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The 13th day of 8:ber 1656/ [CENTRE HEADING] Examined upon the sayd allegation./ '''Rp EA''' '''2''' '''Edward Purdy''' of Yarmouth Mariner aged fiftie three yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./ To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that in the moneth of September last past 1656 the arlate William Lee with his shipp the ''Samuell'' and the arlate Otter with his shipp whereof hee was Master (called as hee hath heard and beleeveth by the name of the ''Providence'') came from Newcastle togeather and being come both to the Northwards of Scarborough Castle and the winde being then Contrary videlicet at the South upon or about the sixth day of the sayd moneth of September the sayd shipp ''Samuell'' stood off, and the sayd Otters shipp stood in, by meanes whereof they came very neere each other, whereupon the sayd Otter waved to the Company of the ''Samuell'' to heave up and the sayd Lee after the sayd Otters soe waveing to them to heave up did accordingly, give Command to his shipps Company to heave up that for the ''Samuell'' might come to Leewards of the sayd Otters shipp, and the Company of the ''Samuell'' in order to the Command of their sayd master did brace up the helme with all speede to come to the leeward, and braced their mayne sayle, and mayne top sayle in the winde, and brailed up their Mizen sayle, and used all possible diligence to get cleere of the sayd Otters shipp and to prevent doeing any dammage to the sayd Otters shipp or receaving any dammage from her, which not withstanding the sayd Otters shipp comming with full sayle ranne aboard the ''Samuell'', and brake downe the ''Samuells'' stemme and heads and brake three beames of her forecastle and carried down her upper deck and carried forth two foote of planke under her forechannel and did her much other hurt and dammage and much endangered the sinking of the sayd shipp the ''Samuell'' shee being by the meanes aforesayd made soe leakie that the sayd Lee and Company had much a doe to keepe her a floate and for her better preservation from sinking were forced to put her in to Scarborough (shee not being able to endure the sea any farther) this hee deposeth of his owne sight and knowledge being one of the Company of the shipp ''Samuell'' and helpeing to brace and brayle her sayles as aforesayd and using his utmost endeavour to keepe her cleere of the sayd Otters shipp, but as to the value of the sayd dammage done to the ''Samuell'' by the meanes aforesayd hee saith hee cannot estimate the same, And further to these articles hee cannot depose/ To the third article of the sayd allegation hee saith the sayd Otters shipp by further running against the shipp ''Samuell'' having alsoe receaved some dammage did not withstanding heave up towards Whitby arlate which is about ten fower leagues distant from Scarborough and further distant from the place the Otters shipp fell fowle of the ''Samuell'' then Scarborough is whereas hee the sayd Otter might with more ease and convenience and safety have put in to Scarborough and might have bin there at least two or three howers before the ''Samuell'' shee the ''Samuell'' being soe exceedingly dammaged as aforesayd, which if the Sayd Otter had done hee had without doubt prevented that danger which afterwards befell his sayd shipp by reason afterwards (as this deponent hath credibly heard) hee rann her on shoare
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