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The last of November 1659: [CENTRE HEADING … The last of November 1659: [CENTRE HEADING]
Nicholas Bradley Robert Marriot}<br />
And others Owners of the ''John'' of}<br />
Ipswich against the ''Mary Rose'' and}<br />
against ffrancis Cole and others}<br />
Smith Suckley:}
Examined upon the Allegation giv[?en]<br />
in by Mr Suckley on the<br />
Behalf of the said Cole<br />
And others:/:
'''Rp jus'''.
'''Thomas Cole''' of Acton neere<br />
Ipswich Mariner, Gunner of the<br />
Ship the ''Mary Rose'' Sworne and<br />
Examined:/:
To the first and second articles of the said Allegation hee<br />
saith and deposeth that hee this deponent well knoweth<br />
the ships the ''John'' and the ''Mary Rose'' arlate, and<br />
they and many other ships Laden with Coales did lye<br />
at Anchor in Tinmouth haven on the morning of<br />
the two and Twentieth day of October 1658: some<br />
of the said other ships being a head, got out of Tinmouth<br />
haven, on the said morning to come for London and<br />
other places, and likewise the said Ships the ''John''<br />
and ''Mary Rose'' did on the said morning weigh<br />
their Anchors Intending to saile for London, and<br />
saith that After one of the Anchors of the ''Mary''<br />
''Rose'' was weighed and assoone as the other was away<br />
John Cole the Master of the ''Mary Rose'', called<br />
out to the Company of the ''John'' (the ''John'' Lying a<br />
little ahead of the ''Mary Rose'') and desired them<br />
not to weigh their Anchors (which they were then about<br />
to doe) untill the ''Mary Rose'', was shott of<br />
her, but notwithstanding the Company of the ''John''<br />
did not forbeare the weighing of their Anchor,<br />
but had it away. a little before the ''Mary''<br />
''Rose'' came by the place where the ''John'' lay, and the<br />
Ship of Alborough arlate (called the ''Willing minde''<br />
To this Deponents remembrance) weighed anchor at<br />
the said time, and got betwixt the ''John'' and the ''Mary''<br />
''Rose''. And all the said three ships for some small space<br />
sailed directly one after the other, and of a Sudden the<br />
''John'' (being ahead of the Alborough Ship and the ''Mary''<br />
(''Rose''hip and the ''Mary''<br />
(''Rose'' +
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