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6th die decembris 1660 [CENTRE HEADING]

Sup Allone produ[?i]t Exam[?inate]

Rp. 3.us

Thomas Miles de Sandwitch Nauta annos
agens 32 aut do [?circiter] testis productus et
Juratus deponit dicit prout Seg[XX]./

Ad ju nescit deponeree

Ad 2.u et 3.u arlos dicit that a little before his Majesties happy arrivall in this
Nation the time otherwise hee cannnot call to minde the ship
the Swanne John A[?bsolon] Master weighed Anchor to come downe the River of Newcastle with
her Lading of Coales, and a ship said to be [?from] Brighthampson
and called the Prosperous, did at or about the same time also
weigh Anchor to [XXXX] thence, and shee came next
after the said Ship Swanne, and as the said Ship Swan
was turning about the vill point shee being becalmed,
some of her Company called out earnestly
to the Master and Company of the said ship called the Prosperous shee being then very neere tje Swanne to lower their sailes,
saying that if they did not they would be aboard them or to that effect.
which words hee saith they heard, but notwithstanding they did
not lower their sailes but presently after runne their boultsprit
betweene the Swannes mizen mast and [?some] part of her
Rigging and forced the Swanns Anchor ]XXXXX] soe that it could not bring the Swanne [?up] and by that meanes put her ashore and then the Prosperous went
into the middle of the River, or thereabouts where shee staid till the next tyde, but none of her Company somuch
as came to helpe to get the Swanne off. And shee being
soe onshore John fforwood Master of the John and mary pinke of
Sandwitch sent all his Company whereof this deponent was one (saving a boy) to helpe the saud
Absolon

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