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To the 12th and 13th articles of the sayd … To the 12th and 13th articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith, that the shipp<br />
''Hope'' stayd att Newcastle about a weeke as he remembreth, and there the<br />
sayd Barnhide hired a Pilot by name John Holland to conduct his sayd shipp<br />
for London And the sayd Pilot comeing on board brought her safe to<br />
Harwich after about nine or ten days, whither the sayd shipp was putting<br />
in to enquire for a Convoy, but stayed not there, for that the ''Hare pinke''<br />
being a small Man of warr with two other small vessells were then<br />
conveing out bound for London, and the sayd ''Hares'' Company understanding<br />
that the ''Hope'' was also bound thither wished there to sayle with the<br />
sayd shipp ''Hope'': And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 14th. 15. and 16th articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd<br />
''Hare pinke'' and two other vessells lead the way and the ''Hope'' followed them<br />
having her sayd Pilot still on board her, And towards the night of<br />
the same day whereon they departed from Harwich the sayd vessells<br />
came all suddenly and unexpectedly upon the soands called the Middle<br />
ground and three of them stuck fast videlicet the sayd Convoy. a Dutch hoy<br />
and the sayd shipp ''Hope''. and the sayd Convoy or ''Hare pinke'' soone after<br />
splitt asunder. And the master and Company of the ''Hope'' used all the<br />
endeavour that might be to gett their shipp loose, but all in vayne. And<br />
the Company of the Convoy finding their pinke splitt and being<br />
many men and having but a weake boat would have gotten or<br />
borrowed the ''Hopes'' boat which was good and strong, but the sayd Barnhide<br />
and Company considering the great danger they were in night being now<br />
come upon them refused to part with their boat, howbeit three or four<br />
of the pinkes Company sprang into the sayd boat, and more would have<br />
come in if they had not bene hindred, where upon they went off towards<br />
the sayd hoy in their owne boat, and the master and Company of the ''Hope'' having<br />
very great feare that they would returne and furnishing themselves<br />
with weapons out of their pinke (which was not yet wholly sunke) and<br />
taking the ''Hopes'' boat by force, and not seeing any probable hopes of getting<br />
the ''hope'' loose from the sands, did goe to shoare in their boat together<br />
with such of the Pinkes Company as came into the same as aforesayd,<br />
and this deponent who was present and saw the premisses so happen<br />
went ashore likewise with her.
To the 17th article he saith the sayd boat came to shoare about one of the Clock in the<br />
night, and there was onely one poore howse there, and noe present helpe could<br />
be heard of to gett the sayd shipp loose. And the next day Barnhide and Company<br />
mett with advertisement that their shipp was gott off the sand and that a Fisher=<br />
man was carrying her to London, whither they repayred. after her<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
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