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And on the said morning, the ''Abigail'' ( … And on the said morning, the ''Abigail'' (having all her<br />
sailes hoysed upp) fetched upp the ''Agreement'' and<br />
came foule of her by the Carelessenes or willfullnes<br />
of her Company as this Deponent hath oftentimes<br />
Credibly heard and soe hee verily beleeveth And saith that<br />
the ''Abigail'' a little before shee fetched upp the ''Agreement''<br />
had like to have fallen foule of the ship the ''Blessing''<br />
of Maningtree. by the Carelessenesse of her Company<br />
to which ship this Deponent and his precontest (Thomas feild)<br />
belonged the sayd time and were Eye witnesses of<br />
the premisses, And further he cannot depose./.
To the 4th 5th 6th and 7th hee saith that hee this Deponent<br />
hath heard many Mariners that were in the sayd<br />
ffleete the said time say and affirme that the ''Abigail'' came foule<br />
of the ''Agreement'' and not the ''Agreement'' of her, And<br />
they likewise affirmed that the ''Agreement'' was the said<br />
time to Leeward of the ''Abigail'', And this Deponent verily<br />
beleeveth this to be true, And saith that of his<br />
Knowledge (being a seaman of many yeeres standing)<br />
it is an vnusuall thing for ships that are to Leeward<br />
to come foule of Ships that are to windward, and<br />
further hee saith hee cannot depose./:
To the Interrogatories./. [CENTRE HEADING]<br />
To the first hee saith hee hath noe Relation to this busines<br />
and was none of the ''Agreements'' Company but belonged to the<br />
''Blessing'' as aforesaid and saith hee doth desire the ''Agreement''<br />
may be cleered herein, and useth his endeavor therefore<br />
in speaking the truth herein and not otherwise./.
To the second hee saith the wind was the sayd time at<br />
west South west, and further cannot answer saving as<br />
aforesaid./:
To the third hee saith that hee beleeveth that the ''Agreement''<br />
could saile much better then the ''Abigaile'' could doe<br />
and further cannot answer./:
To the 4th hee saith hee hath Credibly heard that the<br />
''Abigail'' is Sunke and further cannot Answer./:
To the 5th hee cannot Answer./:
Repeated with his precontest before<br />
[xxxx] York
The marke '''X''' of the said<br />
John Godfrey./. [MARK, RH SIDE]t;br />
John Godfrey./. [MARK, RH SIDE] +
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