HCA 13/70 f.520r Annotate
Volume | HCA 13/70 |
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Folio | 520 |
Side | Recto |
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Colin Greenstreet | |
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2015/01/19 |
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thither to unlade and saith the Waterhound was laden and the William empty
the tyme Interrate and saith hee beleeveth the Company of the William by the
Custome of the River ought to have brought their empty shipp William outermost (if it had bin in the sayd tyme, as it was not, and
that the Company of the Waterhound had given them tymely notice and roome
and space soe to which they did not but lusted inward upon them without giveing any
notice to the Company of the William and contrary to their mynde this deponent
calling out to them when the were soe lusting of her inward and telling the
master of the Waterhound that if hee soe lusted her shee would bruse and hurt
the William whereto hee anwered as is predeposed) and further saving his
foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose/
To the 4th hee saith the William after her rideing 4 shipps a brest did
on Wednesday the 19th of this instant September foe away, and before her foeing
some of her company did speake to the Interrate Constant to vere his hawser that shee might come
forth which at first hee denyed to doe, but afterwards did, And to the rest
of the Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively and referreth himselfe to his
foregoeingd eposition to the sixth article of the libell which hee saith is truth
and further cannot answeare saving hee saith hee knoweth not of any speciall view made
of her till afterwards shee was viewed by the Carpenter who repayred her/
Repeated before doctor Godolfin.
William Smyth [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
The foresayd ffrancis Everat upon Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]
d: Suckley
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie in this cause
at the request of the producent huntington and hath forty shillings due to him
for wages parte whereof hee hath receaved of the sayd huntington
and expecteth the rest of him and saith hee hath heard aunchient seamen saye ot
is a custome at wharfes upon the River of Thames that noe more then three
shipps ought to lye a brest one of an other And further hee cannot answere
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound
came to her side and saith it was the duty of the Williams Company
to put out ffenders, and hee this deponent and his contest William Smith
two of her company did accordingly put out fenders before the Waterhound lusted
inwards upon the William, which notwithstanding the William being empty and a smaler (sic)
shipp then the Waterhound and the Waterhound laden the William might be and
was damnified by the Waterhound in manner predeposed And further hee
cannot answere not knowing of any fenders put out by the Company of the
Waterhound/
To the 3 Interrogatorie hee saith the William lay at Tower wharfe empty the tyme
Interrate but hee this deponent never heard of any Command given by the wharfinger
either for the Williams departure before the Waterhounds comming, or for
the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, and saith the William was empty
and the Waterhound laden the tyme Interrogate, and saith hee this deponent did in the
night tyme when hee and the sayd Smith put ffenders out of the William
call to the Company of the Waterhound and wish them for prevention of danger
to put out fenders, but they made noe answere thereto nor put any out, And further
saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere
To the last hee saith the William after her rideing 4 shipps a brest did on Wednesday
the 19th of September instant goe away, and before her goeing some of her Company
did speake to the Interrogate Constant to bere his hawser, but hee refused to doe
it, till afterwards seeing the shipp on the inside of the William alsoe endeavour
to goe away hee then veered his hawser to give way for her, and by that meanes