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To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith for that … To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith for that hee was not on board the ''Pilgrim''<br />
when the damage in controversie happened as alsoe for that hee hath not<br />
heard by what meanes or whose meanes the ''Exeter Marchant'' came to fall fowle<br />
of the ''Pilgrim'' soe as to doe her the damage controverted, hee cannot<br />
answere to this Interrogatorie saving his foregoeing deposition
To the 3 Interrogatorie hee saith that a little before the damage controverted<br />
is sayd to have happened, (at which tyme this deponent was on board the ''Pi;grim'')<br />
shee had then an Anchor of her owne out to the Northward, and<br />
to the best of this deponents now remembrance to the Southward And further to<br />
this Interrogatorie (for that hee was gone on shoare from aboard the ''Pilgrim'' before<br />
the damage controverted happened) hee cannot depose./
To the 4th Interrogatorie hee saith the rayles of the head of the ''Pilgrim'' were broken<br />
by stresse of weather in the bay of Biscay as the sayd shipp was outward bound,<br />
but the knee of her head was whole when this deponent went<br />
as aforesayd from on board her a little before the damage in contoversie happened, and<br />
saith hee this deponent being Carpenter of her the ''Pilgrim'' knoweth<br />
shee was leakie at sea before the Casualty in question happened, and<br />
hee knoweth that in her voyage homeward from Pharoe her hoodings<br />
were defective, but not soe as that one might see the sea come<br />
in and hee saith that hee this deponent did (as well as for the present they<br />
could bee mended) mende her sayd hoodings at Saint Lucar, but saith<br />
shee continued somwhat leakie notwithstanding to the tyme of her coming<br />
home into the River of Thames, And hee saith hee knoweth shee was<br />
new sheathed and navell hooded by the Interrogated Mr Graves and saith hee this deponent<br />
did at sea (as the ''Pilgrim'' was homeward bound) tell the Master of her<br />
videlicet James Watkins that shee stood neede to bee navell hooded when<br />
shee came home And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot depose/
To the 5th hee saith hee knoweth that while the shipp ''Pilgrim'' laye in<br />
harbour at Pharoe where shee laded her oyles and in her voyage thence homeward<br />
there was about one pipe and a hogshead of oyle or<br />
thereabouts (as hee beleeveth) pumped out<br />
which was saved and put into casks on board, And hee alsoe saith that<br />
as much as could possibly bee saved of the oyles pumped up after the<br />
disaster aforesayd happened was alsoe saved and put into empty casks<br />
which was on shipp board And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot depose
To the last hee cannot answere not seeing the Casks Interogate surveyed, nor being<br />
on board the ''Pilgrim'' when the damage controverted happened, nor having<br />
heard the Interrogated Mr Graves say any thing to the effect Interrogated.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin/
Thomas ffox [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]dolphin/
Thomas ffox [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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