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and a bonnett sayle which hee had borrowed … and a bonnett sayle which hee had borrowed of the sayd Croford and<br />
also brought two of the sayd Crofords Company<br />
aboard the ''Recovery'' to view the leakes and condition of the sayd shipp,<br />
who at the request of the sayd Bartlett did accordingly make a view<br />
of her and found her soe leakie and insufficient and soe destitute of<br />
tackle and other necessaries that shee was not (as they sayd) in<br />
their Judgment fitt to proceede on her voyage to London without being<br />
first repayred of her leakes and rigging and other necessaries which<br />
shee wanted, and did certifie to that effect under their hands by<br />
a certificate in writing which they gave unto the sayd Bartlett, which<br />
and alsoe told him that they thought it was best for him to beare<br />
up to some of the Islands before hee were gone too farr from them<br />
or to that effect, which done the sayd Crofords two men returned<br />
aboard their owne shipp and the sayd Bartlett still continueing<br />
his resolution to keepe Company with the ''Gilbert'', his Company<br />
told him, that they were soe wearied with pumpeing that they were<br />
not able to continue it longe, and therefore desyred him that hee would<br />
beare up for some of the Islands, as both the sayd Croford and his<br />
men had before advised him to doe, whereupon the sayd Bartlett<br />
answered thus or the like in effect to his company, well, if you cannot<br />
worke any longer in continueing on our Course after the ''Gilbert'', then<br />
make a w[?e]ffe and shoote off a gunne and lett us goe aboard the<br />
''Gilbert'', but the Company being unwilling to leave the shipp and<br />
goods to perish in the sea, John Bond the Gunner (since deceased)<br />
did lett flye the mayne sheate and an other of the company (whose<br />
name hee remembreth not) bore up the helme, and the whole company<br />
seeing the danger they were in, did by generall consent, make for<br />
Barbados, but could not fetch it, and thereupon made for Antego, and<br />
thereupon the sayd Bartlett seemed to bee displeased presently upon<br />
the bearing up of the helme and makeing towards the Islands, and went<br />
into his Cabin and continued there two or three dayes refusing to<br />
neglecting to take upon him any care of the sayd shipp, but<br />
the shipps Company having with great labour and Continuall<br />
pumpeing brought the sayd shipp within sight of the Islands, the<br />
sayd Bartlett came forth of his Cabbin againe, and tooke upon<br />
him the charge and government of the sayd shipp as formerly, and<br />
helped to sayle her to Antego, whether shee came safe with her<br />
ladeing about the fourteenth or fifteenth day of december 1656 which<br />
was about five or sixe dayes after shee left the Company of the ''Gilbert''<br />
who gave the ''Recovery'' one Gunne as a farewell at parting,<br />
And saith that at the arrivall of the ''Recoverie'' at Antegoe provisions were<br />
veryt Antegoe provisions were<br />
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