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To the second he answereth, that he well k … To the second he answereth, that he well knoweth all the<br />
parties agents, himselfe being one of the Shipps Company in<br />
the homeward=bound voyage; and that the Mariners<br />
ought to prevayle in this suite, because their wages<br />
are iustly due unto them./
To the third he referreth himselfe to his former deposition<br />
And further he knoweth not to answere./
To the fourth he cannot answeare./
To the fifth he answereth that he hath bin a Seaman these<br />
nine or tenn yeares, but remembreth not how many voyages<br />
he hath made, and that having never been in soe great<br />
and violent a storme as what he mett with in the voyage<br />
interrate he knoweth not how to answere to the later<br />
part of this Interrogatory
To the sixth he saith that he can write and reade<br />
written hand./
To the seaventh he answereth that he hath not deposed to<br />
the effect interrate./
To the eight he answereth that the weather was foggy when<br />
she arrivd at Abderdey, and he conceivs that had she not<br />
mist the channell she might have bin (by Gods providence)<br />
a good way towards London by that time she arrived<br />
at Bristoll.
To the ninth he answereth that he did not heare either the<br />
interrate Croford or any of his Mates give any such order<br />
as is interrate, And otherwise (referring himselfe to his<br />
former deposition) he knoweth not to answeare./
To the tenth he referreth himselfe to his former deposition<br />
And further he cannot answere.
To the 11th he saith that Aberdey is a great deale neerer<br />
to Bristoll them (sic) to London by water, And further he<br />
knoweth not to answere./
To the twelth he answereth that the Shipp interrate was not<br />
worse (as he remembreth) when she came into Aberdey then she<br />
was at any time after the storme predeposed of, but he saith<br />
the pumpes were continually kept going, And he referreth<br />
himselfe unto his former deposition and answeres And<br />
further knoweth not to answere./
To the 13th he answereth that at Pennarth there were some<br />
provisions (but what or how much he knoweth not) brought<br />
aboard the sayd shipp at Penarth, And further referring<br />
himselfe to his former deposition he knoweth not to answere./
To the last he answereth that he the Rendent is the<br />
selfe same Marke Bennett mentioned and named in<br />
the schedule interrate./
Repeated before Doctor<br />
Godolphin:
Marke Bennett [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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On the same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''William Ricks''' of Shadwell in the parish<br />
of Stepney aged about 40ty ye[eres GUTTER]of Stepney aged about 40ty ye[eres GUTTER] +
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