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taken out of his hand to which the said Ja … taken out of his hand to which the said Jacket would not at first<br />
hearken but at length being still importuned thereto<br />
and seeing the said Hickman allmost [?quited ?thereat] hee did condescend<br />
thereunto. Et ulterius deponit that by reason of the said misuseage<br />
the said Hickman was constrained to lye under the Chirurgeons<br />
hands for the cureing thereof, for 5 or 6. weekes together, during<br />
all which tyme hee lay in much [?XXX] and torment, and hath<br />
thereby suffered soe much affliction as this deponent (nor anye<br />
man else (as hee beleeveth) would endure or undergoe the like<br />
torture for a 1000 ''li'' sterling. And soe much damage this deponent<br />
conceaveth the said Hickman hath susteyned [?XXXXX]<br />
depoXXX hee thsi deponent comeing and retourneing againe abord the<br />
''Mayfflower'' within 2 dayes space after the said Hickman was loosed<br />
from the mainemast, and seeing his Arme the said Hickmans<br />
Arme soe swelled, and heareing of him then and since that,<br />
grievously complaine of the paine which hee endured thereby<br />
Et alr nescit deponere./
Ad 13um 14um et 15um deponit et dicit that diverse tymes dureing<br />
the voyage in question the said Jackett would very often take an<br />
occasion to quarrell with the producent and without any cause<br />
would beate and abuse him after a most cruell and barbarous<br />
manner sometimes with a Cane and a billet as is arlate, and<br />
would knock him downe for dead and soe much brusied and<br />
spoyled his body and limbs that hee did thereby susteyne much<br />
damage and hurt and soe much as this deponent would not<br />
undergoe the like for 200 ''li'' sterlinge and soe much damage<br />
the said Hickman hath thereby susteyned Et ulterius<br />
deponit that whilest the said ship was and remained upon the Coast<br />
of Ginney the said Jacket haveinge a minde to put some abuse<br />
upon the said producent and knoweing how to doe it without<br />
some colourable pretence of the said Hickmans committing,<br />
some heynous crime, hee the said Kacket did send for this deponent<br />
and would habe had testified an untruth against him, which<br />
when this deponent came hee would not doe, whereupon the said<br />
Jackett out of meere malice and spite did forthwith in this<br />
deponents presence fall upon and stricke the said Hickman with<br />
his hand spike in such a cruell and barbarous manner that<br />
hee desisted not till hee had [?wellingh] killed him, knocking<br />
him downe and beating his body all black and blew and in manye<br />
places and useing of him as this deponent saith hee never<br />
sawe nor heard of the like barbar[?isance] and cruely in all<br />
his dayes, without any offence at all comitted. Et alr nescit<br />
deponere saveing that by reason thereof the said Hickman<br />
was [?feine] to his under the chirurgeons hands for diverse<br />
weekes together, and his body cannot choose but bee much<br />
weakened and impaired thereby, and soe much this deponent<br />
saith hee doeth [?adXXX] that [?XXX XXX XXX and TXXXXXX the same]<br />
Sup reliquis non examinatr ex directione producent.
Ch delay [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] producent.
Ch delay [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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