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On the same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. … On the same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 5'''
'''William Lease''' of Alborough in Suffolke Mariner<br />
aged about 40ty years, a wittnes produced sworne and<br />
examined deposeth as followeth.
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation he<br />
deposeth and saith that he was Masters Mate of the shipp<br />
the ''Rose'' of Alborough, which shipp the Rose was in Galliats<br />
reach arlate when the damadge in controversy was done by<br />
the shipp the ''ffreeman'' unto the arlate Shipp the ''Mary''<br />
and that the ''Rose'' was soe neare unto both the sayd shipps the<br />
''Mary'' and the ''ffreeman'' that she could well see and observe all<br />
the passages that happened between the sayd shipps, And<br />
he deposeth and saith that the shipp the ''Mary'' was then<br />
comming up the River working with a contrary wind, and<br />
the ''ffreeman'' as much as she could, by bearing to the<br />
South Shore and leaving the Channell to the ''ffreeman'', soe<br />
that the ''ffreeman'' might (as he sayth) have gone very<br />
safely by the ''Mary'' and not have toucht her if she the<br />
Company of the ''ffreeman'' had pleasd, the sayd place the<br />
Galliats reach being a broad place, and the tide being<br />
then about an houre of high water, Yet not withstanding [XX GUTTER]<br />
the ''Mary'' did to avoyd the ''ffreeman'', the ''ffreeman'' did in<br />
this deponents sight runn upon the ''Mary'' in a [?strange GUTTER]<br />
and willfull manner, and he saith that he the deponent [?saw GUTTER]<br />
how and with what violense it was done, did verily beleeveth<br />
the ''Mary'' was sinking and did therfore with his precontest<br />
William ffiske and Edward knights hasten aboard the ''Mary''<br />
to helpe her, and he saith that being aboard her he found<br />
that the ''ffreeman'' had ranne on board the very midshipps of<br />
the ''Mary'', and that the bolt spritt of the ''ffreeman'' had<br />
runne against the mayne mast of the ''Mary'' with such<br />
force that it did breake the ''Marys'' maine Mast into three<br />
peeces and carryed all the Masts, sayles and rigging by the<br />
board and that the stemm of the ''freeman'' rann into the<br />
side of the ''Mary'' and broake her downe to the water, and [?that GUTTER]<br />
in all probability if the boltspritt of the ''ffreeman'' had not GUTTER<br />
runn against the Mast of the ''Mary'', the ''ffreeman'' had sent<br />
the ''Mary'' downe right under her, and her men would [?have GUTTER]<br />
bin in great danger of drowning. And he saith [?that GUTTER]<br />
of his the deponents certaine knowledge a great many of [?the GUTTER]<br />
people, who saw the passages predeposed, did all [??resent GUTTER]<br />
the Company of the ''ffreeman'' for their willfull<br />
damaging the ''Mary''. And further he cannot depose.
To the third and fourth articles he cannot depose.
To the last he saith his former deposition is true.
To the Interrogatoryes./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he commeth to<br />
testify in this cause at the request of Robert Yaxeley, and<br />
that it was a little before noone when the damage interrate<br />
was done, And to the rest negatively.
To the 2d Interrogatory he answereth that the sayd shipps rigging was<br />
at the time interrate not new, yet very good (he beleeveth<br />
that the greatest part was quite spoylt, and made [?utterly GUTTER]<br />
unserviseable, And otherwise being not of the shipp<br />
the ''Mary'' her Company he cannot answeare./
Repeated with his precontest before doctor Godolphin./.
William [?Lee GUTTER] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]William [?Lee GUTTER] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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