day or two heard that<br />
some fishermen had gotten the ''Hope'' from the Sands and that she was gone for London<br />
whither the sayd Barnhide this deponent and other his mates went to find her And<br />
he saith That att the tyme of the sayd disaster upon the sands all the foresayd goods<br />
laden as aforesayd att Quinsburgh were on board the sayd shipp, and came after<br />
wards to London, and there of this deponents sight were all delivered to the<br />
persons to who the same were consigned (the fore mentioned bundle of hempe<br />
sold att Christian=Sankt as aforesayd onely excepted) [#]
[#] and except some oares<br />
[GUTTER ?and] Clapboard which<br />
[GUTTER XXX] ffishermen<br />
[GUTTER XXX] and tooke out of<br />
[GUTTER ?the] ''Hope'' as he beleiveth<br />
Jan '''XP''' MARK Peterson<br />
his marke
And further deposeth not.
To the xixth. Article he saith that all and singular the dammages which<br />
befell the sayd goods were caused by the fury and violence of the<br />
foresayd stormes and tempests; and by the disaster upon the forementioned sands<br />
and not by or through the neglect wilfulnes or default whatsoever of the<br />
sayd Martin Barnhide or his shippes Company, which this deponent<br />
being Carpenter of the sayd shipp and sayling in her as aforesayd well knoweth<br />
to be true, And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the last he saith That his foregoeing deposition is true.
To the Crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first second and third Interrogatories This Rendent saith he kept noe Journall of the<br />
foresayd particulars, but well remembreth them as is easy to doe after so short a tyme<br />
it being but his last voyage. And saith he expecteth nothing whatsoever to come of<br />
this suit or freight thereby demanded, because he hath receyved ten [??Rijx GUTTER]<br />
dollars for the halfe voyage att Quinsburgh and not returning in the sayd<br />
shipp back agayne is not to have any more, nor expecteth any thing [XX GUTTER]<br />
allso saith that all or most of the hempe aforesayd was wett and damnifyed<br />
and some oares and Clapboards were missing att the delivery but how<br />
many he knoweth not, but beleiveth the sayd Fishermen had them. And saith<br />
that the sayd Barnhide and Company lost their sayd vessell upon the Sands<br />
aforesayd. And further saving his foregoeing deposition he cannot other[?wise GUTTER]<br />
than negatively depose or answere
Jan '''XP''' [MARKE] Peterson<br />
his marke.'' [MARKE] Peterson<br />
his marke. +
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