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hee was not bound to any particular harbou … hee was not bound to any particular harbour or place but left at<br />
liberty to put make for any place where hee could gett good fishing)<br />
to take oportunity of the sayd opening of the Ice toward the shoare,<br />
went on board his owne shipp the ''Owners Adventure'', and<br />
commanded his boatswaine to call all the shipps Companye upon decke<br />
and to gett their boates in a readinesse to worke the sayd shipps<br />
the ''Owners Adventure'' and ''Greyhound'' further into the Ice towarde shoare,<br />
Whereupon the arlate Gosling coming upon the deck did in a mutinous<br />
manner saye thus or the like in effect wee (meaning him selfe<br />
and the rest of the Company of the ''Owners Adventure'') will goe noe<br />
further, and speaking to this deponent sayd wee will see you hanged<br />
before wee will goe any further with such a roague and a foole, and<br />
sayd this deponent in tended to knock the sayd shipp on the<br />
head, and this deponent thereto replying and telling the sayd Gosling<br />
that better words could better become him and asking him how<br />
hee could answere his refractory and disobedient carriage to th towards<br />
Marchant this deponent and his commands to the Marchants imployers of the sayd<br />
shipp, and telling him that if the voyage were overthrowne by this<br />
his mutinous carriage and endeavoring publiquely to perswade and<br />
inclyne the shipps Company to bee disobedient to him this deponent<br />
in his commands touching the advance of the sayd voyage the losse<br />
that would ensue thereon would bee greater then hee the sayd<br />
Gosling or any of his relations were able to make good whereto the sayd<br />
Gosling replyed and sayd that hee the sayd Gosling would answere what hee<br />
did, to the Merchants, or to that effect and sayd hee this deponent if hee<br />
made not a good voyage might goe a pimpeing when hee came home, and<br />
gave this deponent other the like opprobrious language and showed him selfe<br />
very backward and unwilling to proceede on any further to gett through<br />
the ice to a harbour, and thereby much discouraged the rest of the Company<br />
of the ''Owners adventure'' from performing their duties, which not withstanding<br />
this deponent continuing still his resolution to worke further into the Ice<br />
to gaine the shoare or some harbour, did commande and urge the sayd<br />
shipps company to worke farther into the Ice toward shoare, and<br />
they with much willingnesse did soe farr yeild obedience to this<br />
deponents Command as that in about tenn howers tyme they did<br />
worke the sayd too shipps ''Owners Adventure'' and ''Greyhound'' about seaven or eight<br />
myles further into the Ice towards the shoare, and within about<br />
five or sixe leagues of the shoare, And then hee saith this deponent<br />
Commanding the saud shipp ''Owners Adventures'' company to worke<br />
still on through the Ice to gaine the shoare the sayd Maundrye then speaking<br />
openly upon the deck before the whole shipps company to this deponent sayd wee (meaning<br />
him selfe and the whole shipps company) will goe noe further,<br />
whether would you have us to goe, and this deponent saying I would have<br />
you use your endeavoar to gaine a harbour or the shoare the sayd<br />
Maundrey with intent as hee beleeveth to distracte the sayd shipps Company from working<br />
further toward shoare) sayd I will bee hanged if any shipp gett into any<br />
harbour in Greeneland this yeere and if any one doe, I am sure they will<br />
neverdoe, I am sure they will<br />
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