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valew thereof was necessarily expended in … valew thereof was necessarily expended in Virginia. And further hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 7th article of the said Allegation, hee saith, hee beleeveth the said Owners<br />
did besides the thirtie pound or thereabouts by him predeposed of suffer<br />
some dammadge by reason of the retardation of the Voyage, especially for<br />
that being at Virginia, about the procuring of a new boltspritt there<br />
they were hindred about two daies, but the valew of the dammage or losse<br />
so susteyned, this deponent saith hee cannot estimate the same. And further<br />
hee cannot depose:-/
To the 8th hee saith, hee hath oftentimes Credibly heard, that reparation hath<br />
bin demanded of the said William White by or on the behalfe of the<br />
said Cranley and Companie for the dammadges sustained as aforesaid, but<br />
hath bin and is refused by one said White, and otherwise referring himselfe<br />
to the Acts of this Court hee saith hee cannot further depose:-/
To the last hee saith, his foregoeing deposition is true./
the marke of<br />
Alexander [MARKE] Cocke:-/ [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Allegation [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2us:/'''
'''Thomas Wills''' of Shadwell in the parish of Stepney<br />
and County of Middlesex mariner Boateswaine of the<br />
said shipp the ''Margarett'' aged 44. yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined saith as followeth videlicet
To the first second third and fourth articles of the said Allegation hee saith<br />
and deposeth, That hee this deponent hath well knowne and particularly belong[?eth GUTTER]<br />
to the shipp the ''Margaret'' allate as Boateswaine of her for about two<br />
yeares last past, and saith, That for all that time and to this present the<br />
arlate Benjamin Crandley Arthur Bayley and Companie were and<br />
are generally knowne and observed to be the true and lawfull Owners and<br />
Proprietors of the said shipp the ''Margaret'' and of her tackle apparrell and<br />
furniture; which said shipp in or about the moneth of October <u>1653.</u> last<br />
past being newly graved and hauled off from the waighe of Mr Tailor the<br />
shippwright neare Wapping staires was by and with the assistence of<br />
this deponent very well and sufficiently fastned and moored to a certaine<br />
Vessell then rideing there called the ''Sea horse'', and continued so moored<br />
and fastned and rideing cleare and free from all other shipps for divers<br />
dayes togeather as was then very well knowne and observed by severall<br />
Seamen Mariners and others, And saith, That after the said shipp the<br />
''Margaret'' had so ridd as aforesaid for the space of about 14: daies<br />
(therepace of about 14: daies<br />
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