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ábout a dozen, for comming aboard to worke … ábout a dozen, for comming aboard to worke, and [?miscalled thXX]<br />
for soe comming; And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that when<br />
the said lighter was fully laden, the said Totty sent the same away,<br />
and soe (it being evenning) the said Captaine went ashore and soe did<br />
this deponent and the rest of the said labourers that were hired at Greenwich and the said Captaine<br />
lay ashore all night, and the next day hee hired this deponent and<br />
other labourers and watermen againe./
To the eighth hee saith that this deponents wages and hire came<br />
to five shillings for his said worke, and hee supposeth the hire of the<br />
others came after the same rate for the time of their being aboard.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the nineth hee cannot depose.
To the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cometh required by Captaine Totty to be a<br />
Wittnesse in this cause, who gave him a shilling towards his losse<br />
of time, and this deponent expecteth it to be made up two shillings<br />
or 2s 6d, being what hee could otherwise earne in the same time,<br />
And otherwise negatively.
To the 2. 3. 4, 5 and 6 hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid, not being<br />
in the voyage/
Repeated before Colonell: Cock.
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The marke of Beniamin [MARKE, RH SIDE]<br />
[MARKE, A CAPITAL "B"] Lee
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The same day.
'''Rp. 8'''
Examined upon the fore said allegation.
'''Abraham Skelton''' of Greenwich Waterman, aged<br />
36 yeeres or thereabouts, sworne and exámined.
To the seaventh article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that after the comming of the shipp the ''Edward and John'' to an anchor<br />
in the River of Thames neere Greenwich (which was in June last)<br />
Captaine Totty her commander about the 27th of the same moneth<br />
came ashore at Greenwich, and hired and sent this deponent and<br />
five other watermen (whereof his precontest Beniamin Lee was one<br />
and his contest Safy Wandal) aboard her to worke, who going<br />
aboard found a lighter with goods in her lying to the shipps side,<br />
and the men aboard (as seemed to this deponent) were in a disturbanse<br />
and demanded of this deponent and the said other five watermenn<br />
wherefore they came, and they answering that they were sent aboard<br />
by the Captaine to worke, the marriners aboard, replied and said<br />
that the goods were damnified, and that they would have them surveyed<br />
before they should be unladen, and that if this deponent and<br />
the said other watermen (who were sent aboard) offered to lay hands<br />
to worke or hayle out any goods, they would knock them on the heads,<br />
or words to the same effect; whereupon they desisted till about<br />
halfe an houre after that the said Captaine Totty came aboard,<br />
who being acquainted with the reason why they were not at worke<br />
and told them his man threatened to knock them on the heads, hee<br />
said, come I will be boatswaine this once I will help you, and<br />
if they will knock you on the heads they shall begin with mee first<br />
or to the same effect, and soe they fell to worke till eveninge and<br />
laded worke till eveninge and<br />
laded +
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