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Ad 2a dicit that in the foresaid Master [?then] and at the time the disaster hereaftermentioned [?the lillate John Cole]
was Master of the ship Mary Rose, [?lilate] and had the care and
charge of her, as Master, and for such hee was Comonly accounted.

A 3. 4. 5 et 6 dicit that upon or about the 22th day of October
1658 the said ship weighed to come out of the River of
Newcastle, and shee was then coming out in Company of
a great ffleete of ships, most of which were aboard of the
John, (shee then having about 140 Chaldron of coales, Newcastle
measure onboard her) and the wind being to this deponents
remembrance West North West neere that point, the foresaid
Robert Marriot (who was Master of the John) caused his
Company (whereof this deponent was one) to slacken saile
to prevent the Johne Coming foule of some or one of the
ships of the said ffleete
and to the end shee should not take away their winde.
And saith that Imediately after the John weighed to come
out of the said River, the foresaid ship Mary Rose alsoe
weighed, to come out thence, and came imediately after, and
a sterne of the John, with all her sailes full and her boate
ahead towing of her, and came very neere unto the John
which the said Marriot and Company perceiving they or most part of
them called out to the said Cole and Company and
desired them to slacken their sailes and keep a sterne
telling them that if they did not they would be on board the
John or to that effect which words they heard
and understood and one of them replyed that they should
got cleare of her or to that purpose, and the said Marriot
againe called out earnestly to the said Cole to the Effect [?XXX]
and hee made answer, that hee would get ahead of
them, meaning ahead of the John, or to that purpose and
coming in the manner aforesaid with all his sailes full and
the boate towing of her, striving to get before, the John (sic)
came with her bowe onboard the Johns Larboard
side, and tooke away the wind from her, and the Mary Roses
anchor was foule of the Johns shrouds, and her boultspritt
under the Johns stay, and for the clearing of the John
her Company were forced to cut the Laniards of their
Shrouds by which meanes the John was put by her [?XXXX]
that her Company could not have the Comand of her, and
were forced to let slip their best bower Anchor but the Mary
Roses sailes being still full shee came soe fast upon the John
that shee dragged home her Anchor soe that it could not [?XXX]
the John up, the premisses hee deposeth being an eye
witnes thereof and onboard the said ship John and one of her
Company the said time./.