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Halser was theirs but not the Anchor, or t … Halser was theirs but not the Anchor, or to that effect<br />
And further cannot depose:/:
To the 10 and 11.th hee saith that the said Anchor<br />
did lye in as Convenient a birth for Ships to ride<br />
in as any in the River and Masters of Ships doe not<br />
use to cast their Anchor in such places. neither<br />
ought they soe to doe by the Lawes and Customes<br />
of the River of Thames, but are prohibited soe to<br />
doe by the said Lawes and Customes And saith that<br />
by the said Lawes and Customes. (time out of minde)<br />
Masters of Ships ought not to lett their Anchors lye<br />
above one Tide without buoys and in case they<br />
left them by longer without boyes. they are Liable<br />
to pay what dammage shall come thereby. which hee<br />
knoweth having bin a Mariner for these 34 yeeres<br />
last or thereabouts, and frequenting the River<br />
of Thames. And further saith that all and singular<br />
the damage aforesaid came and happened by the<br />
said Anchor lying without a boy in the said place,<br />
and not by any Carelesseness of or in the said<br />
Clarke and Company, And further cannot depose./.
To the 12th hee cannot depose./
To the 13th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this<br />
Court./.
To the 14th hee saith that hee verily beleeveth the<br />
said Clarke and Company (besides the foresaid<br />
damages are damnified to the summe or vallue of<br />
Tenne pounds sterling at the least, in the losse of the said<br />
Ships Imployment and forbearance of the said money<br />
and further cannot depose./.
To the 15th and 16th hee deposeth not:/:
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition. is true.
To the Interries./. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was not of the Company of the ''Warewell''<br />
the time Interrate, but sailed in her formerly:/:
To the second hee saith hee did knowe the said Dutch ship<br />
but knoweth not what burthen shee was of. and saith shee<br />
did not (in this deponents Judgement lye in a Convenient place.//<br />
and otherwise cannot answer
To the third hee saith the said ship ''Warewell'' came<br />
and moored in the said Place about an hower and halfe before<br />
high water, and it was about two howers floud when shee<br />
was bilged on the said Anchor, and otherwise cannot<br />
answer:/.
To the 4th hee saith the ''Warewell'' rid about 28 howers<br />
in the said place before the said Damage happened:/.
To the 5th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
deposition.
To the 6th Negatively./.>
deposition.
To the 6th Negatively./. +
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