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On the same day.
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'''Rp.'''
… On the same day.
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'''Rp.'''
'''Morgan Jones''' of the Citty of Bristoll<br />
Mariner, aged about 34 yeares, a wittnes produced<br />
sworne and examined deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first, 2d., 3d. 4th and 5th articles of the sayd allegation<br />
he cannot depose.
To the sixth article of the sayd allegation he deposeth and<br />
saith that during the time the shipp the ''Gilbert'' arlate<br />
lay at Bristoll there was sent a Lighter of iron to<br />
her side to have bin taken in, and that the Mariners<br />
of her refused to take it in, they saying that they would<br />
not beginne a new voyage untill they had made an end<br />
of the old one, and that therupon Captaine Croford<br />
the Captaine of the sayd shipp the ''Gilbert'' desired this<br />
deponent to goe and require the sayd shipps Company<br />
to take in the sayd iron and if that they still refused<br />
to acquaint them that he this deponent had order from<br />
him the sayd Crofford to hire men to doe it, And<br />
that some off the Mariners of the sayd shipp did (notwithstanding<br />
the best perswasions this deponent could use) absolutely<br />
refuse to take in the sayd iron, whereupon this deponent<br />
went ashoare and hyred 4 men, which fower men with<br />
this deponents owne labour together with the helpe of<br />
some of the sayd shipps Company did take in the<br />
sayd iron, But he saith that the arlate Cavalier<br />
and Allen and some others would not nor did helpe<br />
in the lading of the sayd iron but went ashoare; The<br />
premisses he deposeth for that he this deponent was before<br />
the time predeposed of hyred by the sayd Crofford as Pilott<br />
to conduct the sayd shipp from Bristoll into the Downes,<br />
And further he cannot depose/
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first second third and fourth interrogatoreys he answereth that he did not belong<br />
unto the sayd shipp the ''Gilbert'' untill hee arrived at Bristoll<br />
and that he knoweth nothing of the passages of her voyage<br />
interrate from the Barbados unto Aberdee, or what<br />
happened at Aberdee;
To the 5th. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12 and 13th interrogatories he cannot<br />
answeare./
To the 14th Interrogatory he answereth that the shipp interrate<br />
had some repayrings at Bristoll, And further he cannot answere
To the 15, 16. 17. 18 and 19 Interrogatories he cannot answeare.
To the 20th interrogatory that he was contracted with for a certaine summe<br />
of money as a Pilott to bring about the shipp which he<br />
hath since receaved of Mr Gilbert keate/
To the 21th. 22th and 23th Interrogatories he cannot answeare.
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin
Morgan Jones [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]dolphin
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