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damage in question happened whicvh shipps hee saith did ride safe without any dammage And further hee cannot answere/ To the 4th hee saith it is usuall for the Masters and Companyes of shipps who come laden innto the River of Thames for their better security to moore their sjipps fast And saith the ''Imployment'' before and at the tyme shee receaved the dammage predeposed of was soe fast moored with two Anchors athwart the River of Thames And further hee cannot answere/ To the 5th hee saith that hee this deponent at such tyme as the shipp the ''Imploy'' ''ment'' came first to anchor neere the ''James and Martin'' did diligently looke and observe whether any boyes were neere the ''Imployment'' and thereby did observe that the ''James and Martin'' had then noe boye to her Anchor at least wise none that appeared above water or would be seene either at high water or lowe water whereby to give notice where about her Anchor lay And further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere/ To the 6th hee saith the ''James and Martin'' was at an Anchor when the ''Imployment'' came first to Anchor neere her, but how longe before shee had layne there hee knoweth not And further hee cannot answere/ To the 7th hee saith hee hath heard that sometymes boyes and their roapes have bin cutt of from Anchors of shipps lying in the River of Thames, by ill disposed persons, without the knowledge of the Masters and Company of such shipps from whence they are cut, and hath heard that some have bin punished for soe doeing and further hee cannot answere./ To the 8th hee saith that hee was on board the ''Imployment'' a little before the dammage happened, but was gone a shoare before it happened, and returned on board againe within lesse then an hower after and at his comming found that shee had receaved dammage by the Anchor of the ''James and Martin'' in manner predeposed And further saving his fore= goeing deposition hee cannot answere./ To the 9th hee saith hee was present and sawe the Master of the ''Imployment'' pay moneys to divers men who helped to pumpe and bayle the sayd shipp after shee had receaved the damage predeposed of and sawe hee paid some of them for the same three shillings a man for every tyde and to others of them halfe a crowne a man for every tyde for soe workeing upon her but what the whole summe hee paid them amounted to hee did not observe nor knowethAnd alsoe saith hee sawe the sayd Master pay twenty shillings to those who digged to make way for the Carpenters to stopp the hole made in the bilge of the ''Imployment'' by the Anchor of the ''James and Martin'' aforesayd And saith hee was by the Master of the ''Imployment'' aforesayd imployed after the damage in question receaved in severall [?sorts] of Imploment videlicet to helpe to pumpe and bayle
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