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To the second and third hee saith that in … To the second and third hee saith that in December last<br />
the said ship ''Desire'' was by stormes and stresse of wether<br />
forced twice out to sea from the road of Oratava, and the Master and Company were forced<br />
to let their Cables and Anchors slip and goe away for their Preservation<br />
and left boyes to their Anchors and intended<br />
to returne againe, and come to their owne Anchors, by<br />
the helpe of their boyes, And saith that of his knowledge<br />
the buoyes are often in the Roade of Oratava broken off or<br />
by meanes of the Great Currants kept under water, and<br />
by that meanes the Anchors to which they were or are fastned<br />
cannot be found, And the said Colquite at the time of<br />
his being there the voyage in question did loose three<br />
Anchors, And saith that the said Colquite, upon his Coming<br />
into the said Road after hee had bin forced from thence<br />
as aforesaid did for a small space make fast the said shipp ''Desire'' to the<br />
ship rope or buoy Belonging to Captaine Osburnes<br />
ship (which [XXXXXX] unto the ''Island ffrigot'' to which this deponent belonged as aforesaid) and rid by that and the ''Desires'' sheate Anchor, but<br />
a while after the said Colquite in regard hee could not<br />
get his owne Roape loose from the ship rope or<br />
boy belonging to Capptaine Osburnes ship hee Cutt the same<br />
and then rid by his sheat Anchor, And did noe prejudice<br />
to the buoy buoy Rope or Cable of or belonging to the said Osburnes<br />
shipp, which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid./:
To the 4th hee Cannot depose./.
To the last hee saith his foregoing Deposition is true./.
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the ist hee saith that hee cometh to Testifie the trueth of<br />
his knowledge herein at the request of the said Colquite, and<br />
saith hee hath noe interest in this busines. And saith it will be neither<br />
benefit nor prejudice to him which side Prevaile herein<br />
and Expecteth to be paid for two days losse of time,<br />
but hath received nothing and to the rest negatively./:
To the 2d Negatively./
To the 3d hee saith hee was not one of the Company of<br />
the ship the ''Desire'', and further saving his foregoeing<br />
deposition hee cannot Answer./.
To the 4th hee saith that the said ship the ''Alexander'' was<br />
alsoe twice forced from her Anchors at the Canaries the<br />
same time the ''Desire'' was forced thence; to this Deponents<br />
remembrance, but knoweth not whether shee left either Cable<br />
or anchor, and further cannot Answer./.
To the 5th hee Answereth negatively./:
To the 6th hee saith that the said slip rope or buoy that the<br />
said Colquite made fast to as aforesaid belonged to the Anchor<br />
and Cable belonging to the said Osburnes ship the<br />
name whereof this Deponent nowe remembreth not, and this<br />
deponent sawe one of the said Colquites Company make fast<br />
the said Colquites Rope to the bouy Rope or buoy belonging to the<br />
said Anchor and Cable belonging to the said Osburnes<br />
ship and afterwards sawe that it was Cut, and otherwise<br />
cannot Answer./.
Tootherwise<br />
cannot Answer./.
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