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Transcription

To the 4th 5th 6th and 7th hee saith that it was generally
said and reported in the said ffleete and so this Deponent beleeveth that the Abigail
by the carelessnes of her Company came foule of the Agreement and not the Agreement
of her. And saith it was likewise generally said and
reported in the said ffleete. that at the time the Abigail
came foule of the Agreement the Agreement was
to Leeward of the Abigail, and saith that of his
Knowledge, (having gone to sea above thirty yeeres)
it is not usuall for ships that are to Leeward to
come foule of ships that are to windward, And
further (saving as aforesaid) cannot depose saving
hee hath since heard are one of the Abigails company say that they
put their Helme the wrong way: and by that means fell foule of master Halls ship.

To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath noe Relation to this busines
and was none of the Agreements Company and saith
hee desireth and useth his endeavor (only in speaking the
truth) that the Agreement may be Cleered and the fault of
the Sinking the Abigail may ly on her Company for
the reasons aforesaid and otherwise cannot Answer:/:

To the second hee saith the winde the said time was
at West South west, and otherwise saving as aforesaid
hee cannot answer, saving negatively./:

To the third hee saith the Agreement was a better [x GUTTER]
then the Abigail, and further cannot Answer./

To the 4th hee saith hee hath heard that the Abigail
sunck and otherwise cannot answer./.

To the 5th hee cannot Answer./:

The marke of M the said
Thomas ffeild./. [MARK, RH SIDE]

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The same day

Examined on the said Allegation [CENTRE HEADING]

RP. 13: [LH MARGIN]

John Godfrey of Dover Court neere [x GUTTER]
Mariner aged 32 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and
Examined./:

To the first second and 3d articles of the sayd Allegation
hee saith that hee well Knoweth the Ship the Agreement
John Hall master and also well Knewe the ship the Abigail
(whereof of Thomas Laverick was master) and saith the
two Ships came out from Tinmouth Haven in the
Company of a Great ffleete of ships, about three weeks
after Michaelmas 1658 (the time hee doth not now
more particularly remember) and saith that of his Knowledge
the Agreement went out of Tinmouth Haven the said [x GUTTER]
before the Abigail, and kept before her from [x GUTTER]
coming out, untill a morning happening about foure or
five dayes after her goeing out of Tinmouth Haven