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The third of November 1657.
Cox against N … The third of November 1657.
Cox against Norbrooke.}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation in the ácts on the<br />
behalfe of the said Norbrooke.
'''Rp. 3.'''
'''See the 1. & 2 in A.8.'''
'''Robert Knight''' of the parish of Saint Catherines neere the<br />
Tower of London Mariner aged 25 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the said allegation hee saith that the designe of the shipp the ''Sampson''<br />
the voyage in question was to goe from hense to Guiney, thense to the<br />
Barbada's and thense to retourne to this port, and for that voyage this deponent<br />
was shipped boatswaine of her here, and hee beleeveth all the rest of the men<br />
were shipped for the same voyage. And saith that the said shipp the said<br />
voyage being in or about January 1655 in the Roade of Barbada's<br />
the allegate Thomas Cox one of her company and evening taking<br />
another young man of the shipps company to help to row, tooke the boate<br />
from the shipps side and went aboard the ''Marston Moore'' frigot then lying<br />
in the said Roade (Captaine Mings commander) and sometime that<br />
night retourned aboard the ''Sampson'' againe, and the next morning<br />
hee saith the Lieutenant of the said frigot came aboard the ''Sampson''<br />
and demanded him and his clothes, and then the said Cox shewing<br />
some unwillingnes to goe with him, the said Lieutenant on the<br />
deck in this deponents presense and hearing told him the said Cox<br />
saying, you must not thinke to make fooles of us, had you not<br />
come aboard us and offered your service, wee should never have<br />
looked after you or to that effect, and soe the said Cox went and<br />
fetcht his clothes and soe went along with him, and deserted the<br />
said shipp ''Sampson'' and service, without the liking of the said Norbrooke<br />
her master, who was then ashore, and when hee came aboard, expressed<br />
much dislike at such the said Coxes going away, and well hee might<br />
for the shipp wanted men, and when the said Cox was gonne, the said<br />
master hired a man to serve in the said shipp, and otherwise cannot<br />
depose, saving the said Cox retourned noe more aboard, to the greate<br />
disservice of the said shipp, and saving hee yeeldeth for reason<br />
knowledge for that hee was boatswaine of the ''Sampson'', and saw and<br />
heard the premisses to bee soe donne and happen.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee favoureth and would give the victory indifferently to<br />
the parties litigant, and otherwise negatively
To the second hee saith hee cannot denie but that the said Cox behaved<br />
himselfe well and did what belonged to him while hee abode in the<br />
''Sampson''. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the third hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith that the rest of the mariners continued in the service [of the]<br />
said shipp till about the later end of March next following the said<br />
departure of the said Cox, And otherwise hee cannot depose saving as<br />
aforesaid.
To the sixth hee saith that none of the said shipps company died at<br />
the Barbadas, but two of them died on the coast of Guiney before [XXX]<br />
comming to the Barbada's, and saith the name of the mariner that was<br />
hired after Coxes departure was Thomas Morgan.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin and Collonel Cock in Commonesor Godolphin and Collonel Cock in Commones +
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