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fell one upon another, and thereby one kil … fell one upon another, and thereby one killed another and all of<br />
them dyed except one horse and the sayd Cooke and Company<br />
instead of goeing with the sayd shipp to the Barbadoes brought<br />
her to Newcastle, of all which this deponent was an eyewitnesse<br />
and beleiveth that they so came to Newcastle without the order<br />
of the sayd Richard Batson or any other of the Owners of the<br />
sayd shipp. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the fourth article This deponent saith that upon the sayd shipps coming<br />
to Newcastle there was advertisement given to the sayd Batson<br />
and Company of the sayd shipps being there and of the losse<br />
of the sayd horses. whereupon this deponent afterwards received<br />
a letter from the sayd Batson and Company directed to him this<br />
deponent and the sayd Robert Cooke wherein they ordered the<br />
sayd shipp to come about to the hope in this River of Thames<br />
there to be fitted with such things as shee needed for her<br />
voyage to the Barbadoes or to that effect. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the fifth article he saith he ćannot depose not being aboard the said<br />
shipp when the sayd James Cooke and the sayd Maynard were imprest
To the sixth article of the sayd allegation he saith he ćannot depose, being not<br />
well acquainted with the worke and duty of Mariners att sea.
To the seventh article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that for<br />
the reasons aforesayd he knoweth it to be true, that the onely<br />
cause of the losse of all the sayd horses was because the<br />
Stanchions were not made strong as they ought to have<br />
bene, and as they might have bene had they whom the stowage<br />
did ćoncerne made use of the sparrs which this deponent had<br />
provided for that purpose, which he saith were strong and<br />
good. And he is well assured that in case the sayd Stanchions<br />
had bene made as they so ought and might have bene the<br />
sayd sayd horses had bene preserved. And further hee saith that the<br />
care and lookeing to the making of the sayd Stanchions did<br />
properly belong to the sayd James Cooke and Maynard Johnson<br />
as mate and Boatswayne, which hee knoweth by the observation<br />
he hath made of the dutyes of Mates and Boatswayns in the<br />
like ćase, for many yeares that he hath used the sea as a merchant<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 8th. article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd Batson<br />
and Company by reason of the losse of the sayd horses have suffered<br />
dammage to the value of fifteene hundred pounds sterling att the<br />
least And so much the sayd horses so lost would have yeilded<br />
and given in case they had come safe to the Barbadoes, which<br />
he deposeth upon his knowledge in that trade, having used the<br />
tradet trade, having used the<br />
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