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HCA 13/71 f.47v Annotate
First transcribed 2 October 2012  +
First transcriber Colin Greenstreet  +
Folio 47  +
Parent volume HCA 13/71  +
Side Verso  +
Status Uploaded image; transcribed on 02/10/2012  +
Transcription To the third Article hee saith, That it isTo the third Article hee saith, That it is and ever hath been usuall, since<br /> this deponent first knew what belonged to Navigation, That a Pilott undertakeing the<br /> pilotting of a ship from place, should have the sole ordering direction, and<br /> Command of the said shipp and Companie, and that although the Master<br /> of such shipp bee himselfe aboard. yet hee ought not in any manner to<br /> contradict or apprise the said Pilotts Command in any thing concerning the<br /> sayleing of the said shipp. And so much hee beleeveth to be conforme to the<br /> Sea lawes and Customes in that Case provided and generally received, to<br /> which hee referreth himselfe, And further, cannot depose./ To the 4th Article hee saith, That at or about the time predeposed, the<br /> arlate James Warren did conduct and pilott the said shipp the ''Exchange''<br /> from this Port to Gravesend where shee and her ladeing arrived in safety<br /> upon and being there cleared upon a Saturday, the next morning the<br /> said Wilkinson being himselfe ashore at Gravesend sent to the said Warren<br /> then aboard to sett sayle with the said shipp towards the Downes, the wynd<br /> being then somewhat too high in his judgement conveniently to unmoore the<br /> said shipp which was done with very great difficultie and trouble, and so<br /> shee came in safety to an anchor in the Hope, and the next morning<br /> being the munday morning ensueing, the said Wilkinson comeing aboard<br /> his said shipp commanded the said Warren to sett saile from thense, to<br /> which hee this deponent knoweth not what the said Warren replyed, but saith<br /> hee well knoweth, that severall of the said Dutchmen were then ashoare<br /> at Gravesend and not aboard the said shipp, soe that there was not a<br /> convenient number of men then aboard to mannage her, shee requiring<br /> according to her burthen and intended Marchants Voiage for Virginia<br /> 30. or at the least 28. men as aforesaid sufficiently to man her. The<br /> premisses hee declareth upon the grounds predeposed. And further cannot<br /> depose To the 5th Article hee saith, That upon the said Mr Wilkinsons coming<br /> aboard the said shipp at the Hope, the said James Warren upon his<br /> importunitie sett saile with the same to Lee, shee having then, as this<br /> deponent remembereth (the Dutchmen being returned aboard) her former number<br /> of about 22. men and one boy, And saith the wynd was then very<br /> high at the North-west or neere that point, and the said Warren<br /> was very earnest to have come to an anchor at Lee aforesaid, and to that<br /> purpose had caused to be taken in her foretop saile of the said shipp, but the<br /> said Wilkinson absolutely refused soe to doe or permitt to be done, whereupon<br /> the said Warren was enforeced contrary to his good will and likeing to sayle<br /> to the redd sands. The premisses this deponent well knoweth, for that hee was<br /> Boatswaine of and aboard the said shipp, and saw and observed all the<br /> passages by him predeposed. And further cannot depose:-/:- To the 6th hee saith, That upon the Tuesday morning next ensueing the<br /> shipp sett sayle to goe over the flatts, and in her passeing over the<br /> same to a place in the Sea called the Narrow, but saith, that hee this<br /> deponent did not nor could not then particularly observe, what Course the said<br /> Warren steared, hee this deponent being then intent upon other buisinesse<br /> in the said shipps fore Castle, neither did this deponent observe at how<br /> many fathoms water shee then was; hee further saith, That during the<br /> said storme of wynd in the said shipps passage over the fflatts aforesayd<br /> hee this deponent heard two contrary commands given, the one by the said<br /> Warren and the other by the said Wilkinson, the one commanding to<br /> putt the helme a port and the other on starboard, but which of them<br /> gave either of the said commands particularly, this deponent saith, That<br /> by reason of the great confusion then aboard, hee this deponent could not<br /> (distinguisheponent could not<br /> (distinguish  +
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