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To the fifth article of the said libell he … To the fifth article of the said libell hee saith and deposeth That<br />
hee hath used seafaring from his youth, and hath bin a master<br />
of shipps and vessells for theise fourtie yeares last, and thereby well knoweth<br />
that for all that time (and as hee hath heard for time beyond that<br />
memory of man) there hath bin and still is a custome observed in this<br />
port of London by and betweene masters and Chirurgeons of<br />
shipps, that the Chirurgeon hired to serve in any shipp or vessell doe<br />
not enter into pay untill the shipps comming to Gravesend outwards<br />
bound upon any voyage. And that upon the retourne of shipps or<br />
vessells from their voyage for this port, the Chirurgeons wages are<br />
due and payable assoone as the shipp comes to Gravesend, and<br />
forthwith upon the shipps said arivall, the Chirurgeons are to be<br />
paid and dischardged from further service and attendance on or aboard<br />
any such shipp or shipps, and from that time and dismissed from<br />
any further moneth by pay from such shipp or shipps and the owners<br />
thereof. And further that if after the retourne of any such shipp<br />
or shipps from their voyage or voyages to Gravesend, any of the<br />
said shipps company or folkes fell sick, or receive any hurt such Chirurgeon is<br />
by the said custome not bound to applie or minister<br />
medicaments or phisick or any meanes of care to him or them,<br />
Unlesse hee be padid for the same by the Patient himselfe. But<br />
saith that assoone as the shipp soe retournes to Gravesend, the Chirurgeon is free, and lawfully may by the said custome, leave the<br />
said shipp, without expectation of any pay from that time, whereas<br />
the rest of the company are not dischargeable untill<br />
the shipp comes quite up and comes to an anchor and is mored. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith that by the custome aforesaid noe Chyrurgeon<br />
is liable to pay any dammage that the goods aboard the shipp wherein<br />
hee serves happen to receive aboard her, and that hee is not to<br />
receive any primage or average, which hee knoweth by the<br />
meanes aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
Repeated before doctor Clarke.
Thomas Waymouth [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]rke.
Thomas Waymouth [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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