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to time aforesaid upon the ''Princes'' com … to time aforesaid upon the ''Princes'' comming fowle of her and driving her<br />
from her moorings, and was at much cost in paying them day and night,<br />
which cost and much other dammage befallen the said shipp ''lillie'', [?c]ame and<br />
happened by the said shipp the ''Prince'' her comming fowle of her from time<br />
to time as aforesaid, but the valew of the said dammage and charge<br />
hee cannot estimate as hee saith. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Thomas Sennett [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp.'''
To the first hee saith the master and three or fower more of the ''lillies'' company<br />
besides this deponent were aboard her all the time of the said dammage<br />
soe donne, and there knew three hired men [dXXXlX] and one other<br />
that assisted them, and that d this deponent was only a common or foremast man of<br />
the said shipp ''white lilly'', whereof mr Betts had then the command. And<br />
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee favoureth and would give the victory indifferently to the<br />
parties.
To the third hee saith that hee cannot answer, saving some of the shipp<br />
''lillies'' sailes masts and rigging are old and some newer, and after the rate<br />
of other shipps, but her cables were good and sufficient.
To the fourth hee saith it is usuall for shipps in the river of Thames to<br />
lie moored neere each other, and often to have their cables thwart each others<br />
but then they use to be moored a thwart, but the ''Prince'' was moored<br />
head and sterne, which shee ought not to have bin, being in that manner<br />
of mooring apt to come fowle of shipps that lie neere her, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer savinge as aforesaid.
To the fifth and sixth hee saith the ''white lillies'' bolt Spritt<br />
was made fast, And otherwise he cannot answer saving as aforesaid,<br />
saving the ''Prince'' was [?und]ely and insufficiently manned.
Thomas Sennett [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the said libell
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Henry Betts''' of Three Crane lane in Thamesstreete<br />
London Sailor, aged 20 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the first article hee saith hee well knoweth the producents Patrick<br />
Betts and Mr ffernandez, who hee saith are with their company commonly<br />
accounted owners and proprietors of the shipp the ''White lillie'' arlate<br />
which hee likewise well knoweth, and whereof the said Patrick was<br />
the time arlate commander.
To the second, third, fourth and fifth articles hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in Aprill nowe last past the said shipp ''White lillie'' lay and was<br />
well and sufficientlie moored neere horsey downe in a safe and convenient<br />
place, where shipps doe usually and ordinarily ride, and there lay<br />
moored two dayes and nights (or thereabouts) before the shipp the ''Prince''<br />
came there, without doeing or receiving dammage or hurt to or from any<br />
other shipp or vessell, but the said shipp ''Prince'' (after the ''lillie'' had soe<br />
laine as aforesaid) came and was brought to an anchor by her master<br />
and company soe neere the ''white lillie'', that shee was fowle of the<br />
''lillies'' moorings and grounded upon the ''lillies'' cable, and upon the tides<br />
of flood drove aboard the ''white lillie'' and put her from her moorings,<br />
andput her from her moorings,<br />
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