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nere Wapping staires, and this deponent wa … nere Wapping staires, and this deponent was then present and assistant<br />
att and in the mooring and fastening of the said shipp with two<br />
strong and sufficient cables and anchors and the same was then<br />
fastned to a Vessell called the ''sea horse'', and for diverse dayes ridd<br />
free and cleare from all ither shipps, as was well knowne and<br />
observed both by this deponent and severall Mariners and others who<br />
saw and tooke notice of the same: hee further saith, That the<br />
said Vessell the ''Margaret'' having for about 14. dayes ridd in<br />
tjhe posture and condition predeposed, the allate shipp the ''Mayflower''<br />
whereof the allate William White then was Commander came<br />
and was by the said White and Companie moored and fastned to<br />
the shipp of one Mr Wall then rideing a little below the said shipp the<br />
''Margaret'', And having ridd fastned to the said Walls shipp for some<br />
few dayes, the said Wall and Company having a designe to goe out<br />
upon a Voyage fetcht their Anchors on board to that end, and<br />
upon their departure, this deponent heard the said Walls mate say<br />
and declare to his precontest Thomas Wills Boateswaine of the said<br />
shipp ''Margaret'', That except the said shipp the ''May-fflower'' were<br />
moored further off from the ''Margarett'', shee would come foule upon<br />
her, which not long after proved be true, for the Company of the<br />
said shipp ''Margaret'' perceiving the danger then daily imminent<br />
advertized the said Whites mate then aboard the ''Mayflower'' thereof<br />
but notwithstanding sufficient warning given of this deponents certaine<br />
knowledge, by the neglect and carelesnesse of the said White and<br />
Companie, about the 6th. of November <u>1653</u> aforesaid, the said shipp the<br />
''May flower'' with the high tide came fowle of the said shipp the<br />
''Margaret'', and broake her bolt spritt, and did some other dammage<br />
to her, this deponent being then aboard the ''Margaret'' and seeing the<br />
disaster aforesaid, which the said Robert ffoxe soone after caused<br />
to be repaired, procuring a new boltspritt to be fitted and putt into<br />
the said shipp in the place of the boltspritt so broaken, and<br />
made her strong and fitt to proceed on her intended Voyage for<br />
Virginia, Which hee well knoweth belonging to her in the quality<br />
aforesaid for and during all the said preparation for and [?XXXXX XXX]<br />
of the said Voyage. And further cannot depose:-/
To the 5th and 6th articles hee saith, That the said new boltspritt<br />
(beingthe said new boltspritt<br />
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