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thither to unlade and saith the ''Waterhou … thither to unlade and saith the ''Waterhound'' was laden and the ''William'' empty<br />
the tyme Interrate and saith hee beleeveth the Company of the ''William'' by the<br />
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<br />
that the Company of the ''Waterhound'' had given them tymely notice and roome<br />
and space soe to which they did not but lusted inward upon them without giveing any<br />
notice to the Company of the ''William'' and contrary to their mynde this deponent<br />
calling out to them when the were soe lusting of her inward and telling the<br />
master of the ''Waterhound'' that if hee soe lusted her shee would bruse and hurt<br />
the ''William'' whereto hee anwered as is predeposed) and further saving his<br />
foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose/
To the 4th hee saith the ''William'' after her rideing 4 shipps a brest did<br />
on Wednesday the 19th of this instant September foe away, and before her foeing<br />
some of her company did speake to the Interrate Constant to vere his hawser that shee might come<br />
forth which at first hee denyed to doe, but afterwards did, And to the rest<br />
of the Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively and referreth himselfe to his<br />
foregoeingd eposition to the sixth article of the libell which hee saith is truth<br />
and further cannot answeare saving hee saith hee knoweth not of any speciall view made<br />
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<br />
at the request of the producent huntington and hath forty shillings due to him<br />
for wages parte whereof hee hath receaved of the sayd huntington<br />
and expecteth the rest of him and saith hee hath heard aunchient seamen saye ot<br />
is a custome at wharfes upon the River of Thames that noe more then three<br />
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''<br />
came to her side and saith it was the duty of the ''Williams'' Company<br />
to put out ffenders, and hee this deponent and his contest William Smith<br />
two of her company did accordingly put out fenders before the ''Waterhound'' lusted<br />
inwards upon the ''William'', which notwithstanding the ''William'' being empty and a smaler (sic)<br />
shipp then the ''Waterhound'' and the ''Waterhound'' laden the ''William'' might be and<br />
was damnified by the ''Waterhound'' in manner predeposed And further hee<br />
cannot answere not knowing of any fenders put out by the Company of the<br />
''Waterhound''/
To the 3 Interrogatorie hee saith the ''William'' lay at Tower wharfe empty the tyme<br />
Interrate but hee this deponent never heard of any Command given by the wharfinger<br />
either for the ''Williams'' departure before the ''Waterhounds'' comming, or for<br />
the ''Waterhound'' to come thither to unlade, and saith the ''William'' was empty<br />
and the ''Waterhound'' laden the tyme Interrogate, and saith hee this deponent did in the<br />
night tyme when hee and the sayd Smith put ffenders out of the ''William''<br />
call to the Company of the ''Waterhound'' and wish them for prevention of danger<br />
to put out fenders, but they made noe answere thereto nor put any out, And further<br />
saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere
To the last hee saith the ''William'' after her rideing 4 shipps a brest did on Wednesday<br />
the 19th of September instant goe away, and before her goeing some of her Company<br />
did speake to the Interrogate Constant to bere his hawser, but hee refused to doe<br />
it, till afterwards seeing the shipp on the inside of the ''William'' alsoe endeavour<br />
to goe away hee then veered his hawser to give way for her, and by that meaneser to give way for her, and by that meanes +
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