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the sayd shipp ''Samuell'' by the sayd Ott … the sayd shipp ''Samuell'' by the sayd Otters ramming upon her<br />
with the ''Providence'' became so brake that her Master and Company<br />
had much to doe with continuall labour of her pumpes to keepe her above water till they could gaine Scar=<br />
borough and were there necessitated to putt in for the better preservation of<br />
the sayd shipp ''Samuell'' and her ladeing and their lives the premisses hee deposeth of his owne<br />
sight and knowledge being aboard and assisting according to Command<br />
to have endeavoured the prevention of the dammage which happened, and further<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 3 article hee saith that after the sayd Otters shipp had so runne<br />
fowle of the ''Samuell'' and damnified her, the sayd Otters shipp having<br />
thereby receaved some damminge hee the sayd Otter boare up with<br />
his shipp toward Whittby whereas hee might with farr more con=<br />
venience and with lesse trouble and danger have putt into Scarborough<br />
which if hee had attempted hee might very well have gotten<br />
to Scarborough two howers at least sooner then the ''Samuell'' gott thither,<br />
and might thereby in this deponents Judgement and as hee verily beleeveth<br />
have avoide the hurt hee afterwards receaved, for by such his the sayd<br />
Otters not makeing for Scarborough which was tenn myles or thereabouts<br />
neerer then Whitby, but makeing his course toward Whitby the night<br />
approaching the sayd Otter and Company as hee hath heard and beleeveth runne their shipp ''Providence'' on<br />
shoare in a place called Robin hoods bay, about sixe myles from<br />
Scarborough where shee bilged upon a rocke And further to this<br />
article hee cannot depose/
To the 4th hee saith that hee this deponent being at Scarborough the<br />
shipp ''Samuell'' haveing put in thither for her better preservation, did while<br />
hee soe lay there, see the Masts and Anchors and Cables and<br />
two of the gunnes and all the sayles and rigging of the sayd Otters<br />
shipp brought in a ffiveman [?Coble] or boate, and in the sayd<br />
Otters shipp boate (which was alsoe saved) to Scarborough and saith hee<br />
heard a report amongst the Inhabitants of Scarborough<br />
that the sayd Otter sold<br />
the hull of the sayd shipp ''Providence''<br />
to two Carpenters of Scarborough for fifteene pounds sterling And<br />
further to this article hee cannot depose/
To the 5th hee saith that if the sayd Otter had gone with his sayd<br />
shipp ''Providence'' to Scarborough as this deponent well knoweth hee<br />
might have done if hee would, his shipp being in farr better<br />
condition to gett thither then the ''Samuell'' which did gett thither, the sayd<br />
Otter in this deponents Judgement and in all proba=<br />
bility had saved his ship ''Providence'' and her ladeing with very<br />
smale losse And whatsoever dammage happened to her did<br />
in this deponents Judgement happen through the carelessenesse and<br />
willfullnes of the sayd Otter and his Company first in running<br />
fowle of the ''Samuell'' as aforesayd and afterwards makeing for<br />
Whitby afterwards makeing for<br />
Whitby +
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