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anchor, and by the foulenes of the ground … anchor, and by the foulenes of the ground where she there<br />
lay above a strand of a sheet cable was cutt by the rocks,<br />
And further he cannot depose./
To the eleaventh he deposeth that one Berry a Pylott did<br />
(by the order of the arlate Croford) conduct and carry the sayd<br />
shipp from king roade to hung roade, but he saith he<br />
cannot remember on what certaine day she arrived at<br />
hung Roade And further he cannot depose.
To the twelth he deposeth that whilst the sayd shipp did<br />
ye in hung Roade the arlate Mr Broadwick did come<br />
from London as one of the Owners of the sayd shipp, and<br />
that upon the sayd Brodwicks arrivall at hung roade, and<br />
by his direction together with the consent of the arlate Croford<br />
the goods were all taken out of the sayd shipp, and<br />
that before the goods were taken out the sayd Brodwick<br />
and Croford promised the sayd shipps Mariners (in<br />
this deponents hearing) that the sayd shipp showld be<br />
repayred, and the sayd goods showld then aboard be putt<br />
aboard the sayd shipp; And that whilst the sayd shipp<br />
was in repayring this deponent wanting hose and shoo's<br />
and other necesssaryes went to Bristoll to the arlate<br />
Croford the Master and desired some money of him, who<br />
refused to give this deponent any money, saying<br />
with a great oath that he would give x li to see the<br />
shipp on fire, And that this deponent being in great<br />
wants came therupon here to London, with a resolution of<br />
returning unto the sayd shipp after his wants were supplyed<br />
but he saith he was prevented by being prest in the [XXXX] service<br />
of this Commonwealth And further cannot depose/
To the thirteenth he deposeth that in the sayd shipps homeward<br />
voyage there was not any muting or shew, or any thing like a<br />
mutiny in the sayd mariners of the sayd shipp against the<br />
arlate Croford, and he deposeth that in the sayd voyage<br />
the sayd mariners (all of them) did behave and carry themselves<br />
obediently and with respect unto the orders and commands of<br />
the sayd Croford, and did doe in all respects their severall<br />
dutyes and labour in the sayd shipp/ And further he<br />
cannot depose.
To the 14th and 15th articles he cannot depose.
To the 16th he saith that he the deponent hath belonged to the<br />
Sea these nine or tenne yeares, and by what skill or experience<br />
he hath gott in this time, he doth conceive that the arlate<br />
Upson was not capable or sufficient for the place of a<br />
Masters Mate of the sayd shipp, and that the deponent hath<br />
heard that before the voyage arlate he the sayd Upson<br />
was never at Sea to the Southward And further he<br />
cannot depose
To the last, that his former deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he cometh voluntarily<br />
a wittnes, and was spoken unto to bee a wittnes by John Cob<br />
and four others of the shipps Mariners And to the rest he<br />
answereth negatively.
Tot he<br />
answereth negatively.
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