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The 10 March 1656.
Edwards et Whitfeild c … The 10 March 1656.
Edwards et Whitfeild con Bushell [?pred]}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation of the<br />
said Bushell.
'''dt. Smith'''
'''2.'''
'''James Carter''' of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, aged 23 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the first árticle hee saith and deposeth that the said arlate Samuel<br />
Edwards the voyage in question was much given to drinking and to be<br />
over taken with drinke, and severall times in the said voyage carried and behaved<br />
himselfe stubbornely and refractorily to him that had the command of the said<br />
shipp, which hee knoweth being masters mate of her part of the said voyage, and<br />
observing such his behaviour.
To the second and third árticles hee saith<br />
hee cannot depose for hee this exáminate came not into<br />
the said shipp till her comming to New England, which was after her being at the<br />
Iland of Saint Christofers.
To the fourth hee saith that after the said shipps arivall at the Madera's, and<br />
being at an anchor there, the said Edwards in greate discontent said, the divell<br />
set fire on the shipp, I would shee were ashore with other [?improXXXous] and<br />
evill wishes, and this hee spake upon this deponent (who was masters mate)<br />
his commanding him to the Capstan to help heave in the cable, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose./
To the 5th hee saith that at New England there was a greate quantitie<br />
of corne received aboard the said shipp to be carried to the Madera's before<br />
this deponents comming aboard her, and saith that the said voyage from<br />
New England for Madera, through the insufficiencie of the bulke heads,<br />
the sealing and the dennage, much of the said corne ran downe into<br />
the pumpe and under the sealing and choaked the punmpes, and much of<br />
the corne was damnified, whereupon the freighters made deduction out of<br />
the freight to the summe of seaventeene pounds or thereabouts in regard of the<br />
said damage. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th and 7th hee saith that the said shipp the said voyage homewards being<br />
come into the Roade of Southampton after this deponent had caused and seene the<br />
hatches nailed up, and comming about two houres after aboard hee found<br />
the same broken open, and was informed by the company that such breaking<br />
open was donne by the said Edwards, who drew out and imbeazled wines<br />
upon the said breaking open of the hatches as the company alsoe informed<br />
this deponent, and this deponent charging him with it, hee confessed and<br />
[?iustified] the same saying hee had more to doe with the shipp than this deponent-<br />
(who was then masters mate) or the Captaine. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the 8th hee saith the said Edwards carried about nine hundred pipestaves<br />
from New England to the Madera's, and from the Maderas to Southampton<br />
two pipes or thereabouts of wines. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 9th hee cannot depose.
To the 10th hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith the said Edwards and Whitfeild cometh in the<br />
said shipp from New England to Madera, and unto London England of this<br />
deponents sight and knowledge, and otherwise hee cannot depose, saving<br />
the said his foregoeing deposition.
To the crosse Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath gonne to sea these twelve yeares, and knoweth<br />
something of the place of a Gunner of a shipp, and otherwise negatively.nner of a shipp, and otherwise negatively. +
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