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said Vessell and goods, was necessitated a … said Vessell and goods, was necessitated and by Gods assistance did safely<br />
bring the said Vessell to Saint Lucars in Spaine being the first Port that<br />
by the permission of Gods wind and weather they could attaine unto<br />
and being arrived at Saint Lucars aforesaid, one Mr Richard duck Merchant<br />
there resident and Correspondent to and of the said producent, did in this<br />
deponents presence and hearing (having sent for this deponent and the said Master)<br />
proffer to furnish the said Master with such moneyes as should bee<br />
found requisite for the reparation of the said shipp, and performance<br />
of her said intended Voiage for Palma, particularly offering to furnish<br />
him the said Master with one Thousand dollars to the intent aforementioned<br />
withall declaring to the said Master, that a very great dammage would<br />
accrew to the said producent, in case the said shipps lading were not<br />
delivered according to order at the said Port of Santa Cruz, and the<br />
said Mr Richard duck did then also produce and show unto this deponent<br />
a letter of advise, which hee affirmed hee had received from the said<br />
producent, intimating that the said producent had a lading of wynes readie<br />
at the said Port of Santa Cruz for the relading of the said shipp for<br />
England in returne of the outward lading, or words to that or the like<br />
effect, But as to the particulars of the goods mentioned and specified<br />
in the said schedule or the respective valewes thereof hee saith hee cannot<br />
depose, having noe knowledge thereof. And further cannot depose:-
To the 4th article of the said Allegation, and the second schedule being a Chaarter<br />
party thereunto annexed and now seene and perused by this deponent hee saith<br />
that hee this deponent was not present at the signing or sealing of the said<br />
Charterpartie, And further cannot depose:-/
To the 5th hee saith, hee well knoweth as being Pilot as aforesaid of the<br />
said Vessell the ''John and Elizabeth'' the Voiage in Controversy, that the<br />
said shipp after her disaster aforesaid, might very well have been<br />
repaired, and fitted and sett out to sea from Saint Lucars to proceed upon<br />
her former designe for Palma, and that in a very short time, if<br />
the said Master had condescended to and accepted of the offers made unto<br />
him to that purpose by the said Mr Richard duck, but saith that of<br />
this deponents certaine knowledge, the said Master did stubbornely and<br />
pertinaciously refuse to proceed upon the said Voiage, notwithstanding that<br />
both the said Mr duck did very much endeavor to perswade him, and that<br />
this deponent constantly proffered his service to the said Master for the<br />
accomplishment of the said Voiage. And further cannot depose:-/
To the 6th hee saith, That the said Edward keene did lett out his<br />
said Vessell to freight at Saint Lucars to transport goods thence for this<br />
Port of London, whereas of this deponents knowledge and to the best of his<br />
Judgement hee the said keene might as well have performed the Voiage<br />
and designe for Santa Cruz. And further cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith hee knoweth not nor can depose any thing as to theeth not nor can depose any thing as to the +
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