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HCA 13/73 f.600v Annotate

2015-02-21T23:07:23Z

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|Transcription=Ad 12th artum deponit et dicit that the Rere(?) Admirall of the said shipp
called ( as afterwards appeared ) the ''Zelandia'' and whereof one ty xxx Quarts
was commander came sailing to the windward of the ''Experience'', which is
contrary to the custome of friends at sea, and never hayled the "E-
'perience'' at all; whereupon Captain Kingsman seeing the same
hayled the ship ''Zelandia'', and wished her Captain to keep to leeward
of the ''Experience'' but the said(?) Captaine made no answer at all thereunto but
sayled on still to windward of her as an enemy. And
then and not before Captain Kingsman, according to the use and custome
of the seas in the like case, caused a shot to be made from his
ship the ''Experience'' athwart the ''Zelandia’s'' foot, which did neither
touch the ''Zelandia'' nor was intended soe to doe, but was only
( as he sayth ) to give the said Quarts in the ''Zelandia'' notice of when
to fall with his said ship to leeward of the ''Experience'', and not to be upon(?) of the
weatherside of her, notwithstanding all which means used he sayth
the said Captain Quarts kept to windward still of
''Experience'', and would not come to the Lee. The premisses he
knoweth to be true seeing and hearing the same.
Ad 13th Artum dicit that during all the time the ''Zelandia'' came(?)
to windward of the ''Experience'' as aforesaid and before, the ''Experience'' had(?)
up and sayled with the English Colours, and the Captain and Company
of the ''Zelandia'' might and did see the same, And this Deponent
verily beleeveth that they, and also the Companies of the two said(?)
ships ( which were also very neare ) might and did very well
perceive(?) and know the ''Experience'' to be an English ship. Et ate nescit.
Ad 14th dicit that so soon as ever the ''Zelandia'' came up with the(?)
''Experience'', her Captain never hayled the ''Experience'' but xxxx
gave her a broadside, and so lay ahead of her continually
firing his guns, and spoyling the masts rigging tackle
furniture of the ''Experience'', untill the other two Dutch ships(?)
came up with her also. And sayth that when the other two
Dutch ships ( called the ''Orange'' and the "Armes of Zealand" )
soe came up they fired their Guns also at the ''Experience''
and also poured small shot amongst her Company, by
which their shooting they killed the said Captain Kingsman, one or
two more of the Company of the ''Experience'', and then
boarded and surprized her
And after such surprizall and quarter given(?)
he sayth that one of the Company of one of the foresaid Dutch
ships in cold blood killed one of the ''Experience’s'' Company
and they the said Companies of the Dutch ships plundered all(?)
the xxxxxxxx of the ''Experience'' of all that belonged unto
them, and tooke away all the papers and writings which
were in the said ship and such as they found did concerne the
ship and her lading and showed that the same did belong to Englishmen they either tore or threw overboard or
caused them to be torne or throwne overboard and then
( after severall other abuses done to the Company of the
''Experience'' ) carried her and her lading to xxxxx xxxx
Gallicia, and there kept her about ten or twelve dayes during which(?) time(?)
( contrary to the rules of the Law and Justice in such case(?) )
broke bulke and tooke out of her about two hundred and fifty
chests of white sugar, and at least twelve hundred Rolls
of Tobaccoe, and disposed thereof at their pleasure, and soe carried(?)
the

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HCA 13/73 f.600v Annotate

2015-02-21T22:57:26Z

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|Transcription=Ad 12th artum deponit et dicit that the Rere(?) Admirall of the said shipp
called ( as afterwards appeared ) the Zelandia and whereof one ty xxx Quarts
was commander came sailing to the windward of the Experience, which is
contrary to the custome of friends at sea, and never hayled the E-
perience at all; whereupon Captain Kingsman seeing the same
hayled the ship Zelandia, and wished her Captain to keep to leeward
of the Experience but the said(?) Captaine made no answer at all thereunto but
sayled on still to windward of her as an enemy. And
then and not before Captain Kingsman, according to the use and custome
of the seas in the like case, caused a shot to be made from his
ship the Experience athwart the Zelandia’s foot, which did neither
touch the Zelandia nor was intended soe to doe, but was only
( as he sayth ) to give the said Quarts in the Zelandia notice of when
to fall with his said ship to leeward of the Experience, and not to be upon(?) of the
weatherside of her, notwithstanding all which means used he sayth
the said Captain Quarts kept to windward still of
Experience, and would not come to the Lee. The premisses he
knoweth to be true seeing and hearing the same.
Ad 13th Artum dicit that during all the time the Zelandia came(?)
to windward of the Experience as aforesaid and before, the Experience had(?)
up and sayled with the English Colours, and the Captain and Company
of the Zelandia might and did see the same, And this Deponent
verily beleeveth that they, and also the Companies of the two said(?)
ships ( which were also very neare ) might and did very well
perceive(?) and know the Experience to be an English ship. Et ate nescit.
Ad 14th dicit that so soon as ever the Zelandia came up with the(?)
Experience, her Captain never hayled the Experience but xxxx
gave her a broadside, and so lay ahead of her continually
firing his guns, and spoyling the masts rigging tackle
furniture of the Experience, untill the other two Dutch ships(?)
came up with her also. And sayth that when the other two
Dutch ships ( called the Orange and the Armes of Zealand )
soe came up they fired their Guns also at the Experience
and also poured small shot amongst her Company, by
which their shooting they killed the said Captain Kingsman, one or
two more of the Company of the Experience, and then
boarded and surprized her
And after such surprizall and quarter given(?)
he sayth that one of the Company of one of the foresaid Dutch
ships in cold blood killed one of the Experience’s Company
and they the said Companies of the Dutch ships plundered all(?)
the xxxxxxxx of the Experience of all that belonged unto
them, and tooke away all the papers and writings which
were in the said ship and such as they found did concerne the
ship and her lading and showed that the same did belong to Englishmen they either tore or threw overboard or
caused them to be torne or throwne overboard and then
( after severall other abuses done to the Company of the
Experience ) carried her and her lading to xxxxx xxxx
Gallicia, and there kept her about ten or twelve dayes during which(?) time(?)
( contrary to the rules of the Law and Justice in such case(?) )
broke bulke and tooke out of her about two hundred and fifty
chests of white sugar, and at least twelve hundred Rolls
of Tobaccoe, and disposed thereof at their pleasure, and soe carried(?)
the

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HCA 13/73 f.600r Annotate

2015-02-16T17:49:39Z

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|Transcription=[touch(?) at Lisbone to the end they may there pay the Customes which are due
to the King of Portugall out of such Merchandize as are brought
from thence which said security he sayth the said Croxon
was necessitated ( for the reason aforesaid) to give in, and did give in
saXXXX or procure it to be given in, And further deposeth not to
this Article saving that one Mr Abraham Jacobs an Englishman then
residing at Lisbone was one of the security, and saving that
the said security was given in, in or about the month of October
last was twelve month.
Ad 6th deponit et dicit that after the said Croxon had given such
security at Lisbone and had put on board the said ship her full lading
of goods for the use and account of the foresaid Producents, he de-
parted with the said ship and lading onboard her Towards Brazile
where he safely arrived about the latter end of December last;
And he further sayth the said Cargoe of goods soe laded at Lisbone
and carried out from thence was worth at their departure
from Lisbone in this Deponent’s estimacion the summe of five thousand
pounds sterling at least. Et ate nescit
Ad 7th dicit that the arlate Bretton Delboe(?) Middleton and Company
( for whose account he sayth all the foresaid goods were so laden at Lisbone
and carried to Brazile ) were and are all Englishmen and subiects
of the King of England. Et ate nescit salvis predepoitis ad qua
se refert.
Ad 8th deponit et dicit that after the arrivall of the said ship the
''Experience'' with her said lading on board her at Brazill as aforesaid, the
Arlate William Croxon did there receive, take and unlade the same
out of the said ship, and sold and bartered it away for sugars Tobaccoe
hides and Brazill wood for the use and account of the producents English
men as aforesaid The premisses he deposeth seeing and assisting in the
unlading and disposing thereof.
Ad 9th Arlid(?) dicit that the said William Croxon did at Brazeele aforesaid lade
or cause to be laden on board the ''Experience'' twelve hundred chests
of white sugar and two thousand five hundred Rolls of Tobaccoe
or upwards, about fifty or threescore hides and neare twenty
Tunnes of Brazeele wood; all which goods he sayth were for the use and
account of the producents Thomas Bretton Simon Delboe Andrew Middleton
and Company aforesaid and were the XXeed of their goods carried out in
the said ship from Lisbone to Brazill; And soe much he the said
Croxon did severall times declare during the time of their lading
at Brazeele, Et reddit causas scientia sue ut supra
Ad 10th dicit that after receipt of the said sugars and other goods on
board the ''Experience'' at Brazeele, she departed therewith bound
for the port of Lisbone there to discharge the same according to the
security there given in as aforesaid and to pay the King of Portugall his Cus-
toms out of them. Et ate refert se ad predepoita.
Ad 11th dicit that in the said ships passage from Brazeele towards Lisbone
being come in sight of the Rocke of Lisbone, the said Captain Kingsman and
Company in these preXXXed did on the twenty seaventh day of May last about
breake of day being Sunday morning espy three saile of ships coming
up towards the ''Experience'', which said ships afterwards proved(?) to be three
Dutch men of warre; but sayth it was soe Early in the morning
when the Captain and Company of and in the ''Experience'' first espyed
them that they could not at first discerne whether they were
enemies or friends.

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HCA 13/70 f.731v Annotate

2015-02-09T13:08:20Z

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|Transcription=[To the 38th negatively for his aske(?0
To the 39th he saith he is a seafaring man, And
otherwise negatively.
Repeated before Drs Clark and Godolphin
The 13th of October 1653
Examined upon an allegation given in this cause on the
behalfe of the keepers of the Libertie of England this
24th of September 1653
William Astell of the parish of All Hallowes Barking
London Chirurgeon, aged 60 yeares or thereabouts Sworne(?)
and examined saith as followeth
To the first, second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth
that on or about the 21th of January last past hee this deponent
was in company of the arlate Cornelius Peterson Trumpeter of the
shipp the ''Salvador'' arlate and of the Sailmaker of the said Shipp and
some others at the signe of the Shipp in Woolwich being a victualling
house, and duringe(?) the other(?) discourse ( for they were longe together)
which(?) happened in the dutch language which this deponent very well
speaketh and understandeth, falling into speech(?) of the said shipp the
''Salvador'' ( Christian Cloppenberg Master(?) ) brought into the River of
Thames as prize and then lying over against Woolwich, XXXX
the said Cornelius Peterson acknowledged and declared that the said
Shipp belonged to Amsterdam, and had sailed from Amsterdam for eight
or tenne(?) yeares last to Spaine and back againe, and when shee came home(?)
thither(?) shee was laid up, and that this was the said voyage wherein shee
was seized bound for Amsterdam again(?) , and there to deliver, and that her
owners lived in Amsterdam, and named one of them who hee said was
a sailemaker, but this deponent remembereth not his name, and that
hee the said Trumpeter and most of the rest of the Shipps company
dwelt there and had diverse goods aboard her. And being demanded
by Abroyam Johnson his precontest(?) ( there alsoe in company ) howe
they would get their goods into holland if the Shipp were bound for P/Land
made answer thus, or such is effect, wee shall doe well enough to get
the silver and goods into holland by Billanders and Sloopes. And
further the said Cornelius Peterson then and there confessed and said
the said Christian Cloppenburgh master of the ''Salvador '' ( XXXXXXXing XXXXX there was warr betwixt England and holland ) hired
the said Trumpeter and the rest of the company for P/Land, and told them that albeit they
were hired for that place, yet if they could finde the coast cleare of
the English men of warr they would goe right for holland. At all which
discourse and acknowledgements this deponent was present and heard the
same, together with the said Abroyam Johnson, this XXXXXXXX William
Pembridge, and alsoe one Mr Simonds of the prize office And otherwise hee
cannot depose
To the Interrogatories
To the first hee saith hee never knew, nor to his knowledge ever sawe
any of the company of the ''Salvador'' before the time predeposed, and
otherwise hee cannot answer saving his foregoing deposition, and being come in a fortnight
or three weekes there(?) before(?) the premisses(?) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
above Woolwich and came(?) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
were made in an upper room of the said house having a Balcone towards

[ LEFT MARGIN]
# to take XXXX notice of him
by this building as XXXXXX
wherein this deponent is well shielded

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HCA 13/70 f.731v Annotate

2015-02-09T13:00:16Z

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|Transcription=[To the 38th negatively for his aske(?0
To the 39th he saith he is a seafaring man, And
otherwise negatively.
Repeated before Drs Clark and Godolphin
The 13th of October 1653
Examined upon an allegation given in this cause on the
behalfe of the keepers of the Libertie of England this
24th of September 1653
William Astell of the parish of All Hallowes Barking
London Chirurgeon, aged 60 yeares or thereabouts Sworne(?)
and examined saith as followeth
To the first, second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth
that on or about the 21th of January last past hee this deponent
was in company of the arlate Cornelius Peterson Trumpeter of the
shipp the Salvador arlate and of the Sailmaker of the said Shipp and
some others at the signe of the Shipp in Woolwich being a victualling
house, and duringe(?) the other(?) discourse ( for they were longe together)
which(?) happened in the dutch language which this deponent very well
speaketh and understandeth, falling into speech(?) of the said shipp the
Salvador ( Christian Cloppenberg Master(?) ) brought into the River of
Thames as prize and then lying over against Woolwich, XXXX
the said Cornelius Peterson acknowledged and declared that the said
Shipp belonged to Amsterdam, and had sailed from Amsterdam for eight
or tenne(?) yeares last to Spaine and back againe, and when shee came home(?)
thither(?) shee was laid up, and that this was the said voyage wherein shee
was seized bound for Amsterdam again(?) , and there to deliver, and that her
owners lived in Amsterdam, and named one of them who hee said was
a sailemaker, but this deponent remembereth not his name, and that
hee the said Trumpeter and most of the rest of the Shipps company
dwelt there and had diverse goods aboard her. And being demanded
by Abroyam Johnson his precontest(?) ( there alsoe in company ) howe
they would get their goods into holland if the Shipp were bound for P/Land
made answer thus, or such is effect, wee shall doe well enough to get
the silver and goods into holland by Billanders and Sloopes. And
further the said Cornelius Peterson then and there confessed and said
the said Christian Cloppenburgh master of the Salvador ( XXXXXXXing XXXXX there was warr betwixt England and holland ) hired
the said Trumpeter and the rest of the company for P/Land, and told them that albeit they
were hired for that place, yet if they could finde the coast cleare of
the English men of warr they would goe right for holland. At all which
discourse and acknowledgements this deponent was present and heard the
same, together with the said Abroyam Johnson, this XXXXXXXX William
Pembridge, and alsoe one Mr Simonds of the prize office And otherwise hee
cannot depose
To the Interrogatories
To the first hee saith hee never knew, nor to his knowledge ever sawe
any of the company of the Salvador before the time predeposed, and
otherwise hee cannot answer saving his foregoing deposition, and being come in a fortnight
or three weekes there(?) before(?) the premisses(?) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
above Woolwich and came(?) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
were made in an upper room of the said house having a Balcone towards

[ LEFT MARGIN]
# to take XXXX notice of him
by this building as XXXXXX
wherein this deponent is well shielded

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HCA 13/70 f.731r Annotate

2015-02-06T21:31:30Z

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|Transcription=The answer of the foresaid '''Jurian Martenson''' to the
Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

The first hee answereth negatively.

To the 2 negatively, saying hee was not present.

To the 3 negatively.

To the 5th hee hath not soe deposed.

To the 6th hee saith hee can speake the North sea language and lowe dutch
and noe other language, and that North sea is his mother tongue, and
other hee learnt in his youth

To the 7 hee can neithe reade nor write

To the 8th negatively.

To the 9 10th and 11 negatively.

The answer of the foresaid Jurian(?) Martinson To the
Interrogatories
To the first hee answereth negatively
To the 2 negatively, saying hee was not present
To the 3 negatively
To the 5 hee hath not soe deposed
To the 6th hee saith hee can speake Northska(?) language and lowe dutch
and noe other language and that Northska is his mother tongue and hee
XXXXXXXX learnt in his youth
To the 7 hee can neither reade nor write
To the 8th negatively
To the 9, 10 and 11 negatively
To the 14 and 15 negatively
To the 16 negatively
To the 17 hee saith hee hath XXXX the said shipp the ''Salvador'' at amsterdam
about foure yeares since
To the 18 negative as aforesaid
To the 19 hee saith hee is a batchelour and XXX XXXX useth seafaring for
wages for subsistence, and hath not any XXXX dwelling, and hath bin here
in London above 12 weekes lyeth and lodgeth neare(?) XXX XXXX XXXXXX
at St Catherines
To the 20 negatively
To the 21 negatively
To the 22 hee hath not soe deposed
To the 23 hee saith the said shipp the Mercury was the tyme aforesaid a
pinnace of about 180. last(?) hamburgh built and the ''Prophet
Elias'' was allsoe a pinnace and otherwise hee remembereth not
To the 24, 25 and 26th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition
To the 27th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, and cannot
otherwise depose
To the 28th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition
To the 29th hee beleeveth and hath heard that severall shipps belonging
to severall subiects of severall States and provinces doe often meete
and trade att one and the same port of a forraigne Province or State in amnitie
with them, and afterwards depart to severall ports
To the thirtieth hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 31th hee hath not soe deposed of anie Lord of Delft(?) nor knoweth
the person And otherwise hee cannot depose savinge
his foregoing deposition
To the 32th hee hath not soe deposed
To the 33th hee hath not soe deposed
To the 34th hee cannot depose
To the 35th negatively
To the 36th he saith he is noe Judge, and if he were he should Judge
accordinge to the Lawe, as he now
understandeth(?) not in the case in question
To the 37th he referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition and
cannot otherwise answere

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HCA 13/70 f.500v Annotate

2015-01-20T15:51:34Z

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|Transcription=To the 10th hee saith if the tyde be soe farr spent as it was when the ''Exiter'' ''Merchant'' came to the lower chayne at Lymehouse ) it is in such cases more frequent for laden shipps to fasten to other shipps which they find moored or rideing by a chayne and XXXX thereon(?) and there to ride till the next tyde, then it is for them the tyde being soe spent to endeavour to lye at an Anchor of their owne And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 11th hee saith hee beleeveth if the damage Interrogate were done through the want of judgment or through the carelessnesse and default of the Master and Company of the ''Exeter'' ''Merchant'' thus(?) the sayd Master and his Company ought to beare their severall proportions thereof, and saith hee beleeveth the Custome to bee soe that they by whose neglect a damage comes ought to beare the damages, And saith hee this deponent is now of the Company of the ''Exeter'' ''Merchant'' and therefore not lyable to any part thereof by what meanes soe ever it came And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 12th hee answereth negatively.
To the 13th hee saith hee hath bin on board the shipp ''Exeter'' ''Merchant'' since the damage by him predeposed was repayred, and thereby knoweth the same is repaired, and hath heard and beleeveth the same was repayred at the charge of the Master and Owners of her, and saith hee sawe noe money paid for the sayd repayres And further cannot answere.
To the 14th hee saith hee knoweth there have bin other repayres done to the ''Exeter'' ''Merchant'' besides the repair of the damage by him this rendent predeposed of, but what the same amount unto, or whether they be distinguished from the repaires of the damage predeposed of hee knoweth not for that hee hath not seene nor is privie to the Accompts touching the same And therefore cannot further answere.
To the last hee saith hee hath satisfied the contents thereof in his foregoing deposition.
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin
Robert Dennis(?)
The 28th 0f August 1655
Examined upon the sayd allegation
James Merrit of Lymehouse in the parish(?) of Stepney
County of Middlesex Waterman aged 48 yeares or thereabouts
a witnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicit

To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith hee hath knowne the arlate Thomas Woodfin for about these twenty yeares last past during all which tyme hee saith hee hath bin commonly reputed an able and well experienced seaman, and hee knoweth that hee hath gone Commander of the ''Exeter'' ''Merchant'' divers voyages and knoweth hee hath had the care of shipps as Master of them committed to him for these five or six yeares last past, this hee deposeth having bin a Waterman for these 27 yeares and for a great part thereof hath bin a neere neighbour
to the

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HCA 13/70 f.500r Annotate

2015-01-20T14:32:44Z

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|Transcription=And fasten their roapes thereto and ride thereby for one tyde provided they vere(?) and make way for goods to come aboard this outward bound shipp if occasion serves, and saith if the shipp soe making fast doe not vere and make way for the outward bound shipp to take in such ladeing as cometh while the other shipp is soe made fast to her by the Custome aforesayd the outward bound shipp may receive(?) such damage of the shipp soe fastening to her as shee is put to for the tyme the goods to be taken in are soe hindered And this hath hee knowne to bee the Custome for the most part of the tyme hee this deponent was a waterman videlicit for these 20 yeares last and hath heard it hath bin the Custome of the sayd River in that case tyme out of memory of men now living, and saith hee hath found the same often done and remembereth about a yeare since hee sawe some(?) of the Company of the shipp ''Planter''(?) ( being then come laden from Virginia ) goe aboard and fasten upon the shipp the ''Loyalty'' alsoe(?) then(?) lying at the middle chayne(?) at Lymehouse Captain Limbes(?) then Commander of her ) without the leave and good likeing of the sayd Captaine and his Company this hee knoweth for that hee sawe the same done, and sawe and observed the botswaine of the ''Loyalty'' to be much offended thereat And saith hee hath knowne the like done by divers other shipps but remembereth not at present the names of the shipps or their Commanders or the place where or tyme when, but well knoweth it is a usuall thing for shipps soe to doe And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 6th Interrogatorie hee saith saving his deposition to the second third and 4th articles of the allegation to which hee referreth hee cannot answere
To the 7th hee saith the hawser of the ''Exiter'' ''Merchant'' which was fastened to the Cable of the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'' was made fast thereto after the Interrogate Thomas Smith had forbidd the sayd Woodfins company to fasten any hawser to his shipp the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'' And further hee cannot answere.
To the 8th hee saith that at the tyme Interrogate the ''Exeter'' ''Merchants'' company could not ( as hee beleeveth ) if they would have brought her safely to an Anchor in any other parts of the Thames beside the lower chayne at Lymehouse for that shee came thither XXst upon the topp of a tyde very little before ebbing water soe that shee had noe better way at present to prevent danger to her selfe and ladeing than to fasten to the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'', as this deponent verily beleeveth, And saith other shipps did then lye safe in other places of the River of Thames besides the lower chayne at Lymehouse but hee beleeveth they came to their places where they soe lay before the tyde or ffludd was soe much spent as it was when the ''Exiter'' ''Merchant'' came to the Lower chayne at Lymehouse And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 9th hee saith the ''Exiter'' ''Merchant'' came on the outside of the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'' And further saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere.

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HCA 13/70 f.500r Annotate

2015-01-20T14:29:19Z

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|Transcription=And fasten their roapes thereto and ride thereby for our(?) tyde provided they vere(?) and make way for goods to come aboard this outward bound shipp if occasion serves, and saith if the shipp soe making fast doe not vere and make way for the outward bound shipp to take in such ladeing as cometh while the other shipp is soe made fast to her by the Custome aforesayd the outward bound shipp may receive(?) such damage of the shipp soe fastening to her as shee is put to for the tyme the goods to be taken in are soe hindered And this hath hee knowne to bee the Custome for the most part of the tyme hee this deponent was a waterman videlicit for these 20 yeares last and hath heard it hath bin the Custome of the sayd River in that case tyme out of memory of men now living, and saith hee hath found the same often done and remembereth about a yeare since hee sawe some(?) of the Company of the shipp ''Planter''(?) ( being then come laden from Virginia ) goe aboard and fasten upon the shipp the ''Loyalty'' alsoe(?) then(?) lying at the middle chayne(?) at Lymehouse Captain Limbes(?) then Commander of her ) without the leave and good likeing of the sayd Captaine and his Company this hee knoweth for that hee sawe the same done, and sawe and observed the botswaine of the ''Loyalty'' to be much offended thereat And saith hee hath knowne the like done by divers other shipps but remembereth not at present the names of the shipps or their Commanders or the place where or tyme when, but well knoweth it is a usuall thing for shipps soe to doe And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 6th Interrogatorie hee saith saving his deposition to the second third and 4th articles of the allegation to which hee referreth hee cannot answere
To the 7th hee saith the hawser of the ''Exiter'' ''Merchant'' which was fastened to the Cable of the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'' was made fast thereto after the Interrogate Thomas Smith had forbidd the sayd Woodfins company to fasten any hawser to his shipp the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'' And further hee cannot answere.
To the 8th hee saith that at the tyme Interrogate the ''Exeter'' ''Merchants'' company could not ( as hee beleeveth ) if they would have brought her safely to an Anchor in any other parts of the Thames beside the lower chayne at Lymehouse for that shee came thither XXst upon the topp of a tyde very little before ebbing water soe that shee had noe better way at present to prevent danger to her selfe and ladeing than to fasten to the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'', as this deponent verily beleeveth, And saith other shipps did then lye safe in other places of the River of Thames besides the lower chayne at Lymehouse but hee beleeveth they came to their places where they soe lay before the tyde or ffludd was soe much spent as it was when the ''Exiter'' ''Merchant'' came to the Lower chayne at Lymehouse And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 9th hee saith the ''Exiter'' ''Merchant'' came on the outside of the ''ffrancis'' ''and'' ''Mary'' And further saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere.

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HCA 13/70 f.500r Annotate

2015-01-20T14:21:52Z

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|Transcription=And fasten their roapes thereto and ride thereby for our(?) tyde provided they vere(?) and make way for goods to come aboard this outward bound shipp if occasion serves, and saith if the shipp soe making fast doe not vere and make way for the outward bound shipp to take in such ladeing as cometh while the other shipp is soe made fast to her by the Custome aforesayd the outward bound shipp may receive(?) such damage of the shipp soe fastening to her as shee is put to for the tyme the goods to be taken in are soe hindered And this hath hee knowne to bee the Custome for the most part of the tyme hee this deponent was a waterman videlicit for these 20 yeares last and hath heard it hath bin the Custome of the sayd River in that case tyme out of memory of men now living, and saith hee hath found the same often done and remembereth about a yeare since hee sawe some(?) of the Company of the shipp Planter(?) ( being then come laden from Virginia ) goe aboard and fasten upon the shipp the Loyalty alsoe(?) then(?) lying at the middle chayne(?) at Lymehouse Captain Limbes(?) then Commander of her ) without the leave and good likeing of the sayd Captaine and his Company this hee knoweth for that hee sawe the same done, and sawe and observed the botswaine of the Loyalty to be much offended thereat And saith hee hath knowne the like done by divers other shipps but remembereth not at present the names of the shipps or their Commanders or the place where or tyme when, but well knoweth it is a usuall thing for shipps soe to doe And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 6th Interrogatorie hee saith saving his deposition to the second third and 4th articles of the allegation to which hee referreth hee cannot answere
To the 7th hee saith the hawser of the Exiter Merchant which was fastened to the Cable of the ffrancis and Mary was made fast thereto after the Interrogate Thomas Smith had forbidd the sayd Woodfins company to fasten any hawser to his shipp the ffrancis and Mary And further hee cannot answere.
To the 8th hee saith that at the tyme Interrogate the Exeter Merchants company could not ( as hee beleeveth ) if they would have brought her safely to an Anchor in any other parts of the Thames beside the lower chayne at Lymehouse for that shee came thither XXst upon the topp of a tyde very little before ebbing water soe that shee had noe better way at present to prevent danger to her selfe and ladeing than to fasten to the ffrancis and Mary, as this deponent verily beleeveth, And saith other shipps did then lye safe in other places of the River of Thames besides the lower chayne at Lymehouse but hee beleeveth they came to their places where they soe lay before the tyde or ffludd was soe much spent as it was when the Exiter Merchant came to the Lower chayne at Lymehouse And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere.
To the 9th hee saith the Exiter Merchant came on the outside of the ffrancis and Mary And further saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere.

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HCA 13/70 f.519v Annotate

2015-01-11T13:13:32Z

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|Transcription=put upon the ''Waterhound'' by her Company hee knoweth not nor hath heard and further saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere
To the 3 hee saith the ''William'' laye at Tower wharfe empty the tyme Interrogate And saith hee knoweth not nor hath heard that the Wharfinger commanded the ''William'' to be gone before the ''Waterhound'' came, nor whether the wharfinger gave any order for the ''Waterhound'' to come thither to unlade, And saith the ''Waterhound'' was then a laden shipp and the ''William'' empty and beleeveth by the Custome of the River the Company of the ''William'' ( if it had bin day tyme or if it was not and that the Company of the ''Waterhound'' had given them sufficient notice and tyme and liberty soe to doe which hee saith they did not ) ought to have brought their empty shipp outermost and saith his Contest(?) William Smith did call to the Company of the ''Waterhound'', before they lufted their sayd shipp inwards upon the ''William'' and bid them have a care and not luft their sayd shipp inwards for if they did it would squeese the ''William'' to XXXXX or words to that effect And further saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere.
To the 4th Interrogatorie hee saith the ''William'' after her rideing fower shipps a brest did on the Wednesday the 19th of this September goe away, but spake not that hee knoweth or hath heard of to Constant and his Company to helpe them out , but that the shipp on the inside of the ''William'' being goeing out the ''William'' alsoe went out with her , and saith that Constant in moveing his hawser to let them out did XXXXX a small blow on his hand with his own hawser but not soe as any way to endanger any part of his hand And to the rest of the Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively referring him selfe to his deposition to the sixth article of the libell wherein hee hath truly and as fully as hee can answered the rest of the Interrogatories And further cannot answere.
The mark of the sayd
Thomas T Reedman
Repeated before Dr Godolphin
The same day

(? Suckley ) The sayd William Smith upon Interrogatorie

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth of his knowledge in this cause being soe required to doe by the Interrogate Huntington and was and is pylott of the ''William'' and hath three pounds due to him for wages which hee expecteth to receive(?) of the sayd Huntington and other Owners of the ''William'', and saith hee hath used the sea as a Master and pylott of shipps for these thirty yeares last or thereabouts and hath observed that it is a usuall custome at Tower wharfe and other wharfes on the River of Thames for three shipps and not above to ryde a brest one of an other and saith hee well remembereth that within the sayd tyme hee transgressing and making a fowerth a brest at Porter’s(?) Key was for such his offence arrested by James Gyes an official of the Admiralty and was faiXX to compound for the same And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere
To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith the ''William'' was empty when the ''Waterhound'' came to her side and saith it was the duty of the ''William’s'' Company to put out fenders, and hee this deponent and ffrancis Everett and George Watts did accordingly put out fenders about an hower after the ''Waterhound'' came to her side, and before the ''Waterhound'' lufted inwards upon her, and saith notwithstanding her fenders the ''William'' being a smaler ship and empty might and was damnified in manner predeposed as the tyde forsooke her by reason of the ''Waterhound'' lufting inwards and leaning upon her as aforesaid, And saith there was an Anchor being(?) hunge over the syde of the ''Waterhound'' by some of her Company for a fender, but the same did not more hurt than good to the ''Waterhound'' being laden and lufting inward and leaning upon the ''William'' which was empty And further hee cannot answere
To the 3 hee saith the tyme Interrogate the ''William'' lay at Tower wharfe empty but noe order or command was given by the wharfinger ( that this deponent ever heard of ) for her departure before the ''Waterhound'' came nor after neither knoweth hee or hath heard that the wharfinger gave any order for the ''Waterhound'' to come
thither

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HCA 13/70 f.519v Annotate

2015-01-11T13:09:05Z

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|Transcription=put upon the Waterhound by her Company hee knoweth not nor hath heard and further saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere
To the 3 hee saith the William laye at Tower wharfe empty the tyme Interrogate And saith hee knoweth not nor hath heard that the Wharfinger commanded the William to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor whether the wharfinger gave any order for the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, And saith the Waterhound was then a laden shipp and the William empty and beleeveth by the Custome of the River the Company of the William ( if it had bin day tyme or if it was not and that the Company of the Waterhound had given them sufficient notice and tyme and liberty soe to doe which hee saith they did not ) ought to have brought their empty shipp outermost and saith his Contest(?) William Smith did call to the Company of the Waterhound, before they lufted their sayd shipp inwards upon the William and bid them have a care and not luft their sayd shipp inwards for if they did it would squeese the William to XXXXX or words to that effect And further saving his foregoing deposition hee cannot answere.
To the 4th Interrogatorie hee saith the William after her rideing fower shipps a brest did on the Wednesday the 19th of this September goe away, but spake not that hee knoweth or hath heard of to Constant and his Company to helpe them out , but that the shipp on the inside of the William being goeing out the William alsoe went out with her , and saith that Constant in moveing his hawser to let them out did XXXXX a small blow on his hand with his own hawser but not soe as any way to endanger any part of his hand And to the rest of the Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively referring him selfe to his deposition to the sixth article of the libell wherein hee hath truly and as fully as hee can answered the rest of the Interrogatories And further cannot answere.
The mark of the sayd
Thomas T Reedman
Repeated before Dr Godolphin
The same day

(? Suckley ) The sayd William Smith upon Interrogatorie

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth of his knowledge in this cause being soe required to doe by the Interrogate Huntington and was and is pylott of the William and hath three pounds due to him for wages which hee expecteth to receive(?) of the sayd Huntington and other Owners of the William, and saith hee hath used the sea as a Master and pylott of shipps for these thirty yeares last or thereabouts and hath observed that it is a usuall custome at Tower wharfe and other wharfes on the River of Thames for three shipps and not above to ryde a brest one of an other and saith hee well remembereth that within the sayd tyme hee transgressing and making a fowerth a brest at Porter’s(?) Key was for such his offence arrested by James Gyes an official of the Admiralty and was faiXX to compound for the same And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere
To the 2 Interrogatorie hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to put out fenders, and hee this deponent and ffrancis Everett and George Watts did accordingly put out fenders about an hower after the Waterhound came to her side, and before the Waterhound lufted inwards upon her, and saith notwithstanding her fenders the William being a smaler ship and empty might and was damnified in manner predeposed as the tyde forsooke her by reason of the Waterhound lufting inwards and leaning upon her as aforesaid, And saith there was an Anchor being(?) hunge over the syde of the Waterhound by some of her Company for a fender, but the same did not more hurt than good to the Waterhound being laden and lufting inward and leaning upon the William which was empty And further hee cannot answere
To the 3 hee saith the tyme Interrogate the William lay at Tower wharfe empty but noe order or command was given by the wharfinger ( that this deponent ever heard of ) for her departure before the Waterhound came nor after neither knoweth hee or hath heard that the wharfinger gave any order for the Waterhound to come
thither

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HCA 13/70 f.519r Annotate

2015-01-07T22:25:22Z

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HCA 13/70 f.519r Annotate

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HCA 13/70 f.519r Annotate

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|Transcription=alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
put

alye a brest at Tower wharfe and other places more thereabouts the wherry men who passe up and down the River then(?) will complaine to the wharfinger thereof as being a thing preiudiciall to them for more shipps than three to lye a brest one of another and say it fills up the River soe much that it is inconvenient for passengers and this XXXXX hath heard wherrymen threaten to complayne thereof as a thing punishable And further hee cannot answere.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith the William was an empty vessel when the Waterhound came to surprise and saith it was the duty of the William’s Company to lay out fenders and saith there were fenders layed out by ffrancis Everett and William Smith as aforesayd towards morning soe soone as they XXXXXX the Waterhound to bee layed soe neare to them and saith shee the William XXXXX her damage predeposed after her fenders were put out by reason that as the tyde fell the Waterhound being lufted inwards leaned upon her and pressed her in manner predeposed notwithstanding her fenders and further hee cannot answere not knowing nor having heard of any fenders put upon the Waterhound by her Company.
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not of any notice or command given to the Master and Company of the William by the wharfinger to be gone before the Waterhound came, nor what order or whether any order was given by the wharfinger to the Waterhound to come thither to unlade, nor knoweth of any such custome as is interrogate and further saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth hee cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith the William did after the rideing(?) 4 shipps a brest as aforesayd goe away and that the Interrogate Huntington did XXXXX the Interrogate Constant and Companie to XXXX their fasts that the William might get out, and saith they did XXXX them after much(?) XX aughing and denying soe to doe at last And to the rest of the Interrogatories hee answereth negatively for that hee knoweth the sayd Huntington spake to the sayd Constant touching the damage in manner predeposed and the sayd Constant replyed in manner predeposed And further hee cannot answere
the mark of the sayd
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin George A Watts
The same day
The foresayd Thomas Reedman upon Interrogatorie
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause being soe required by the Interrogate Huntington and was none of the Company of the William and saith hee hath bin Master’s mate and Pilott of shipps for about theses twenty yeares last and thereby knoweth that it hath bin during the sayd tyme and is a custome upon the River of Thames both at Tower wharfe and other wharfes thereabouts that there ought but three shipps at most to lye a brest one of an other and for the most part but two shipps suffered to lye a brest one of an other unlesse for one tyde or the like and saith if more than three lye a brest they are punishable by the Water bayly or other authority for soe doing if they be complayned of, and this hee hath observed to be the Custome during all the sayd tyme and hee hath within the sayd tyme knowne divers Masters of shipps punished by fine or other costs for soe doing by the authority of the Admiralty court. And further hee cannot answere.
To the second hee saith the William was empty when the Waterhound came to her side and that it was her duty to lay out ffenders, and that ffenders were layed out by some of her company but by whome by name hee knoweth not, nor remembereth how longe after the Waterhound came it was ere(?) the William’s Company put out her fenders, and saith the damage predeposed happened after the sayd fenders were out by reason that the water falling and the Waterhound being lufted inwards as aforesayd upon the William shee leaned soe upon the William that shee XXXX her and hung XXXXX above water betweene the ship of her inside and the Waterhound which shee might and did doe notwithstanding her fenders, but whether any fenders were
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|Transcription=[Mannor and hundred of ffaversham have of this deponent’s knowledge for these fiftie yeares last past upwards bin commonly accompted and reputed, and as he hath heard by publique fame and report in ffaversham and parts adiacent they have bin soe reputed tyme out of mynde and memory of men now living And saith hee knoweth that William Luson allegate and the rest of the plaintiffs(?) to this suite producents in this cause are Tennants of the Mannor and hundred of ffaversham and soe have bin for divers yeares last past some for tenn yeares last past some for twenty and some for longer tyme, and hee this deponent knoweth that they have as tennants done suite and service and served of the jurie in the Court held yearely twice a yeare at ffaversham by the Lord of the Mannor and hundred of ffaversham as tennants thereof and further to this allegation hee cannot depose.
The sayd John Culliford to this allegation arlate
Dated the 10th day of October 1655
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that for these twenty yeares last hee knoweth that the ffishermen Tennants of the Mannor and hundred of ffaversham have soe often as the grounds arlate wanted storeing with oysters, made a collection watch(?) or cessement(?) amongst them selves for moneys to store the sayd grounds and have some yeares expended in oysters bought out of Essex and other places to store the sayd grounds somtymes Eighty pounds a yeare and somtymes more and somtymes lesse , and this hee better knoweth for that the sayd Tennants standing neede of money to buy oysters to store the sayd grounds this deponent borrowed and procured them threescore pounds for that use and was bound for the repayment thereof, and for that hee this deponent after such store oysters , have bin bought hath divers tymes measured them ( being Water bayly) and seene them layd and helped to laye them in the grounds in question And hee this deponent well knoweth that neither the ffishermen of Stroude Gillingham Milton or any other but the tennants of the mannor and hundred of ffaversham did at any tyme since this deponent was a tennant ( which is about fifty yeares ) ever store the sayd grounds with oysters or contribute and pay anything towards soe doeing, but the sayd Tennants of the mannor and hundered of ffaversham have allwaies stored the same and had the benefitt of fishing for and takeing oysters and other fish there exclusive from all other ffishermen whatsoever and have quietly enioyed the sayd priviledge and benefitt ( saving such trespasses as have bin secretly committed as aforesaid ) And soe have used to store and enioy the same ( as this deponent by common fame and report in and about ffaversham hath heard ) from tyme to tyme beyond the memory of all men now living And further to this article hee cannot depose

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|Transcription=The 15th day of October 1655
Examined upon the sayd allegation in the Article of Court John Cullyford of ffaversham in the County of Kent ffisherman where hee hath lived for these fower or five and fiftie yeares last past, borne at Upper Lyme in the County of Devon aged eighty three yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth as following videlicit
To the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee hath bin a tennant of the Mannor and hundred of ffaversham for these fiftie yeares last past and hath knowne the grounds allegate called the Nebb or Harly Shoare East Swale the Becon grounds, Nasse grounds and Pollard grounds for these three and fifty yeares last past or thereabouts during all which tyme they have bin fishing grounds and watercourses wherein were bedds of oysters lyeing and saith during all the sayd tyme they have bin commonly accompted to be parcell of the mannor and hundred of ffaversham and to lye within the bounds of the sayd mannor and hundred and by common fame and report and places adiacent have soe bin oyster grounds and fishing grounds part of the sayd Mannor and hundred tyme out of mynde and memory of men now living And hee saith being a tennant as aforesayd hee knoweth that the Tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred for theses fiftie yeares last past and forty one beyond memory of men now living as hath heard by common fame in ffaversham thereabouts have used to pay and doe pay yearely to the Lord of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham or his Stewards the yearely Rent of twenty five shillings fower pence for libertie to fish in the sayd grounds for oysters and other ffish exclusive from all other ffishermen whatsoever and hee well knoweth that for the sayd tyme of fifty yeares the ffishermen tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham have bin in quiet possession of fishing and have fished the sayd grounds watercourses and bedds of oysters for oysters and other fish exclusive to all other ffishermen whatsoever and converted the oysters and fish thereof to their owne use in lieu of the sayd yearely rent ( saving that other fishermen came secretly as trespassers fished thereon within the sayd tyme ) and well knoweth that noe other fishermen either of Milton Stroude Halston Gillingham or any other parts adiacent have at any tyme within the tyme aforesayd quietly fished in the sayd grounds and watercourses either for oysters or other ffish unlesse secretly as by stealth and as trespassers but have bin fined and punished divers tymes in the sayd tyme when they have bin discovered and taken for doeing , as trespassers and this deponent having bin watch bayly of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham hath known divers ffishermen of other adiacent places as Rochester Strowde Milton and other places ( being taken fishing in the sayd grounds, secretly ) questioned by the Lord of the sayd Mannor and hundred of ffaversham and his tennants thereof and have submitted them selves as trespassers in soe doeing and have within these fower or five yeares last past paid eight or tenn shillings apeece and some more to Sir George Sands the now Lord of the sayd Mannor or his stewards as hee trespass against him and his tennants of the sayd Mannor and hundred by fishing in the sayd grounds and for persons who have the sole liberty of fishing the sayd grounds watercourses and oyster bedds exclusive for all other ffishermen whatsoever the ffishermen tennants

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|Transcription=The sayd Godfrey Slade upon the sayd related allegation given in the 10th of October 1655
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this deponent haveing bin a Tennant of the Mannor and hundred of ffaversham for about twenty yeares last past saith that hee this deponent about nyne yeares since did in the behalfe of him selfe and the rest of the tennants of the sayd hundred and mannor disburse in one year thirty pounds to buy oysters in Essex and other places to store(?) the grounds in question and sawe the sayd grounds stored with the sayd oysters and well knoweth that the sayd tenants have for these twenty yeares last soe oft as occasion required stored the sayd grounds with oysters and therein expended very considerable summes of money yearely in such yeares as the same stood neede of storing, and hath heard and beleeveth the sayd tennants have soe stored the sayd grounds tyme out of mynde
And saith hee never heard or knew that any the Inhabitants of Strowde, Gillingham Milton or any but the tennants of the hundred and Mannor of ffavershamdid at any tyme lay out any money in oysters to store or did at any tyme store the sayd grounds with oysters
And further hee cannot to this article depose saving his foregoing deposition
To the 2 article hee saith hee knoweth and hath observed for about these twenty yeares last past that the tennants ffishermen of the hundred and Lordship of ffaversham doe by them selves or others whome they hire to that purpose yearely watch the grounds in question from about Lamas till about a fortnight or three weekes after Michaelmas and doe usually expend thereabout, thirty shillings a week yearely and sometymes more during that tyme they watch this hee knoweth for that hee is a tennant and payeth his part thereof and also for that hee and one John Askew of ffaversham did watch the sayd grounds one yeare and had thirty shillings a weeke allowed them betwixt them for soe doing the sayd tennants of ffaversham mannor and hundred and well knoweth that noe Inhabitants of Stroude Milton Gillingham or any save the sayd Tennants of ffaversham mannor and hundred did at any tyme since this deponent was a tennant which is about XX yeares last ( nor at any tyme before that ever hee knew or heard of ) watch the sayd grounds or pay for watching of them or had any right to fish in them, or did fish in them save secretly and in the night tyme and as by stealth And further hee cannot to this article depose.
To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true.
To the interrogatories
To the first interrogatory hee saith hee was required by Captaine Price one of the tennants of the Mannor and hundred of ffaversham in behalf of the producents to appear and testifie his knowledge in this cause and saith he beareth his parts of charges in this suite as being himselfe a tennant and is to have the rest borne by other the tennants and saith ???
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==Summary==

The 30th day of July 1655

The Clayme of Manuel and Francis Derrickson of Hamborough(?) for their goods laden aboard the ship the Nightingale ( whereof Henry Glassing was master ) taken by some of the shipps in the immediate service of this Commonwealth. Budd. ffranklin.
Mr Ferdinando jus/
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Examined upon an Allegation given on the behalf of the said Manuel and Ffrancis Derrickson
Vincent de Basto of Lisbone in Portugall Merchant aged 22 yeares or thereabouts.
Witnesse sworn and examined saith as followeth.
Videlicit
To the first Article he saith that hee this deponent hath knowne the arlates Manuel and Francis Derrickson Merchants of Hamburgh for about three yeares last past by correspondence, during all which time the said Manuel and Francis the producents in this Cause have been well knowne and observed amongst Merchants in Lisbone to have their ffactor and Correspondent there, who on their behalf and by their direction did and doe usually send goods thence to Havre de Grace, Roane and other parts in ffrance, particularly this deponent saith he well knoweth and is intimately acquainted with Manuel Rodrigues Isidro who was and is Correspondent of and Agent for the said producents there in manner aforesaid. And further saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith, That in or about the month of June 1654 the said Manuel and francis Derrickson by their said correspondent Manuel Rodrigues Isidro did cause to be laden and putt on board the ship the Nightingale then at or neere Lisbone ( whereof the arlate Henry Glassing was then master ) bound for Havre de Grace or Roane in ffrance four chests of sugars for the said producent’s proper accompt as the said ffactor with whom this deponent was familiarly conversant, did upon the lading thereof, acquaint this deponent but of what marke the said were, hee saith he knoweth not, Hee also saith That hee this deponent by the said producent’s order and for their accompt did then and there alsoe lade or cause to be laden in and aboard the said ship six bales three chests and two barrills from No 1 to No11 marked as in the margent(?) containing these sewall goods ware and merchandize ensuing videlicit two barrells of aloes, six bales of matts, fiftie douzen of beades, fiftie eight pounds of wax candles and small Rolls(?), two parcels of thread and one chest of earthenware to be transported in the said ship from Lisbone aforesaid to Havre de Grace or Roane aforesaid for the accompt of the said producents, and there to bee delivered unto one Anthonio Rodrigues de Marais their factor or Agent there. The premisses hee deposeth upon the grounds and reasons therein expressed. And otherwise saving his foregoing deposition hee saith hee cannot Depose.
To the third hee saith, That after the lading of the said goods marked

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