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Transcription

To the second hee saith that hee veryly believeth that the said
ship ffalcon might have rode in at good Condition and safety
halfe a mile from the peere head, as shee did in the
place where shee rode and otherwise cannot answer saving
as aforesaid./.

To the third hee saith hee cannot Judge in how many foote
water a ship may ride in security in the said Roade nor
how many foote water the ffalcon drew, nor in how many
shee lay, And further cannot Answer:

To the fourth hee saith that hee doth not knowe that either the
said boate, Lighter, or Scute were watched to keepe them or any
of them from sinking. And saith that the
Companys of the ffalcon, and the ffortune helped to weigh the said
as aforesaid for their occasion and the said Dearsley furnished
her with some Ropes, and a saile and the master of the ffortune furnished her with another saile and some ropes and there was the said time
severall Scutes and small vessells taking in
Corne in the said Roade; and saith that the said Lighter
was sometimes Imployed to carry corne and some wood on board
some of the said Scutes and small vessells. And saith that all the
said Scutes and Vessells lay above the ffalcon about halfe
a mile. but saith that none of them were soe big as the ffalcon
and saith hee doth not remember whether hee ever sawe
any ships in the said Rode soe bigg as the ffalcon or not, And further
cannot Answer./.

To the 5th. hee cannot Answer thereto.

To the 6th. hee saith that hee this Deponent did cleere the said
Dearsly and give him order to goe away out of the said Rode
before hee went there, and the next morning after this Deponent
had cleered him, and ordered him to make all hast hee
could away, because the winter came on, the said Dearsly
sent a noate to this Deponent (which was on shore at Kock) to acquaint
him that if hee would send another boate Lading of Corne
onboard hee would take it in, or to that effect, which this
Deponent could not then doe, because hee was just goeing into
a waggon. for Elsonore, where hee met with both the said ships.
And further cannot Answer./.

to the 7th. hee saith that the said Dearsly did affirme that the
said ship ffalcon was of the burthen of 100 Lasts. and saith that
thirty last was put on board her, soe that hee Judgeth
that shee came home about ten Lasts dead ffreighted. And
saith that hee cannot speake any thing against the Carefull
Industry or honesty of the said Dearsly, saving his refusall to
come up with his Laid Ship as aforesaid. And saith that this Deponent
paid for weighting the foresaid frute, and doth not beleeve that
the said Dearsley expended any money thereabout, And further
cannot Answer/:

To: XXX [RIGHT HEADING]

XXX[GUTTER] before Dr. Walker. [LEFT HEADING]