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producent Pearson, and was Masters mate of … producent Pearson, and was Masters mate of the ''Willing Mynde''<br />
the voyage in question, and saith part of his wages is yet unreceived<br />
the Master and hee having not yet reckoned, neither is it usuall as hee saith for<br />
Masters to pay the whole wages due any voyage till the shipp bee delievered<br />
(which the sayd shipp yet is not) And to the rest of Interrogatie<br />
hee answereth negatively for his part and otherwise cannot answere/
To the 2 hee saith that there was a necessitie that the ''willing wynde'' must<br />
beare sayle in manner aforesayd or also loose the Company of their<br />
convoyes, and thereby insurre eminent danger of being taken by enemies<br />
of this Commonwealth, and saith shee boare sayle as aforesayd only to keepe<br />
the Convoyes compnay and avoide danger as aforesayd, and beleeveth if shee had<br />
not soe borne sayle the damage by water had not happened nor the sayd<br />
shipp proved leakie./
To the 3 hee saith the paper was stowed in the sayd shipp afore and abaft the salt, by it selfe and not<br />
under it the salt, neither did this deponent ever knowe salts stowed<br />
upon paper, or paper upon salt, and thereby knoweth<br />
not what damage may come by stowing paper soe, and saith there was<br />
damage done to some salt, brandie wine, and vinegar on board the sayd shipp<br />
but the quanitite or value thereof hee knoweth not, And further hee cannot<br />
answere./
To the 4th hee saith the stormy weather predeposed was not extraordinary<br />
but such foule weather as usually shipps meete with And hee beleeveth<br />
in his conscience that had not the sayd shipp bin soe forced to<br />
beare sayle were then extraordinary to keepe company with the sayd<br />
Convoyes, and avoide danger of surprizall by enimies as aforesayd,<br />
the stormie weather aforesayd would not have caused her to take in<br />
water soe as to spoile her ladeing, shee being (otherwise then by reason<br />
of such beareing sayle) a tight shipp And further hee cannot answere/
by me Jam: Ayscough [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The sayd '''James Ayscough''' upon the Interrogatories given in<br />
on the behalfe of Carbonell and Seawards/
To the first hee saith hee cometh to testifie at request of the producent Pearson<br />
and was Master mate of the shipp Interrogate the voyage interrogate and saith part<br />
of his wages is unpaid for that the Master and hee have not yet reckoned the shipp<br />
not being yet discharged of all her ladeing, before which tyme it is not usuall<br />
for Masters of shipps to pay off their men their full wages but have much is behinde<br />
hee knoweth not, And further hee cannot answere otherwise then negatively saving<br />
his foregoeing deposition wherein hee hath declared that the goods Interrogate<br />
were well stowed and saith there is noe blame lyeth upon him touching any damage<br />
happened to the sayd shipps ladeing the same happening only by the meanes<br />
aforesayd./
To the 2 hee knoweth not to whome in particular any of the sayd shipps ladeing<br />
belonged but knoweth there was paper in the sayd shipp and saith the sayd same<br />
was Conveniently and well stowed before and abaft the sayd salt and not upon<br />
the salt, and saith salt is of a melting quality, if wett come amongst it, And<br />
to the rest of the Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively, well knowing that the sayd<br />
paperll knowing that the sayd<br />
paper +
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