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− | | + | |Transcription=lye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River |
− | |Transcription=alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere. | + | then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
| + | for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
| + | much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne |
− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
| + | thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere. |
− | the mark of the sayd
| + | |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | |
− | The same day
| + | |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
| + | |
− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
| + | |
− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | |
− | put
| + | |
− | | + | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
| + | |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
| + | |
− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
| + | |
− | the mark of the sayd
| + | |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | |
− | The same day
| + | |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
| + | |
− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
| + | |
− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | |
− | put
| + | |
− | | + | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
| + | |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
| + | |
− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
| + | |
− | the mark of the sayd
| + | |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | |
− | The same day
| + | |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
| + | |
− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
| + | |
− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | |
− | put
| + | |
| | | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the ''William'' was an empty vessel when the ''Water'' |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company. | + | ''hound'' came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the ''William''’s Company to lay out |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
| + | fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as |
− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
| + | aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the ''Waterhound'' to bee layed |
− | the mark of the sayd
| + | soe neare to them and saith shee the ''William '' XXXXX her damage predeposed after |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell |
− | The same day
| + | the ''Waterhound'' being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
| + | predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing |
− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
| + | nor having heard of any fenders put upon the ''Waterhound'' by her Company. |
− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | |
− | put
| + | |
| | | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
| + | ''William'' by the wharfinger to be gone before the ''Waterhound'' came, nor what |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose. | + | order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the ''Waterhound'' |
− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
| + | to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is Interrogate |
− | the mark of the sayd
| + | and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | cannot depose. |
− | The same day
| + | |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
| + | |
− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
| + | |
− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | |
− | put
| + | |
| | | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | To the 4th hee saith the ''William'' did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
| + | as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
| + | and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the ''William'' might get out, and saith |
− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere | + | they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching |
− | the mark of the sayd
| + | the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | predeposed And further hee cannot answere/ |
− | The same day
| + | |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
| + | |
− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | |
− | put
| + | |
| | | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
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− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
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− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
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− | the mark of the sayd
| + | |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | |
− | The same day
| + | |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
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− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
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− | put
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− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | the mark of the sayd |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
| + | George '''A''' Watts [MARKE, RH SIDE] |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
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− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
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− | the mark of the sayd
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− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
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− | The same day
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− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
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− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
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− | put
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− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
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− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
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− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
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− | the mark of the sayd
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− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
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− | The same day
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− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
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− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
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− | put
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− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | The same day [CENTRE HEADING] |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
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− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
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− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
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− | the mark of the sayd
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− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
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− | The same day
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− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
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− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
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− | put
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− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | The foresayd '''Thomas Reedman''' upon Interrogatories |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
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− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
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− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
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− | the mark of the sayd
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− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
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− | The same day
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− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
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− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
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− | put
| + | |
| | | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | '''d: Suckley''' |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
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− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
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− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
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− | the mark of the sayd
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− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
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− | The same day
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− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
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− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
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− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | |
− | put
| + | |
| | | |
− | alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
| + | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause |
− | To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
| + | being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company |
− | To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
| + | of the ''William'' and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for |
− | To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
| + | about these twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River |
− | the mark of the sayd
| + | of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that |
− | Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
| + | there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most |
− | The same day
| + | part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or |
− | The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
| + | the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water |
− | To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere. | + | bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the |
− | To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
| + | Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers |
− | put
| + | Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the |
| + | authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere. |
| | | |
| + | To the second hee saith the ''William'' was empty when the ''Waterhound'' came to her side |
| + | and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her |
| + | company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the |
| + | ''Waterhound'' came it was ere(?) the ''William’s'' Company put out her fenders, and |
| + | saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that |
| + | the water falling and the ''Waterhound'' being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the |
| + | ''William'' shee leaned soe upon the ''William'' that shee crushed her |
| + | and hunge her up above water betweene the ship of her inside and the ''Waterhound '' which |
| + | shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were |
| + | put |
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lye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River
then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them
for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe
much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne
thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the
William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what
order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound
to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is Interrogate
and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee
cannot depose.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause
being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company
of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for
about these twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River
of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that
there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most
part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or
the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water
bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the
Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers
Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the
authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.