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Ad 2a dicit that in the foresaid Master [? … Ad 2a dicit that in the foresaid Master [?then] and at the time the disaster hereaftermentioned [?the lillate John Cole]<br />
was Master of the ship ''Mary Rose'', [?lilate] and had the care and<br />
charge of her, as Master, and for such hee was Comonly accounted.
A 3. 4. 5 et 6 dicit that upon or about the 22th day of October<br />
1658 the said ship weighed to come out of the River of<br />
Newcastle, and shee was then coming out in Company of<br />
a great ffleete of ships, most of which were aboard of the<br />
''John'', (shee then having about 140 Chaldron of coales, Newcastle<br />
measure onboard her) and the wind being to this deponents<br />
remembrance West North West neere that point, the foresaid<br />
Robert Marriot (who was Master of the ''John'') caused his<br />
Company (whereof this deponent was one) to slacken saile<br />
to prevent the Johne Coming foule of some or one of the<br />
ships of the said ffleete<br />
and to the end shee should not take away their winde.<br />
And saith that Imediately after the ''John'' weighed to come<br />
out of the said River, the foresaid ship ''Mary Rose'' alsoe<br />
weighed, to come out thence, and came imediately after, and<br />
a sterne of the ''John'', with all her sailes full and her boate<br />
ahead towing of her, and came very neere unto the ''John''<br />
which the said Marriot and Company perceiving they or most part of<br />
them called out to the said Cole and Company and<br />
desired them to slacken their sailes and keep a sterne<br />
telling them that if they did not they would be on board the<br />
''John'' or to that effect which words they heard<br />
and understood and one of them replyed that they should<br />
got cleare of her or to that purpose, and the said Marriot<br />
againe called out earnestly to the said Cole to the Effect [?XXX]<br />
and hee made answer, that hee would get ahead of<br />
them, meaning ahead of the ''John'', or to that purpose and<br />
coming in the manner aforesaid with all his sailes full and<br />
the boate towing of her, striving to get before, the ''John'' (sic)<br />
came with her bowe onboard the ''Johns'' Larboard<br />
side, and tooke away the wind from her, and the ''Mary Roses''<br />
anchor was foule of the Johns shrouds, and her boultspritt<br />
under the ''Johns'' stay, and for the clearing of the ''John''<br />
her Company were forced to cut the Laniards of their<br />
Shrouds by which meanes the ''John'' was put by her [?XXXX]<br />
that her Company could not have the Comand of her, and<br />
were forced to let slip their best bower Anchor but the ''Mary''<br />
''Roses'' sailes being still full shee came soe fast upon the ''John''<br />
that shee dragged home her Anchor soe that it could not [?XXX]<br />
the John up, the premisses hee deposeth being an eye<br />
witnes thereof and onboard the said ship ''John ''and one of her<br />
Company the said time./.f her<br />
Company the said time./. +
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