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The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid … The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid Libell.
'''2.'''
'''Peter Smit''' of hulston neare Lubeck Mariner, aged 36 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the second article of the said Libell hee saith and deposeth That hee well knoweth<br />
the shipp the ''Alexander'' arlate whereof Captaine Cornelis was commander<br />
and saith that the time libellate, namely about tenn or twelve weekes since shee was in<br />
the Roade of Oratavo in the Canaries, and there rode by two anchors and<br />
cables, and until shee soe roade, asterne arising, shee was constrained to let<br />
shipp her two anchors and cables for her preservation and put out to sea<br />
of his sight and knowledge, being then in the shipp the ''desire'' (mr Colquite<br />
commander) in the same ?roade and seeing the Premisses.
To the third hee saith that the company of the ''Alexander'' before such their<br />
going out fastened a mainstay mast for a buoy to ?there said cables, whereby<br />
to find them againe and their anchors upon their re?turne, which hee knoweth<br />
seeing the same afterwards, as hereunder followes.
To the fourth hee saith That the roades and places in the Canaries where<br />
shipps use to ride being open and infested with st?ormes, shipps there riding<br />
must of necessitie put out to sea (when the stormes come) for their preservation<br />
from being put ashore or otherwise torne or [?mischieved], and when the storme<br />
is over they come in againe to looke for and take their cables and anchors<br />
there left through hast of escape.
To the fifth and sixth hee saith that the said shipp the ''desire'' being the time<br />
aforesaid in the said Roade, and thinking to ride it out, did not goe out<br />
to sea ?soone as the ''Alexander'' did, but afterwards the storme made her<br />
anchors give way, and the shipp to drive towards the said buoy of the<br />
''Alexander'', to which the said Colquite caused her to be fastened and moored<br />
and the said shipp to ride by the said shipp-buoy, during which riding<br />
shee got her anchors [hXXXX], and the same night the storme finishing<br />
the said shipp the ''desire'' was loosened from the said hold while this<br />
deponent was above in the shrowds, and when hee came downe, enquiring<br />
amongst his fellowes how shee came loose, they told him that the said<br />
Colquite the master had cut the ''Alexanders'' buoy roape to which shee had<br />
bin fastened, and cut off the buoy, and soe shee came loose. And saith<br />
the said cables of the ''Alexander'' must needs sunke having noe buoy,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee helped (by order of the saud<br />
Colquite) to marke the said shipp the ''desire'' fast to the said shipp buoy<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith that hee this deponent afterwards when the ''desire''<br />
was retourned into the said Roade, saw the said shipp the ''Alexanders''<br />
boate manned searching and [?runing] up and downe to looke for their<br />
said buoy, cables and anchors, but saith they could not finde them by<br />
the reason aforesaid.
To the 8th hee cannot depose.
Tp the rest not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was served with a ticket as from this<br />
Court and a shilling to come and testifie what hee knew, and was<br />
one of the foremastmen of the ''desire'', and saith hee hath neither bin<br />
promised nor [?receaved] nor expecteth ought for his testimony, but<br />
cometh mearly for truthes sake, and saith hee hath received his wages<br />
for the said voyage. And further cannot depose, saving as aforesaid
Toher cannot depose, saving as aforesaid
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