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To the sixth article he deposeth that the … To the sixth article he deposeth that the shipp the<br />
''Desire'' was rendred soe unfitt to make any voyage by<br />
reason of the ''Sisters'' running aboard her that noe man<br />
would venture in her untill she was repayred, and<br />
that during the time she was in repayre of the<br />
damages she received by the ''Sisters'' she might (as he<br />
beleiveth) have made a voyage, which voyage (had<br />
not the said shipp been in repayring) might have<br />
bin worth to the said Jackson and Company 20 ''li''<br />
and upwards, And further he cannot depose.
To the last he saith his former deposition is true.
The marke of '''G''' Christopher Gryne [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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On the 22th of September 1655.
'''3)'''
'''Thomas Jackson''' of South Shields in the<br />
County of Durham Mariner where he hath lived<br />
about fower yeares last past, aged about 26<br />
yeares, a wittnes, produced and sworne and being<br />
examined deposeth as followeth.
To the first article of the allegation he deposeth and saith<br />
That he the deponent was One of the arlate shipp the<br />
''Desire'' her Company when (which was on or about the<br />
fourth day of february last) she was bound in for<br />
Tinmouth haven, and that she being come a little within<br />
the barr of the said haven, she could not possibly gett<br />
further by reason of crosse and contrary winds, and that<br />
therupon the Master and Company of her were forced<br />
to cast anchor, and did cast anchor there to ride there untill<br />
the wind showld fitt for her comming into the said haven/<br />
The premisses he deposeth for that he was aboard her all the<br />
said time being a ffore=Mast man of the said shipp, and<br />
therby well knew what he hath predeposed And further<br />
he cannot depose.
To the second articler he deposeth and saith that the place<br />
where the said shipp the ''Desire'' did lye at anchor, is the<br />
usuall place for ships to lye at anchor and ride when<br />
they cannot gett further in by reason of contrary winds, The<br />
which the deponent well knoweth aving many times before<br />
the time arlate layn there when contrary winds [?letted] from<br />
getting into the haven, And that the said place where the<br />
said ''Desire'' did ride was a very fitting and convenient place,<br />
and that she did soe ride that there was roome enough for<br />
shipps (as many did) to sayle by her either a head or<br />
asterne of her without comming to neere to her, The<br />
premisses he deposeth because that he being aboard he did see<br />
divers shipps to passe by the ''Desire'' both ahead and<br />
asterne of her in the very same tide before the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Sisters'' did fall foule of the ''Desire'', and<br />
that the said shipps he the deponent saw soe passe by the<br />
''Desire'' did not come neere her to have in the least wise<br />
hazarded or endangered her And further he cannot depose
Togered her And further he cannot depose
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