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her Company could not have Comand of her, … her Company could not have Comand of her, and therefore<br />
they were necessitated to let slip their best Bower Anchor<br />
but the ''Mary Rose'' came soe fast upon the ''John'' that shee<br />
dragged the same home soe that it could not take hold<br />
or bring the ''John'' up, And saith that hee this deponent was<br />
the said time one of the Company of the ''John'', and an<br />
Eye and eare Witnesse of the Premisses, And as hee beleeveth<br />
the Master and Company of the ''Mary Rose'' did come foule of<br />
the ''John'', wilfully, for that Cozen the said Marriot bee called [?out]<br />
to the said Cole (though hee heard and understood him) hee the said<br />
Cole would not slacken saile, but in a tart manner replyed to the<br />
said Marriot that hee might meddle with his owne ship, and<br />
not meddle with his saying that hee could worke his ship well<br />
enough without his calling to him, or to that effect, et alr nescit.
Ad 7um dicit that at such time as the foresaid Anchor was slipped<br />
the Master and severall of the Company of the ''John'' called out<br />
to the Master and Company of the ''Mary Rose'' to lett fall an Anchor<br />
to stop their ship, and they well heard and understood what<br />
the ''Johns'' Master and Company said, and the Master replyed and made answer<br />
that heee would neither lett fall an Anchor nor slacken<br />
sailes, but get out with the tyde as other ships did or<br />
to that effect, and notwithstanding they were told that they<br />
would sincke the ''John'' if they did not slacken saile or let<br />
slip an Anchor Yet they kept on their course and runne<br />
the said ship ''John'' ashore in the River of Newcastle, where<br />
shee soone after suncke with her said Lading of Coles although<br />
her Master and Company used uttmost Endeavour to prevent<br />
her soe doing, All which hee saith came and happened by<br />
the Willfullnes or carelessnes of the said Cole and Company<br />
for had they slackened saile and let fall an Anchor as they<br />
were desired to doe (as aforesaid) the said ship would not<br />
in all likelihood and probability have bin there sunck, et alr nescit./:
Ad 8.um dicit that the said ship tackle Rigging Gunns furniture<br />
and things belonging to her were worth at the time of her<br />
said sinking the summe of Eight hundred pounds and upwards<br />
and the said Coles would have here yeilded above two hundred<br />
pounds Cleare of Charges, This deponent having bin a seaman<br />
for about two and thirty yeares, and oftentimes sailed to and from<br />
Newcastle./.
Ad 9u. 10. 11. et 12 dicit that the said Marriot and Company with<br />
the assistance of others did at the great charge of the Owners<br />
weigh the said ship and preserved most of her Coales which<br />
were very much dammaged, and the same were there sold<br />
and saith hee verily beleeveth that the same were sold<br />
for fifty pounds or neere thereabouts, And the said ship by reason<br />
of her sinking and lying there, and weighing againe was<br />
much hurt and broken, and her tackle and Rigging thereby<br />
by the meanes aforesaid were much torne and damnifyed, And<br />
saith that hee verily beleeveth that it would have cost the saidbeleeveth that it would have cost the said +
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