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The fourth of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING] A businesse of redeeming and saving of a certaine} shipp called the ''Hope'' of Quinsborowe and} her lading et cetera promoted by Edmund Hempson} and others against Beniamin Harrison} and William harrington.} Examined upon an allegation given in on the behalfe of the said Hampson and others, the second of this instant. '''Rp. 1''' '''Seth Thurston''' of Wivenho in Essex ffisherman aged 20ty yeares or thereaboutes a witnes produced sworne and Examined deposeth as followeth On the first article of the said allegation hee deposeth and saith that Edmond hempson William Scotcher James warden, Valentine hudson and John Mortimer arlate were commonly knowne reputed and taken to be masters and owners of five severall hoys or vessells as is arlate dureing all thetyme arlate, which this deponent knoweth having sayled any tyme these 3. monethes last past with James Wardell one of the sayd masters arlate, and knoweing what hee hath deposed to be true. And further cannot depose./ To the second article of the said allegation hee sith and deposeth that in or about the 16th day of december last past, the alate hampson Scotcher wardell hudson and Mortimer being in their severall hoys att sea came to a place called the Swin off of the Coast of Essex, and there found a vessell or shipp since knowne to bee the ''hope'' of Quinborrow in a sinkeing and perishing condition, haveing 4 Inches water on her upper deck[?e], haveing neither man nor cat or any other livinge creature on board her, haveing alsoe her hatches washed over board, before the said masters came to her And hee saith the said Masters arlate and all their companies did presently use theire endeavors to save the said ''hope'' of Quinborrow from Utter loose[?ing] and towed her off that place with very much labor and great hazard of their vessells and men, unto a place called Grays where the [?foresaid] vessell now [?remayneth] [#] [# LH MARGIN] [?which] is att least 50 miles from [?the ?place] where they towed her where by the said 5. masters and Companys did preserve the vessell the ''hope'' of Quinborrow from utterly perishinge in the sea of this deponents knowledge, who was then on board James Wardells vessell as a common man, and did see and knowe the premisses as hee hath deposed. and further cannot day./ To the third article of the said allegation hee cannot depose./ To the fourth article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that in and about the saveing of the ''hope'' of Quinborrow arlate Edmond hampson one of the said Masters did loose his skiffe, which in this deponents judgement was worth 4 ''li'' sterling. Andfurther saith that the said 5 Masters did in this deponents iudgement loose , dureing the tyme of theire seizeing and carryeing the said shipp the ''hope'' of Quinborrow to Grays) att least twenty pounds sterling per hoy as fish [?fell] out att that tyme and further cannot depose./ To the fifth article of the said allegation hee saith the ''hope'' of Quinborrows arlate was laden the tyme arlate with Hempe Clapboard and oares. and further cannot depose. To the 6th hee cannot depose To the last hee saith and deposeth that his former deposition for the reasons by hin predeposed was and is true and further cannot day./ REpeated before doctor Godolphin. Seth '''T''' Thurston [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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