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fetched a sheere over the sand neere the s … fetched a sheere over the sand neere the south shore<br />
by Reason the Alborough ship tooke away her winde<br />
as this Deponent beleavith, and the Alborough ship and<br />
the ''Mary Rose'', sailed directly toward the sea, with<br />
their heads right out upon the Tyde, and as the said<br />
two ships were soe sailing the said ship ''John'' sheered<br />
from the Southward to the Northward,<br />
almost Crosse the tyde, and came foule of the<br />
''Mary Rose'' as shee was sailing as aforesaid (the Alborough ship being shott by) and<br />
laid her foreshrowds against the Boltspritt of the<br />
''Mary Rose'', and one of the Lanyards of the ''John'' was<br />
hooked by the Anchor of the ''Mary Rose'', All<br />
were hee saith happened and came by reason of the<br />
Sheering, the said Ship as aforesaid, and not by<br />
any fault whatsoever of or in the master or Company<br />
of the ''Mary Rose'', The premises hee deposeth<br />
being an eye and eare witnes of the same, hee<br />
being the said [?XXXd] Gunner of, and on board the said ship<br />
''Mary Rose'' and further hee cannot depose,/:
To the 3.rd 4.th and 5.th hee saith that at such time as the<br />
Said ship ''John'' did come foule of the ''Mary Rose'', as<br />
aforesaid, the Boate of the ''Mary Rose'' was not<br />
Towing of her, neither were her sailes full, but her<br />
fore Topsailes and maine topsailes were hawled downe<br />
and her fore saile hawled up, nether was her maine saile<br />
then sett, And saith that the Master and Company<br />
of the ''Mary Rose'' seeing the ''John'' come sheering from<br />
the Southward as aforesaid and fearing shee would come<br />
foule of the ''Mary Rose'' (which shee afterwards did) they<br />
did use, and doe their utmost endeavour to avoid her<br />
coming foule of the ''Mary Rose'', and did haule downe<br />
the for Topsaile and maintopsaile, and hauled up her<br />
foresaile as aforesaid, and saith that hee did not<br />
heare the said Master or any of the Company of the ''Mary''<br />
''Rose'' say or declare that they would not slacken their<br />
sailes, or lett fall an Anchor, or any words<br />
to that Purpose, neither did he heare either the Master or<br />
any of the Company of the ''John'' speake, or desire<br />
the Master or any of the Company of the ''Mary Rose'' soe to do,<br />
although hee was the said time on the forecastle<br />
or Deck of the ''Mary Rose,'' And saieth by vertue<br />
of his Oath that the ''Mary Rose'' did not come foule<br />
of the ''John,'' but the ''John'' of her in manner aforesaid,<br />
(And her in manner aforesaid,<br />
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