| First transcribed
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23 October 2012 +
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| First transcriber
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Jill Wilcox +
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| Folio
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443 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/71 +
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| Side
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Recto +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 23/10/2012 +
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| Transcription
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The 22th of december 1656/
Thomas Lawe Wm … The 22th of december 1656/
Thomas Lawe Wm Cooper and company Owners}<br />
of the ''Providence'' of Boston against a certaine shipp called}<br />
the ''Samuell'' London whereof William Lee is Master}<br />
and against the sayd Lee in particular and all others in generall}<br />
[XX] Smith}
Examined upon a libell on behalfe of the<br />
sayd Thomas Lawe and william Cooper and<br />
Company./
'''dt. Smith'''
'''jus'''
'''William Otter''' of Boston in the County of Lincolne<br />
Mariner late Master of the shipp the ''Providence'' aged 32<br />
years or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth. videlicet./
To the first article of the sayd libell hee saith that hee this deponent in the<br />
moneths of July August and September of 1656 was master of the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Providence'' of Boston untill such tyme as shee was sunck in<br />
the Sea in manner as hereafter is expressed and was soe made Master of<br />
her by the arlate Thomas Lawe and william Cooper and company who during<br />
the moneths and tyme aforesayd were the lawfull Owners and Proprietors<br />
of the sayd shipp the ''Providence'' and her tackle Apparrell and furniture And<br />
alsoe of her ladeing of Coales aboard her at the tyme when shee was soe<br />
suncke as hereafter is declared and soe commonly reputed the premisses hee deposeth of his owne certaine<br />
knowledge And further to this article cannot depose./
To the second article of the sayd libell hee saith that in the yeares and moneths<br />
arlate the arlate William Lee was Master and Part Owner of the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Samuell'', as hee verily beleeveth for the reasons ensuing videlicet for<br />
that after the shipp ''Providence'' and her ladeing of Coales were suncke<br />
in marnner hereafter declared did goe to Scarborough after the sayd William<br />
to demand of him satisfaction for the shipp ''Providence'' and her ladeing lost<br />
and suncke in the Sea by reason of the ''Samuells'' running fowle of her, and<br />
the sayd Lee did there in presense of one George Moore and one William<br />
hodgson Inhabitants of Scarborough confesse and acknowledge to this<br />
deponent that hee the sayd Lee was Master of the sayd shipp ''Samuell'' when<br />
the sayd disaster happened and Owner of her and her tackle apparrell and<br />
furniture all save one eight part thereof And further to this article hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 3: 4th and 5th and 6th article of the sayd libell hee saith that in the yeare<br />
and moneths arlate the ''Providence'' of Boston having aboard her a<br />
ladeing of Coales wherewith shee was sayling towards Boston the port<br />
of her discharge, and being upon the high and open Sea neere Scarborough<br />
in her course for Boston, the arlate William Lee came sayling with<br />
his shipp the ''Samuell'' aforesayd and drew neere the shipp ''Providence'',<br />
which this deponent and Company perceaving and fearing the ''Samuell''<br />
might fall fowle of the ''Providence'' this deponent and others of the<br />
Company of the ''Providence'' made signes to the sayd Lee and Company<br />
of the ''Samuell'' to beare up, and the sayd Lee and company did very well<br />
understand the signes soe made unto them as plainely appeared for that they<br />
thereupon lett goe their mayne sheete and made signes to this deponent and<br />
Companys to this deponent and<br />
Company +
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