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Saint Padroes Tower sayd it was Saint Seba … Saint Padroes Tower sayd it was Saint Sebastians, and would not be<br />
perswaded to the contrary though most of his Company sayd they<br />
knew it was Saint Padroes as indeed it was ánd did afterwards so appeare to be by reason of [?which XX GUTTER]<br />
[XXXX] of the sayd Thomas Braining the sayd shipp kept not only to [XXX GUTTER]<br />
as she ought to have done, but went from Bay to bay whereby the<br />
winde [?beating] upon her she could not find her port but [?ranne] att<br />
ast to the backside of Cadiz with all her sayles standing about<br />
two Cables length from shoare, which hee knoweth to be true being<br />
as aforesayd one of the sayd shipps Company and and well observing the<br />
foresayd passages. And otherwise hee ćannot depose.
To the 5th article he saith, that it is the Custome of Masters and Mariners att<br />
Sea if they be in distresse or want, and neere to or in the hearing<br />
of the shoare to hang out colours to signify of what place they be<br />
and to shoot of a gunne that so helpe may be sent from shoare<br />
which the sayd Braining would not nor did doe though he were [XX GUTTER]<br />
[XXX] so to doe by his Company. whereupon one of the Company did<br />
hang out a flagg to give notice what the sayd shipp was and and<br />
the same was immediately snatcht away or taken downe by the<br />
sayd Master or his mate or by their order. And they the sayd Master<br />
and mate did propose to goe to shoare and leave the sayd shipp<br />
and lading which the Mariners by the Command of the sayd Master [?did GUTTER]<br />
though otherwise against their wills, were forced to doe, And this deponent<br />
after he came ashoare did understand that the Spaniards there [?not GUTTER]<br />
seeing any flagg hanged out upon the sayd shipp did much [?doubt ?where GUTTER]<br />
and from [?whome] she was, and that if an English flagg had [XXX GUTTER]<br />
[XXX] out they would have come and ayded her into Port And<br />
otherwise he ćannot depose, saving that hee was present att and saw and heard<br />
the premisses by him predeposed.
To the 6th article he saith that the sayd Brainings Master and mate aforesayd [?and GUTTER]<br />
sayd shipp lying as aforesayd so as helpe might safely have bene [?XX GUTTER]<br />
[?provided] to guide her into port, there being [?noe] high winds or other<br />
[?visible] danger, or necessity of [?deserting] her, did cause the Company<br />
to heave att the Boat which they were loath to doe) and they the [?sayd GUTTER]<br />
Master and mate went first into the sayd Boat and Commanded the [XXX GUTTER]<br />
Company to follow them and [XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX] and the sayd shipp was [XXXXX]<br />
not a man left in her, and thereupon [XXX XXXX XXXX] the Generall of Cadiz [XXX GUTTER]<br />
a [XXXX] in the sayd spp [XX]<br />
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Browning. And further or otherwise he cannot depose.
Tofurther or otherwise he cannot depose.
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