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Transcription

who went accordingly, and shortky after the said boy comming downe againe
into the hold, and being asked wherefore the master sent for the Gunner
hee answered that the master had ordered him to make a gun cleare and
readie, in regard of some friends (English) that were with him, and
after, as this deponent and Jacob Johnson his contest and others of the
company were still at worke in the hold, they heard a gunn goe off
on board the said shipp, and forthwith they heard a crie from ashore
and presently aloft in the shipp, whereupon running up, they saw the
master in greate distraction, and heard that the said Gunner had
shott off a gunn without the masters order, and that
hee knew not that it was laden, and that there was a man killed
by the said shott; and saith the said Gunner was fledd out of the said
shipp on shore before this deponent came aloft or knew what the
matter was; And further that as hee was informed the said master had
ordered him to make readie the aftermost gunn, but hee through
mistake or neglect of his order made readie one by the maine mast, and
that the same was fired or went off before any order given by
the master for firing:/

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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]

Jacob Johnson of hamborough Mariner, one of the
Company of the said shipp the hope aged 27 yeares
or thereabouts, sworne and examined as aforesaid saith
and deposeth by vertue of his oath.

That on satturday last was a fortnight the said shipp the hope
riding at anchor in the River of Thames neare Saint Catharins, and
this deponent and the Gunner hance Bartles and his precontest
Martin harrow and others of the company being at worke in the
hold, the masters boy came and called the said Gunner to come
abaft to the master, and that the Gunner thereupon went up, and
shortly after the boy comming downe againe, hee said that the master
having some friends with him had ordered the Gunner to make readie
a gun, and saith within a wile after a Gunn went off
in the said shipp, and forthwith after the going off of the same
this deponent heard a great crie and heard some say that there
was a man killed, and hearing alsoe a crie aloft they ran up, and
there found the master almost out of his witts, and mightily
distressed