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Fish upon a very good account; And saith t … Fish upon a very good account; And saith that whatsoever<br />
damage happened to the said Wood in the sale of the said ffish<br />
at Nevis, and Saint Christofors, happened meerely by<br />
the fault of the said Wood, and not by any fault<br />
or negligence of or in the said Thomas Grove,<br />
or any of his Company. And further Cannot<br />
Depose./.
To the 18th hee Cannot depose./:
To the 19th hee saith that the said Thomas Grove<br />
did not during the whole voyage (as this deponent<br />
knoweth of) refuse to deliver any Merchants gppds<br />
saving a small parcell, which was Consigned to a Merchant in Plymouth which the said Grove refused to doe<br />
in regard of the said merchant would not pay his Primage and average for the same as is usuall in such Cases<br />
But the said goods were afterwards delivered to the said Merchant<br />
And saith the said Grove did not cause the said Ship after her<br />
Returne to Plymouth. to stay and remaine there<br />
a moneth or any other time longer than shee needed<br />
to have done, but the said Grove did use all Care Dilligence<br />
and Speed hee Could in the Delivery of the said Goods<br />
and dispatch of the said Ship, according to order And<br />
otherwise doth not depose:/:
To the 20th hee saith that at the time the said Luke Wood<br />
made the arlate protests against the said Thomas Grove<br />
(which was in October last) the said Thomas Grove<br />
had not broken the order of the said Wood touching<br />
the setting saile of the said Ship for England And<br />
saith when the said Wood made the said protest (which was<br />
soe made at Plymouth there were no provisions on board the said Ship to serve<br />
her Company above two dayes, or three at most<br />
which the said Wood Did then well knowe, And the said<br />
Wood at Plymouth and ffalmouth discharged some of<br />
the said Ships Company, soe that there were<br />
scarce Mariners enough on board her to bring her<br />
to London, And saith that when the said Wood made<br />
the foresaid protest, hee the said Wood had only<br />
ordered the said Grove to be ready to set saile<br />
from thence to London, and had not then ordered<br />
him absolutely to set saile, and accordingly the said<br />
Grove ordered the said Ship to be made ready<br />
to set saile, which was accordingly done. And saith<br />
that the said Grove did not during the whole Voyage<br />
in question disobey or slight the said Wood in his<br />
Just and reasonable Requests, but did use his Endevours<br />
to advantage and further the said Voyage; which hee knoweth<br />
for the Reasons aforesaid. And further Cannot depose/sons aforesaid. And further Cannot depose/ +
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