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The nineth of december 1658. [CENTRE HEADING]
Manoell Sorrell and others against the}<br />
shipp the ''Agreement'' and against hall.}
Examined upon an allegation on behalfe of the said<br />
Sorrell and others
'''Rp.'''
'''1'''
'''Francis Church''' of Ipswich in the County of Suffolke Mariner<br />
aged 54 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the shipp the ''Abigail'' arlate and hath donne for theise seaven<br />
yeares last, and alsoe well knoweth Manoel Sorrell henry Couzens and<br />
company, who hee saith were the time arlate owners of the said shipp and for<br />
such commonly accounted, and saith that in October last were laded<br />
aboard her for their account in the port of Newcastle thirteene score chaldron<br />
of Newcastle coales (or thereabouts) London Measure to be thence transported<br />
in her to this port and there to be delivered and disposed of for their account.<br />
And that having soe received them the said shipp well fitted, furnished and<br />
manned departed from Newcastle with her said lading for this port, and<br />
on or about the five and twentieth day of the said moneth of October last, comming<br />
in her passage neere Cromer about seaven leagues from Yarmouth, the<br />
shipp the ''Agreement'' arlate (John Hall master) that was in her company<br />
clapping her helme [?alee], came shearing up with the ''Abigail'', and soe<br />
neare that the master an company of the ''Abigail'' fearing her comming<br />
fowle of them, called out aloud and earnestly to the company of the ''Agreement''<br />
to starr board their helme, and take more sea roome and beare<br />
further off from the ''Abigail'' which was in shoale water and<br />
as neare the shpare as shee could goe without danger, to whch answer<br />
was retourned in a very tart manner by some in the ''Agreement'', who<br />
said aloud, what a pox ailes you, are you afraid doe you thinke wee<br />
doe not see what wee doe, or words to the same effect, all which hee<br />
deposeth being one of the ''Abigails'' company and seeing and hearing the<br />
premisses, And otherwise deposeth not.
Topremisses, And otherwise deposeth not.
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