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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was a Commonman of the said ship<br />
the ''Agreenment'' the voyage aforesaid; And saith hee desireth<br />
the ''Agreement'' might be Cleered herein. for the reasons aforesaid<br />
and doth not use his endeavour therefore, otherwise than by speaking<br />
the truth of his knowledge in this busines and otherwise<br />
negatively./.
To the second hee saith hee doth not remember where the<br />
wind was the time aforesaid, and saith there were about five<br />
saile of shipps on head of the ''Agreement'', and about seaven to<br />
Leeward of her, and six saile to windward. of her, all very<br />
neere, namely within a quarter of a mile, and some of them within<br />
a stones throwe, and otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid
To the third hee saith the ''Agreement'' when all her sailes were set made<br />
saile better than the ''Abigail'', and saith the ''Abigail'' was neerer<br />
shore than the ''Agreement'' the time interrate, and saith hee<br />
heard noe such waords as are interrate spoken either by the<br />
''Abigails'' Company, or the ''Agreements'' Company, and cannot<br />
further answer to this Interrogatorie./.
To the fourth hee saith hee hath heard the ''Abigail'' is sunk, and<br />
for the rest Negatively.:./:
To the Last hee saith that after the ''Abigail'' had come foule of<br />
the ''Agreement'' as aforesaid, some of the ''Abigails'' Company<br />
said All well, All well, and thereupon the ''Agreement'' steered<br />
on her Course, and further cannot answer. saving Negatively
Repeated before Collonel Cock
The marke [MARKE] of the said[MARKE, RH SIDE]<br />
Richd. Edwards
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The 27th day of January 1658:/
Examined on the said Allegation:
'''Rp. (10:'''
'''Francis Jennings''' of Shaddwell in the parish<br />
of Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner aged<br />
19 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined./
To the first 2d Third articles of the said Allegation hee deposeth and<br />
saith that hee this deponent being a Comon man of the<br />
arlate Ship the ''Agreement'' John Hall Master the Voyage in question ther. by<br />
knoweth, that shee came from Newcastle; the said Voyage<br />
in the moneth of October. Last in Company of a greate<br />
ffleete of English Colliars Consisting of about threescore<br />
and tenne saile; And the arlate Ship the ''Abigail'', came<br />
likewise out from Newcastle in Company of the said<br />
ffleete. presently after the ''Agreement'' came thence as aforesaid<br />
and the said Ship ''Agreement'' kept, and was before the<br />
''Abigail'', in her Course for London (whither they were both bound<br />
from such her Coming out from Newcastle untill. about ?foure<br />
ofcastle untill. about ?foure<br />
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