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To the second article of the sayd libell h … To the second article of the sayd libell hee saith that within the sayd tyme<br />
predeposed videlicet in the moneth of July last and before the goeing out<br />
of the sayd shipp on the voyage in question the sayd henry Southwood wanting<br />
a pilott for the piloting and conducting the sayd shipp in her sayd voyage the<br />
arlate Richard [?ffare] did in the sayd moneth of July shipp him selfe on board<br />
the sayd shipp to serve as pilott of her for the sayd voyage and did take upon him<br />
the office of Pilott of the sayd shipp the sayd voyage and had the charge of the sayd shipp<br />
and her ladeing as Pilott of the sayd shipp the sayd voyage committed to him and tooke the same<br />
upon him from the tyme of the sayd shipps departure from Gravesend, but what<br />
wages the sayd henry Southwood and Richard ffare agreed for hee knoweth<br />
not, hee not being present at the contract betweene them thereabout, but hath heard<br />
that the sayd ffare was to have Tenn pounds for piloting the sayd shipp to druntam<br />
aforesayd and from thence back to the downes and hath alsoe heard that the sayd ffare receaved forty<br />
shillings of the sayd Southwood before the sayd voyage began in part of the tenn pounds<br />
soe agreed upon betweene them And further to this article he cannot depose saving<br />
his subsequent deposition./
To the third hee saith hee hath heard the sayd Richard ffare saye himselfe<br />
that hee was thick of hearing, and knoweth the sayd ffare is an aged man and<br />
wanteth one of his eyes and further saving his subsequent deposition to<br />
which hee referreth hee cannot depose./
To the 4th 5th and 6th articles of the sayd libell hee saith That during the whole<br />
voyage in question the sayd Richard ffare did plainely appeare to be very<br />
ignorant and unskillfull in the knowledge of sand which were to be passed<br />
by and of the Coasts of countries to be necessarily passed by in the sayd<br />
voyage and to be a man very insufficient to take upon him the office of<br />
pilotting and conducting the sayd shipp the sayd voyage, and soe much was<br />
generally observed by this deponent and the rest of the sayd shipps company<br />
upon sundrie occasions in the sayd voyage, And in perticular this deponent<br />
saith that in the sayd shipps passage from the River of Thames shee coming<br />
among the sands in the Swi[?nn] arlate the sayd Richard ffare as<br />
appeared buy his actions was at a stand and knew not where hee was, or what<br />
course to steere the sayd shipp, to avoide the danger of running the sayd<br />
shipp upon the sayd sands, in soe much that the Master and Company of the sayd<br />
shipp well seeing the sayd ffare his ignorance of the place and unskillfulness<br />
to avoide the danger of it, did and were enforced (for the preservation of<br />
the sayd shipp and her ladeing and her companyes lives from perishing through<br />
the ignorance and insufficiencie of the sayd ffare) to direct and shape the sayd<br />
shipps course whilst shee was amongst the sayd sands and soe by the<br />
good blessing of God on the industry and caare of the sayd Master and<br />
Company the sayd shipp did passe the sayd sands in safety whereas<br />
shee might and in probability would otherwise by the sayd ffares unskillfullness<br />
have bin cast awaie upon them And hee further saith the sayd<br />
shippe further saith the sayd<br />
shipp +
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